One Way To Kill The Mood

Let’s not mince words here. There was so much wrong with the Socceroos. Off and on the pitch there were far too many mistakes. It wasn’t good, we’ve taken a step backwards, but it is not crisis time.

Far from it. Oman aren’t exactly Holland or Brazil, but they have a very capable manager in Paul Le Guen, who managed Lyon ... [read more]

The Formal Friendlies: Oman + Thailand

The rather tediously predictable  first Round of World Cup qualifying reaches the exciting bit now, or the bit where we get a 'Q' by our names when the qualifying groups get shown on Fox or whatever.  3 Wins out of three gives us room for massive massive slip up and to still qualify for the next stage. I said last ... [read more]

Korea Fails to Impress

Recently, Korea played their third 2014 World Cup qualifying match. This time against the UAE in Suwon. Despite the relatively comfortable win over our Mid East opposition, the team failed to impress and looked disjointed and lacked a cutting edge. Nevertheless, the win leaves the team in a solid position in qualifying, top of the group, two points ahead of ... [read more]

Oman: Wrapping it up

Malaysia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c9dZuU5bRs

There. “Canberra curse” broken, Kennedy got goals, players got a run out. I’m not fussed, neither is anyone else so we’ll leave it at that:

Oman:

Let’s not mix words here: we’ve pretty much made it through this round of play offs.

Not that it was unexpected. Nor will any fact make that opening statement look ridiculously arrogant. But, Osieck must now take ... [read more]

The A-League and the Utterly, Utterly Pointless.

**I’m really sorry, I’ve had personal problems and I forgot there was even an international break in October. So here is what I’ve mustered of late because I’ve got flu, and regular updates will be back soon.

So we have a friendly against Malaysia on the 7th of October. I didn’t know this until earlier today, so let me break down ... [read more]

The Fine Margins

(I didn’t realise this hadn’t gone up, and for that I apologize)

The result was good,  not great, and more importantly, the performance was good, not great, and so very very nearly appalling. The Thailand syndrome of questionable decisions and sudden mind lapses was very much evident again for the first 20 minutes. ... [read more]

LiveBlog - Australia 3 vs Saudi Arabia 1

Game. Set. SOCCEROOS.

90+2' Through ball to Cahill puts him one-on-one but he is incorrectly called offside.

89'  Kennedy off, Milligan on. The majority of the crowd are off too.

87' Retaining possession, Kennedy comes deep to defend, loses it, but comes to nothing. Decent performance tonight, after 40 minutes anyway.

85' Holman sacrificed for Cahill. Good effort from Brett an assist is not ... [read more]

Could Be Better, Could Be Worse

A lot better. And a whole lot worse.

The performance was inexcusable. It's difficult to put my finger on the real problem. Mckay at left back is the glaring one, but that does not explain the baffling lack of tactical nous. Thailand's keeper and centre backs all had outstanding games, but players playing ... [read more]

LiveBlog - Socceroos Vs Thailand

Socceroos 2 Thailand 1
(Kennedy 60, Brosque 87)

Not ideal indeed, the the three points is what matters. Enjoy your evenings.

Thailand bamboozle Neill ,corner given... ball in..cleared FULL TIME

92' 30 seconds to go...

91 (+3) Troisi on for Holman.

90' We attempt to hold on to a one goal lead against Thailand at home. not ideal but i'll take it with both hands.

88' Oh ... [read more]

Competitive Football and Head Patting: Imminent

Football is back. If you follow more than one league in your life then you've probably heard that a billion times as of late.

However, the Socceroos are back in competitive action and that is, i'm sure we can all agree, the pinnacle of sport.

OK i am being dramatic, but there are World ... [read more]