Tony999 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Anyone wanna buy qtr final tickets? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSeater Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Taking it easy in the last game of the group stage is something that teams who make the quarters or semis do. Teams that win tournaments go hard in their group for all three games. Ange took the soft option tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Was the Brisbane crowd really chanting their 'shit cunt' chant, or whatever it is, whenever the Korean keeper did a goal kick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Couldn't tell. But that stadium was swamped with moths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Anyone wanna buy qtr final tickets? lol, same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Not sure picking Antonis in the squad and not using him was the smartest idea, so many games in close succession and you have Herd and Jedinak going down injured, Luongo should've been rested and Bresciano or Antonis given a run if Luongo is going to be starting in the quarter final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Should we have won? Maybe, taking into consideration playing on home soil. But from another perspective no, as we are playing a team 31 positions above us in the rankings. Did we play well? I believe overall yes we did, we dominated the game and were lacking the final finish. Had Kruse put that one on one away we would be commending a solid performance against a descent side without our best players starting. Were the player decisions by Ange sound or questionable? Milligan had to come in for Jedinak. Not starting Timmy was to protect him for a garunteed quarter final spot so that made sense. It may have been overkill not starting Kruse regarding his previous injury problem.Do Australians tend to overestimate the capabilities of their athletes? Absolutely, and I see this not only in football but in other sports. Overall I don't see this game as being a real problem in our ability to progress in this tournament. Couldn't agree more. Predictions of how far we're going to go even before a ball is kicked. Who's going to make the finals after about 3 rounds have been played. How far so-and-so is going to go in the Australian Open. Every up-an-and-coming 13-year-old tennis player, golfer or athlete is going to be the next world champion. Just goes on and on. Must be some sort of national inferiority complex, this need to justify ourselves in sporting prowess when in fact we have had, and still have, so many over-achievers in many branches of human endeavour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthheart Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Either that or that's the reason we overachieve in so many things. Push our top players to be the best and give them the best coaching and facilities to try and achieve it. Football is probably the only major sport where our infrastructure and youth development is way behind the world leaders. We are no different to any other country that we pump up our youngsters who show some talent. We don't tear them down half as bad as the likes of England does either. Inferiority complex would be sitting back and saying 'oh we overestimate our players and shouldn't expect much from them were only a small country after all'. We are hosting a major continental tournament and should be questioning and pointing out deficiencies. Is how Australian sport has punched above our weight for so long and will continue to do so. Anything less than a finals birth is a failure here. Edited January 18, 2015 by perthheart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Agreed. Anything less than a Grand Final l would give Ange the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Agreed. Anything less than a Grand Final l would give Ange the boot. Then he can return to the A-League to replace JVS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 No jedinak, Cahill, Kruse and leckie on the bennch. The results not suprising whatsoever considering south Korea aint a bunch of spuds. Ange tanked the game. Its all on him now that we have this hard run to the final. Anything less then the final and he should be sacked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Sold my 2 qtr final tickets. Fuck Ange and his tiki taka shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 It's not the end of the world. Cahill, Kruse and Leckie got a bit of a rest. Jedinak is over his injury and should be able to see out the rest of the tournament. Spiranovic gets a forced rest in the next game which we should win. I think we can still win the tournament. We always do well against Japan and could take them out in the semis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Tesla, the whole Korean team pretty much suffered from fever, took out two class players and another was rested. Point is imagine coming up against Japan with a full squad? Ange should take a leaf out of Sir Alex Ferguson's book where he states "possession is pointless without penetration" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial Pints Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Why would you risk your best players on a shocking pitch in oppressive heat & humidity? No one will be whinging about a bloody group game when we make the final. I'd fancy us to beat Japan in a semi, our home record against them is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Heartspur Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Tesla, the whole Korean team pretty much suffered from fever, took out two class players and another was rested. Point is imagine coming up against Japan with a full squad? Ange should take a leaf out of Sir Alex Ferguson's book where he states "possession is pointless without penetration" Are you sure that wasn't Jimmy Carr? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXJawsaXx Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Honestly, coming up against Japan in a semi-final shouldn't matter. If we are good enough to win this thing then we will beat Japan and make it through to the final. Edited January 18, 2015 by xXJawsaXx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Honestly, coming up against Japan in a semi-final shouldn't matter. If we are good enough to win this thing then we will beat Japan and make it through to the final. But we won't beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Honestly, coming up against Japan in a semi-final shouldn't matter. If we are good enough to win this thing then we will beat Japan and make it through to the final. But we won't beat them. To claim the title of the best team in Asia you must beat Japan. Playing on home soil winning the lot is the only satisfactory outcome, so loosing to them in final or semi final is no different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Playing japan in Newcastle is a disgrace Well done FFA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Until I die Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 still got to get there first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlings Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 So anyone got spare tickets for the quarter final on Thursday? I take this back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Playing japan in Newcastle is a disgrace Well done FFA spastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Honestly, coming up against Japan in a semi-final shouldn't matter. If we are good enough to win this thing then we will beat Japan and make it through to the final. But we won't beat them. To claim the title of the best team in Asia you must beat Japan. Playing on home soil winning the lot is the only satisfactory outcome, so loosing to them in final or semi final is no different. Yes but the point is the more games Japan play before us the more chance we don't play them at all. Sounds a bit silly but anything can happen in a semi and I'd rather play Iran/Iraq/Uzbeks rather than Japan in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Would I rather Australia reaches the final or the semi final? The final everyday, unfortunately we now have a much harder road to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Would I rather Australia reaches the final or the semi final? The final everyday, unfortunately we now have a much harder road to get there. Indeed. Still, if we were going to stuff up a game at this tournament, that one had less consequences than the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not only the newcastle disgrace but the FFA got cocky and planned the winner of our group to play a semi on Australia Day... Unlucky. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 90 minutes of truth commences. Simply have to win this if we are any bloody good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Was Spiranovic not playing for any particular reason or just dropped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Was Spiranovic not playing for any particular reason or just dropped? Suspended 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) jedinak MOM so far Edited January 22, 2015 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Jedinak struggling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Pitch is a disgrace, Jedinak's having a shocker and Wu Lei is tearing us a new one. Not good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Ref canning us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthheart Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Lmao at commentators being surprised at Jedinak missing five yard passes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jestr Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Breciano is done....time to GTFO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Jedinak having a nightmare of a game so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Breciano is done....time to GTFO Bresh for MCFC Australian marquee? No thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Had to hit the target from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 lol, 78% possession and we haven't done shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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