We Are The Reds

The Socceroos will round out preparations for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup with a rematch of the 2011 Final when they face defending Asian Cup Champions Japan in an international friendly in Osaka on 18 November.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/art ... y9nkr9mc3j

Good to see our last three matches are against opposition we're likely to play at some point in the Asian Cup.

Ange will announce his squad for the upcoming two games today

Aziz BEHICH

Bursaspor, TURKEY

5 (2)


Mark BRESCIANO

Al Gharafa, QATAR

79 (13)


Joshua BRILLANTE

ACF Fiorentina, ITALY

3 (0)


Tim CAHILL

New York Red Bulls, USA

73 (35)


Jason DAVIDSON

West Bromwich Albion F.C., ENGLAND

12 (0)


Adam FEDERICI

Reading FC, ENGLAND

8 (0)


Ivan FRANJIC

FK Torpedo Moskva, RUSSIA

10 (0)


Chris HERD

Bolton Wanderers FC, ENGLAND

2 (0)


James HOLLAND

FK Austria Vienna, AUSTRIA

14 (0)


Bernie IBINI-ISEI

Sydney FC, AUSTRALIA

-


Mile JEDINAK

Crystal Palace FC, ENGLAND

49 (6)


Tomi JURIC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC, AUSTRALIA

5 (1)


Mitchell LANGERAK (gk)

B.V. Borussia 09 Dortmund, GERMANY

4 (0)


Mathew LECKIE

FC Ingolstadt 04, GERMANY

13 (1)


Massimo LUONGO

Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND

3 (0)


Mark MILLIGAN

Melbourne Victory FC, AUSTRALIA

32 (2)


Tommy OAR

FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS

19 (1)


Mat RYAN (gk)

Club Brugge KV, BELGIUM

11 (0)


Trent SAINSBURY

P.E.C. Zwolle, NETHERLANDS

2 (0)


Brad SMITH

Swindon Town FC, ENGLAND

2 (0)


Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY

Western Sydney Wanderers FC, AUSTRALIA

3 (0)


James TROISI

S.V. Zulte Waregem, BELGIUM

13 (1)


Alex WILKINSON

Jeonbuk Hyundai FC, KOREA REPUBLIC

8 (0)

I'm off to the game tomorrow night.

Will be my first 'away' Socceroos game.

Enjoy it, im yet to see the socceroos play, hopefully Adelaide Oval gets a friendly soon.

Thinking Kruse may need cricket pads this game against qatar. has been on the receiving end of some unruly challenges again

alarm bells anyone? we go down 1 nil to qatar and draw nil all with UAE. Have not looked like scoring a goal

We seem to play according to opposition. If it's the dutch or south americans we play attacking fast football, if it's a low ranked asian side we play like an even lower ranked asian side, which we are now.
The only saving grace for upcoming asian cup is that it is played here

In fairness to ange he does not have much to work with.

A versatile striker with x factor is something we have not produced in years and dearly lack.

I think there is an element to the socceroos that just cannot rise to the small time games. Yet play a wc game against world class opponents and suddenly they have their game face on.

Im sure things will pick up for the asian cup with all the expectation around but we really have an issue with our lack of strikers

We're going to find out just how good a coach Ange is.

I rated his work at Brisbane and Victory, but he was able to buy some absolute quality players at both those clubs which made a huge difference.

He was also given months and months with daily sessions in the a-league.

National football is completely different its more about covering your weakness as you cannot just look to the transfer market

What a depressing state of affairs. Probably the dullest game of football I've ever attended, only slightly improved by the sight of a Qatari playing the bagpipes in the crowd.

Sitting behind this bloke was the clear highlight though:

What a depressing state of affairs. Probably the dullest game of football I've ever attended, only slightly improved by the sight of a Qatari playing the bagpipes in the crowd.

Sitting behind this bloke was the clear highlight though:

Laudrup?!

Laudrup?!

Full marks

Laudrup?!

Full marks

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