The Socceroos thread.

[pjennings]

Why ‘Cumdog’ may never play for Socceroos again – The Roar

Sad but true

Don't bet against him. He is still relatively untried at that level and even though these are friendlies I can see him coming in November for the two qualifiers against Palestine and Maldives/Bangladesh. I would also like Garang to come in.

I'd love to see a front three of Boyle, Cummings and Garang at some stage in one of the 2 games.

 

[turbo]

Why ‘Cumdog’ may never play for Socceroos again – The Roar

Sad but true

Arnold never showed any desire to leverage Cummings strengths. If the plan was to have him forced into the Duke template it was a bad plan from the outset. I think we'll miss him when we hit games where hard running plan A isnt enough.

 

[pjennings]

Arnold never showed any desire to leverage Cummings strengths. If the plan was to have him forced into the Duke template it was a bad plan from the outset. I think we'll miss him when we hit games where hard running plan A isnt enough.

Borello is probably the closet to a Duke type player. If we have a similar setup as we had against Mexico then Jason would take the Metcalfe role behind Duke

There we has a front six of

Boyle-------Baccus---Irvine---McGree
----------------Metcalfe--------------
-----------------Duke-----------------

TBH I wouldn't mind resting Mitch for those games and starting at least for the home game

----------------Ryan-----------------
Strain-----Souttar----Rowles----Bos
Garang-------O'Neill---Irvine---Boyle
----------------Cummings--------------
-----------------Borello----------------

McGree to come in later so that the old connections between Garang and Cummings and Boyle and Cummings have a chance to gel.

 

[turbo]

Borello is probably the closet to a Duke type player.

I agree, but I dont think there's room for Cummings and him on the pitch at the same time. Arnold showed us against Ecuador who he prefers and was the final nail for his NT aspirations imo.

 

[pjennings]

I agree, but I dont think there's room for Cummings and him on the pitch at the same time. Arnold showed us against Ecuador who he prefers and was the final nail for his NT aspirations imo.

That was March where Duke and Borello played as lone strikers in the 2 games. We played a different system against Mexico in June with Metcalfe playing behind Duke.

If we play a lone striker Jason is likely to miss out like against Ecuador

-----------Devlin-------Irvine---------
Metcalfe--------Mcgree------Goodwin
-----------------Borello----------------

However in other formations he would be very effective.

In a 4-4-1-1 as we did against Mexico in June

Garang-------O'Neill---Irvine---Boyle
----------------Cummings--------------
--------------Borello or Duke----------------

or as a 4-3-3 like

----------O'Neill---------Irvine------
---------------- McGree------------
Garang -------Cummings----Boyle

 

[FFC Mariner]

Given his latest pics from his holiday in Dubai i'd say he is going ok ?

 

[Tevor]

Given his latest pics from his holiday in Dubai is say he is going ok ?

Yeah he is living it up, every chance he gets his is out of India. Wasn't long ago he was in Thailand for a week or so partying.

He always used to post pictures of the beach etc when in Oz, seen hardly any pictures of India just holidays he is having not in India.

Pretty easy life getting paid $1m to not train that hard and holiday all the time. Good luck to him.

 

[sydmariner]

 

[booney]

Our boys matching England.Several really good chances.

 

[booney]

Great tackle by big Harry to deny England.

 

[Archie]

Lewis Miller is on

 

[booney]

Lewis Miller coming on as a sub.

 

[booney]

England better team this half.

 

[scottmac]

This ref has been atrocious. Blowing things up that should be let go and giving the Aussies absolutely nothing 50/50

 

[scottmac]

What f**king formation is Arnie playing here. Is Bos and Miller playing as wing backs in a back 5? With Behich on the field?

No, Bos is playing left mid.

Miller has looked good too

 

[scottmac]

Bos should start from this game on. Has come on and looked better than any other Australia player with ball at feet.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Bos should start from this game on. Has come on and looked better than any other Australia player with ball at feet.

He's a real talent. Albeit a very weak England side but he will do well

 

[Insertnamehere]

I'm thoroughly impressed with that play from us. The biggest thing was passes were hit with the right weight and stuck most of the time.

England defs let us play though. They let us counter a heap of times.

A draw would have been a fair result.

 

[true believer]

i don't know who he is . but in the 86:50 minute there is a bloke that goes to the mariners games. curly
sandyish hair

 

[sydmariner]