♔ ♕ ♚ ♛ Australia U17/U20/U23 National Team Tournaments & Discussion Thread ♔ ♕ ♚ ♛

[TheSelectFew]

Let's host this next! 2 years. Get a bid together.

I have been saying this since the 442 days.

 

[Barca4life]

And also this better be on MSM news the next day, they have represented Australia in the best possible and deserve there flowers.

 

[Quicky]

really exciting look into our future 2030 could have a sprinkling of these guys

Okon and Bennie are my picks. Would love Musa and Jovanovic to kick on.

 

[JS96]

Entire Aus squad line up for handshake. Counted only 13 Saudi players with many walking straight to their bench chucking their vests.

 

[grazorblade]

And also this better be on MSM news the next day, they have represented Australia in the best possible and deserve there flowers.

will be an interesting test

I reckon the media coverage will be big if we make the quarters but timid before then

 

[Quicky]

Entire Aus squad line up for handshake. Counted only 13 Saudi players with many walking straight to their bench chucking their vests.

They were poor sportsmans all game. Hilarious watching them try to put us off our pens. Our boys were steely eyed!

 

[TheSelectFew]

Entire Aus squad line up for handshake. Counted only 13 Saudi players with many walking straight to their bench chucking their vests.

Standard. Saudi Arabia have always been dog shite.

 

[grazorblade]

They were poor sportsmans all game. Hilarious watching them try to put us off our pens. Our boys were steely eyed!

The event may be smaller, but the bad sportsmanship and antics reminds me of how i felt about beating uruguay in 2006

 

[melbcityguy]

Remember when the wanderers beat al hilal and a player got spat on?

 

[JS96]

Remember when the wanderers beat al hilal and a player got spat on?

Popovic still to coach Saudi away.

 

[grazorblade]

Remember when the wanderers beat al hilal and a player got spat on?

only game to ever come close to matching 2005 v uruguay.

I have little faith in the senior team at the moment, but scenes if we are the ones who knock saudi out (rather than vice versa) in june....

 

[NoMates]

Who needs the golden generation when we have players like this coming up!.

 

[TheSelectFew]

only game to ever come close to matching 2005 v uruguay.

I have little faith in the senior team at the moment, but scenes if we are the ones who knock saudi out (rather than vice versa) in june....

They also have a chance to have their revenge. The script can be written both ways.

 

[Total Football]

Tbh I haven’t seen an Australian kid stand out at a major tournament since Dylan Tombides in 2011. There were probably 7-8 kids in this group that stood out just as much.

 

[TheSelectFew]

Are those the embassadors on stage of SA and Aus?

 

[grazorblade]

They also have a chance to have their revenge. The script can be written both ways.

yep a lot to play for for both teams and its gonna hurt one nation or the other pretty bad.....

 

[grazorblade]

Tbh I haven’t seen an Australian kid stand out at a major tournament since Dylan Tombides in 2011. There were probably 7-8 kids in this group that stood out just as much.

From memory

Bulut stood out in asia but struggled in the world cup
Oar stood out in asia but struggled in the world cup
Tombides looked good at the world cup
Amini stood out in asia and struggled at the world cup
Curtis good and Chapman stood out at both
Geria looked shaky in asia but stood out at the world cup
leckie didn't play in asia but looked ok in the world cup
mooy looked good in asia but we didn't make the world cup
Gameiro got a lot of goals but didn't look great in doing so for some reason
degenek and burgess looked solid
Segecic and bernando stood out in asia but we didn't qualify

curious if any others remember any players?

 

[TheSelectFew]

Also note these boys came 3rd in the ASEAN Championship.

 

[JS96]

Don't want to know how I'd feel after feeling the victory should Saudi have won that and carried on. Just a great feeling!

 

[West Adelaide Hellas]

Have really enjoyed watching this team during this tournament. Great to see an Australian team playing on the front foot and knocking the ball around.

Really good signs for the future.