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Socceroos The Socceroos Thread - The Boss Tony Popovic
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My read into it would be that Arnold didn't really resign. They just allowed him to save face.
Arnold was linked to club roles in Scotland previously, Hearts have just sacked their manager, interesting to see if he pops up there.
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Popovic the obvious choice and I think it's a right decision to rush him in for the two October games rather than put an interim coach in place to try and broaden the search.
Say the interim coach draws with China and gets pumped by Japan... you've now got 2 points from 4 games out of 10 in this phase of qualifiers - your broadened net at that point probably doesn't have anyone interested in trying to salvage the campaign and get into the playoffs anyway.
At least now Popa has 8 games in the group knowing it's his campaign and his World Cup if he makes it. And he'd be the top obvious local option anyway (aside from Muscat who apparently is building towards a European career not coaching Australia). So whether or not there had already been discussion with him - there's a fair logic towards making this appointment and making it quickly.
Would love to see something similar from Popovic as how he had Perth Glory playing those few years ago. A back 3 (Rowles-Souttar-Circati) with less defensive demand on the wingbacks which would suit Atkinson, Bos, Behich, etc. and narrow the forward-line so your likes of Boyle, Mabil, Irankunda, etc. are running at goal rather than out towards the corner-flag. Was solid and efficient when Glory played that way and suits the current players well - although I think at Victory he didn't play this way instead it was more a 4-2-3-1 with '4-2-' bit being a fairly defensive block?
Say the interim coach draws with China and gets pumped by Japan... you've now got 2 points from 4 games out of 10 in this phase of qualifiers - your broadened net at that point probably doesn't have anyone interested in trying to salvage the campaign and get into the playoffs anyway.
At least now Popa has 8 games in the group knowing it's his campaign and his World Cup if he makes it. And he'd be the top obvious local option anyway (aside from Muscat who apparently is building towards a European career not coaching Australia). So whether or not there had already been discussion with him - there's a fair logic towards making this appointment and making it quickly.
Would love to see something similar from Popovic as how he had Perth Glory playing those few years ago. A back 3 (Rowles-Souttar-Circati) with less defensive demand on the wingbacks which would suit Atkinson, Bos, Behich, etc. and narrow the forward-line so your likes of Boyle, Mabil, Irankunda, etc. are running at goal rather than out towards the corner-flag. Was solid and efficient when Glory played that way and suits the current players well - although I think at Victory he didn't play this way instead it was more a 4-2-3-1 with '4-2-' bit being a fairly defensive block?
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