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

I don't think many of us expected them to win especially with quite a few of the bigger names out. This is very impressive and full credit to the lads. I reckon we had them in normal time too, Dylan Hall just got his lines wrong. Very impressed with what I saw from Okon Jr.

A lot of these players seem to have some raw talent that will be interesting to see how they do against the rest of the world at the world cup.
 
Richie said:

New Aussie shootout hero Steven Hall is born as Young Socceroos win under-20 Asian Cup.​


Led by inspirational player-of-the-tournament Alex Badolato and boosted at the death by the goalkeeping of Steven Hall, the team made up largely of teenagers, became the first Australian side to lift the continent’s junior crown in the tournament’s 66-year history.

How sweet it is.
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I always find this stat a little disingenuous- though technically correct - considering we’ve only been eligible for 19 years, and won every Oceania equivalent, except twice, between 1978 and 2005
 
NicCarBel said:
I always find this stat a little disingenuous- though technically correct - considering we’ve only been eligible for 19 years, and won every Oceania equivalent, except twice, between 1978 and 2005
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Pretty sure we're the only ones to win titles in two different confederations too.
 
Sharkman84 said:
Pretty sure we're the only ones to win titles in two different confederations too.
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Looks like Israel came pretty close in 2022 (runners up in Europe, after winning in Asia in the 60s and 70s.

Also were runners up (to us) in Oceania in 1985 and 1986
 
Great win!

Particularly in light of all the eligible players not selected, or not released by their clubs.

To think that Eames, Leonard, Walatee, De Pizio, Kane Vidmar, Bosinovski, Lauton, ( the last three too old?), De Jesus, Youlley et al, were not in China, shows we have depth in this age cohort.

Eames, Walatee, Leonard and Youlley would have walked into that team.

All 4 games I watched were close fought contests and the Aussies had a bit of luck. That is apart from when Aus blew China away in the first half.

The pleasing phenomenon was the style of play. Aus maintained the ball well under pressure in the attacking half. They also played out well.

I d love to get most of th e team in the gym to do Bench Presses, Squats, Overhead Presses, Incline Bench Presses and Lat Pull Downs to put on some muscle! A lot of them are a bit puny. A number of attacking players were outmuscled a lot. Not Toure and Jovanovic.
 
Decentric said:
Great win!

Particularly in light of all the eligible players not selected, or not released by their clubs.

To think that Eames, Leonard, Walatee, De Pizio, Kane Vidmar, Bosinovski, Lauton, ( the last three too old?), De Jesus, Youlley et al, were not in China, shows we have depth in this age cohort.

Eames, Walatee, Leonard and Youlley would have walked into that team.

All 4 games I watched were close fought contests and the Aussies had a bit of luck. That is apart from when Aus blew China away in the first half.

The pleasing phenomenon was the style of play. Aus maintained the ball well under pressure in the attacking half. They also played out well.

I d love to get most of th e team in the gym to do Bench Presses, Squats, Overhead Presses, Incline Bench Presses and Lat Pull Downs to put on some muscle! A lot of them are a bit puny. A number of attacking players were outmuscled a lot. Not Toure and Jovanovic.
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I'm sure they would rather just celebrate their win than go through a punishing gym regime with an armchair pundit!
 
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