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We're a small city in a region of 700,000 people. Not a professional mens football team worthy of a
mention, not now, not in living memory.
And yet we still produce quality - quality footballers and in the case of Joe Simunic, Carl Valeri
who are both still playing, star Internationals.
Throw in excellent A-League stalwarts, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Matty Kemp and Brisbane Roars Kofi
Danning and we've almost got a half a team.
Socceroos won in Bangkok last night.
And wasn't it fantastic. Tense, tight and terrific football - from the Thai's at least. With a
packed stadium in downtown flooded Bangkok the Aussies are no longer in Oceania.
And remember this is only the first group stage.
We needed a point - but if Robbie Kruse didnt know which of the Sutkee brothers at the end he
played with in Melbourne - Michael Zullo had a fair idea by the end of the night.
Love Mile Jedinak and all he's achieved but to take the Socceroos to the next level we need a
better, more skilled midfielder.
Neil Kilkenny is not it.
Carl Valeri has done a fantastic job for Australia over the last couple of years, like Vinny Grella
and Jason Culina at their peak in 2006, his contribution has perhaps gone undervalued.
Football fans label Coaches crap or brilliant.
Jose Mourinho used to be brilliant, now he's second he's well...less so.
Alex Ferguson is always brilliant - he always wins, whereas Neil Lennon is crap - he comes second -
add in Vitaslev Lavicka - season 1 brilliant, season 2 crap.
Ange Postecoglou is now brilliant and despite losing heaps of players in Season 1 and beginning of
Season 2 if he's not top of the league after three games he'll be.
We'll need a squad to see us through to Brazil, a big squad. So no problems for all you Tim Cahill
fans, he'll be there to the end.
But is Tim a certain starter in the Australian football team?
Not in my book - not anymore. Now before I get smashed by all you Timmaay fans let's take a look at
my reasoning.
Michael Lynch - a man who's family is from the far end of the Curragh (Irish Racecourse) we're just
a bit closer, but further away. Got it?
Lynchy is a much respected Aussie footy writer - but on his player development focus written in the
Age I reckon he has a couple of points wrong or at least is unaware of what is coming.
Aussies found the game a little more meaningful against Serbia than the run out against the
Kiwis.
Michael Zullo was tested and showed he has a lot to learn but still showed enough to get some more
opportunities.
Adam Federici and Brett Holman were both outstanding against top opposition and Serbia were a class
outfit - recently beaten by South Korea it should be noted despite missing 4 or 5 key players.
The Socceroos young guns stepped up to defeat NZ 3-0 yesterday. Despite the usual whingeing from
many fans about the play there was plenty for me to like about Holger's team performance.
Particularly the crisp passing and pacy interchange in the final third. We don't often get to see
it in the Green and Gold - and Josh K was on the field too, who would have thought!
Mais uma semifinal da Copa da Ásia de 2011, foi realizada no dia 25/02/2011, na cidade de
Doha-QAT, no Khalifa International Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções do Uzbequistão (108º no
ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Austrália (26º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo2010Sydney 01/04/2009 AUS2:0 (0:0)UZB 2010Tashkent 10/09/2008 UZB0:1 (0:1)AUS
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Ali Al Badwawi-UAE
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Harry Kewell, aos 5 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do
Galatasaray-TUR, que marcou seu 16º gol pela seleção nacional.
Australia have reached the 2011 AFC Asian Cup final in Qatar this weekend after crushing
Uzbekistan by six goals to nil in yesterday's semi-final. Japan also went through but did it the
hard way as Alberto Zaccherroni's men needed a penalty shoot out to get the better of arch-rivals
South Korea.
There were six different scorers for the Socceroos as they put Uzbekistan to the sword
in a game which was expected to be a lot closer than it was.
DOHA, Qatar — Australia stormed into their first Asian Cup final on Tuesday with a 6-0 thrashing
of 10-man Uzbekistan to set up a decider against three-time champions Japan. Galatasary forward
Harry Kewell got the opener on five minutes and Asian player of the year Sasa Ognenovski doubled
their lead 11 minutes before half-time.
Australia beat Bahrain 1-0 thanks to a Mile Jedinak strike but the real concern is the wounded
soldiers, some limping, some suspended, some just ageing.
Did anyone really think Harry Kewell could play six games straight?
Well he's up to three, but he's showing signs of slowing. Meanwhile Brett Emerton pulled his
Croatia 2006 World Cup trick, getting booked for nothing on the eve of our most important game in a
while - watch Iraq or Iran just like Italy pour down the Aussie left next game.
Australia drew 1-1 with Korea in it's crucial Asian Cup Qualifier last night.
A strong performance from the Australia team, particularly at times in the final third showed
enough to suggest that the triumverate of Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill and the mobile Brett Holman
could see them yet into the final.
