Pressure! What pressure?

If body language is anything to go by then a picture tells a thousand words.

Whilst Australia coach Graham Arnold was subdued for most of the pre-match press conference in the build-up to his team's vital clash with Iraq, he bristled at suggestions that Australia are under any more pressure than usual.

Claiming that he had not read any of the criticism dished out by the Australian media in the wake of Australia's insipid display against Oman, Arnold suggested that he always knew that his team would be "under-done" - reminding the media that Australia had played only two matches in the past six weeks.

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Soccerphile World Cup Blog @ Jul 12, 2007 1:35 PM EDT | Blog Profile