D.B. Cooper Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Bump. For those who missed it, we play that well known football powerhouse, India, tonight. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 41 minutes ago, D.B. Cooper said: Bump. For those who missed it, we play that well known football powerhouse, India, tonight. Bobbles head in agreement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 India defended really well. But we really should have done better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Full credit to India, disciplined defensive play and they gave their all. Our front third were lacklustre in their passing. Much improved when McGree, Bos and Fornaroli came on. Silvera added extra pressure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Atkinson starting tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 4 minutes ago, D.B. Cooper said: Atkinson starting tonight. Also Behich and Bos in the first 11! O'Neil, Metcalfe and Tilio on the bench too.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Well it’s fair to say we haven’t turned any heads but we are through and play (someone) Sunday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 So we play Indonesia. If we win (surely we will) we play the winner of Saudi Arabia and South Korea. South Korea are having a Barry Crocker. I thought they’d win the whole thing but they barely made it out of their group. WTF is going on with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Sad how this tournament just doesn't get any real publicity here. Says a lot I think, and where FA and APL etc. go wrong with their grandiose plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, jw1739 said: Sad how this tournament just doesn't get any real publicity here. Says a lot I think, and where FA and APL etc. go wrong with their grandiose plans. Nothing new there but with one caveat - the only sports that have international tournaments that get nationwide coverage are cricket, tennis and rugby (not NRL). F1 only of there is an up and coming Aussie. Otherwise, netball, basketball, hockey, football, get next to nothing - sorry football with the world cup every 4 years. AFL and NRL don't have international tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/asian-cup-australia-v-indonesia-graham-arnold-alm-season/103396332 Probably other threads this could go into as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 7 hours ago, jw1739 said: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/asian-cup-australia-v-indonesia-graham-arnold-alm-season/103396332 Probably other threads this could go into as well. Nah, keep it here. As for Arnold's comments when Spain won the World Cup, all but 2 of their squad played domestically and the back four were all team mates. This means that if you have a line of players continually playing alongside each other, the national coach does not have to do much coaching. National teams that have players all over the world, means that national coaches have to do a lot more work, not just Arnold. The descent of Brazil is that so many of their players now play in Europe compared to their hey day when most played domestically with a few playing in Europe. As for a longer season, sure I would like to see that but given the precarious nature of the A-League, its not going to happen any time soon. I will note that Australia, and that means you Arnold, has an inferiority complex by believing that any player who plays in Europe is bound to be better than the local product. Which is why he is keen to bring into the team people who have never set foot in Australia but are tied through some descendent rule - and when they find themselves without a club they snub offers from Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Strange half. We’ve looked pretty ordinary for most of it but thanks to a deflection early on and a great cross and Boyle header somehow we’re 2 ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Largely insIpid second half. Anyway we got the chocolates. If you watched the tennis and went to bed instead I’d say it was a wise choice, despite the score suggesting otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 What do the Socceroos do between matches? Do they have training sessions? It doesn't look like it; they are playing like 11 strangers. We can barely put three passes together and they don't seem to be aware of each other's runs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 40 minutes ago, belaguttman said: What do the Socceroos do between matches? Do they have training sessions? It doesn't look like it; they are playing like 11 strangers. We can barely put three passes together and they don't seem to be aware of each other's runs I don't recall having seen a detailed program for the NT. It's easier to find details of the junior sides, which play in various competitions throughout the year, and these are on the FA website as they come along, but again I'm not sure you can get a list in advance? The NT squad gathers in camp in advance of all internationals and competitions, but outside of that I confess to not knowing. Despite @NewConvert's protestations I do think that the A-League season could be longer. The players return to training in July, and are straightaway into Australia Cup and AFC competitions, so I cannot see why at least three complete rounds of the domestic league is not possible. The A$140 million squandered by APL was essentially a gift from Silver Lake. All the League's other sources of funds are still in place. (Silver Lake didn't exactly distinguish themselves in terms of where their investment was going.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, belaguttman said: What do the Socceroos do between matches? Do they have training sessions? It doesn't look like it; they are playing like 11 strangers. We can barely put three passes together and they don't seem to be aware of each other's runs Yeah they looked like they’d met in the sheds before the game didn’t they. It was painful to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, jw1739 said: Despite @NewConvert's protestations I do think that the A-League season could be longer. The players return to training in July, and are straightaway into Australia Cup and AFC competitions, so I cannot see why at least three complete rounds of the domestic league is not possible. The A$140 million squandered by APL was essentially a gift from Silver Lake. All the League's other sources of funds are still in place. (Silver Lake didn't exactly distinguish themselves in terms of where their investment was going.) I agree, the A League season should be aligned with football seasons around the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Oh dear. An ill-disciplined performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Anyone pick a Jordan-Qatar final? Im case you missed it Jordan were third in their group. I haven’t seen Qatar for years but they must have improved a lot. The absence of the (generally regarded) top 5 teams from the final is surely a sign that the margin between Asian football nations is becoming very small. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 8 hours ago, D.B. Cooper said: Anyone pick a Jordan-Qatar final? Im case you missed it Jordan were third in their group. I haven’t seen Qatar for years but they must have improved a lot. The absence of the (generally regarded) top 5 teams from the final is surely a sign that the margin between Asian football nations is becoming very small. Amazing final selection, who would have picked it? Qatar playing at home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 19 hours ago, belaguttman said: Amazing final selection, who would have picked it? Qatar playing at home Might there have been any helping hand in getting Qatar to the final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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