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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #840 on: June 18, 2014, 02:23:12 PM »
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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #841 on: June 18, 2014, 03:01:29 PM »
And yet great news

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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #842 on: June 18, 2014, 05:43:28 PM »
And yet great news

Massive loss, Milligan is underrated, Holland his likely replacement is a gumby

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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #843 on: June 19, 2014, 02:39:40 AM »
That Timmy Cahill goal was pretty special.  :cheers :cheers :o :o

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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #844 on: June 19, 2014, 03:00:47 AM »
That Timmy Cahill goal was pretty special.  :cheers :cheers :o :o
How good was that! :bow  :bow  :bow

A shame that with that yellow card (nice shirtfront Timmy :lol ) this may be his last World Cup game.

Credit to Ange as well. He's really done his homework on the Dutch and got the team playing to his plan of putting pressure on the Dutch back 3 and not allowing them cut through passes out of defence. The only times we've looked in danger is when we've turned the ball over in defensive midfield and been caught short of numbers backtracking defensively. That's how Robben scored. A lesson in being defensively alert even when you have the ball.
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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #845 on: June 19, 2014, 03:13:01 AM »
2 stuffing 1 Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :bow :bow

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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #846 on: June 19, 2014, 03:13:38 AM »
That Timmy Cahill goal was pretty special.  :cheers :cheers :o :o
How good was that! :bow  :bow  :bow

A shame that with that yellow card (nice shirtfront Timmy :lol ) this may be his last World Cup game.

Credit to Ange as well. He's really done his homework on the Dutch and got the team playing to his plan of putting pressure on the Dutch back 3 and not allowing them cut through passes out of defence. The only times we've looked in danger is when we've turned the ball over in defensive midfield and been caught short of numbers backtracking defensively. That's how Robben scored. A lesson in being defensively alert even when you have the ball.
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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #847 on: June 19, 2014, 03:22:44 AM »
2-2. They've scored from both chances.

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« Reply #848 on: June 19, 2014, 03:41:18 AM »
2-3. 7 mins left. Can't believe the chances we wasted. Each resulting in a Dutch goal I think.  :banghead

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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #849 on: June 19, 2014, 03:53:05 AM »
Dutch always had it. No way they weren't going to be able crack our porous defence enough times to do the job. If we'd scored 3 they would've scored 4. Cat & Mouse like Geelong & Fremantle v Richmond.

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« Reply #850 on: June 19, 2014, 03:57:03 AM »
...and Matt Ryan's simply not up to this level. May as well have picked Liam Reddy.
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« Reply #851 on: June 19, 2014, 04:34:14 AM »
3 defensive mistakes and 3 Holland goals. That was why we lost. Both defences were poor but they had the class up front to take their chances while we didn't apart from that piece of magic from Timmy. That Oar/Leckie opportunity should've ended up in the back of the net to regain the lead and then we hand the Dutch the winner on the counter thanks to a keeper error.

Proud of the Socceroos and they way they have played for most of both games (credit to Ange) but they've learnt some harsh lessons in this World Cup. Hopefully for the young guys which make up the bulk of the squad it'll be valuable lessons for Russia in 4 years time.

As for Timmy - thanks for the World Cup memories  :bow  :clapping. If Spain beats Chile we still have a chance to finish second in the group  :o but with Cahill missing and our back 4 frailties, it's extreme wishful thinking.

...and Matt Ryan's simply not up to this level. May as well have picked Liam Reddy.
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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #852 on: June 19, 2014, 07:05:12 AM »
Reigning Champ Spain has just lost 2-1 to Chile  :o  ;D

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« Reply #853 on: June 19, 2014, 08:01:09 AM »
That goal of Cahill's was unfreakinbelievable. What skills!

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Re: Socceroos / World Cup / Asian Cup
« Reply #854 on: June 19, 2014, 10:08:45 AM »
Timmy Marco van bastan Cahill  :bow

And yet great news

Massive loss, Milligan is underrated, Holland his likely replacement is a gumby

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