The Road to Russia 2018

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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby blahblah Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:20 am

As long as it is not Graham Arnold. Despite his successes at CCM and Sydney FC, I just don’t like the bloke’s character. Would find it hard wishing the best for the national team while at the same time hoping to see Arnold fail - I would be so conflicted!
He has publically withdrawn from the race. My guess is that he is eyeing Qatar 2022 or there is a lucrative club gig in the works.

Either way I am happy as GA doesn't have a fantastic record once he leaves Australia. I'd like to see him prove his mettle elsewhere before being offered the reins of the national team.
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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby sevengoals Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:09 pm

As long as it is not Graham Arnold. Despite his successes at CCM and Sydney FC, I just don’t like the bloke’s character. Would find it hard wishing the best for the national team while at the same time hoping to see Arnold fail - I would be so conflicted!
He has publically withdrawn from the race. My guess is that he is eyeing Qatar 2022 or there is a lucrative club gig in the works.

Either way I am happy as GA doesn't have a fantastic record once he leaves Australia. I'd like to see him prove his mettle elsewhere before being offered the reins of the national team.
I think Arnold would want the full experience including the whole qualifying thing.
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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby blahblah Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:51 am

And the winner is van Marwijk. I am very pleased with that choice.
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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby shinAUFC Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:05 pm

On paper its a good appointment.

The thing that puzzles me is each manager FFA appoint has a totally different style to the man he replaces.

Results are the end goal but i feel like we need to have an expectation as to how our national team plays and only then find a manager within those parameters.

I hope we have the intention to play rather than hope for our opponents to make an error, the only time the roos have looked like they are worthy of being a wc nation is when managers allow us to attack in some way.

Hiddink was measured but backed the players , ange backed the boys and did not get the results but certainly played like a football country at the last wc particularly against the dutch.

Holger and and pim made us look like timid nupties
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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby sevengoals Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:11 pm

Meh...

Treading water till Arnold takes over.
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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby Stuckey Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:38 pm

Australia will play Czech Republic on Friday, 1 June at St. Polten NV Arena close to Vienna, Austria and Hungary on Saturday, 9 June at Groupama Arena in Budapest.
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Re: The Road to Russia 2018

Postby bpowell454 Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:17 pm

No farewell game at home. I think its better for the team, especially the European based players. That must hurt the FFAs pocket though, a couple of Roo's games right before Russia would bring in a fair bit in ticket sales and merchandise you'd think.

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