Socceroos World Cup Qualifiers Socceroos V China/Japan

[Plugger35]

Lucky for the Socceroos they are in the AFC and not the OFC, the All Whites would put about 5 goals past them.

 

[AJ_2000]

Deng has been gawd awful with the gentle lobbed balls.

Took us 2.5 games to find the net.... Insane that we've gone that long without a goal

 

[AJ_2000]

Here come the goals...

 

[giggler99]

Boom! Goodwin!!

 

[largebus]

What a belter. Craig Goodwin you bewdy

 

[Reign Man]

rocket emoji

 

[SC_Power]

Goodwin clearly our most dangerous. Good on Miller for scoring given he doesn’t look like setting one up from a million passes.

Bos needs to come on for Behich so we get something from the other flank.

Huge worry we only look threatening from set pieces, and even more shaky at the back than we did under Arnie.

Fair to say Deng for Circati is a massive massive downgrade.

Good call.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Is Irankunda sore/injured?

 

[jhong]

About time someone had a shot . Good strike .

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Haha even a broken clock is right twice a day Cracking goal, he has been very good.

Nice to see proactive changes with Deng and Irankunda getting hooked too. Nestory might find it hard if we maintain this formation, doesn’t really suit him - his best chance will be off the bench when the game opens up.

 

[omgfridge]

Is Irankunda sore/injured?

He was proppy but also wasnt playing well. Formation didnt really suit him either.

 

[jhong]

Really wish the wingbacks would stay out wide or stay back . Too crowded.

 

[RossFC]

 

[FreoRicci]

It’s scratchy but you can see the intent that Popovic is trying to do. It’s far better then Arnold

 

[FreoRicci]

Hope Saudi Arabia lose , and Japan rest players.
Will be ugly on Tuesday night

 

[Pablito]

Much better overall.

Please for the love of God though, stop playing Irvine. Such a turnover merchant.

 

[largebus]

2 yellows to get suspended? What a joke

 

[giggler99]

Looking a bit shaking in these final minutes hope the Popovic curse of conceding late goals doesn't strike the Socceroos.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

2 yellows to get suspended? What a joke

Yeah it’s not great in a 10 game campaign, especially with Japan into Saudi Arabia coming up.

 

[giggler99]

Nisha!!!!

 

[largebus]

On debut as well. Well done son

 

[giggler99]

all the Nisha Velupillay doubters can suck a lemon

 

[nobbyiscool]

I dunno whether Nish is a deserved Socceroo, but man his goal is making me smile!

 

[gaskin]

I was against his selection but if he can be clinical like that then keep him in the team. Ain't no way Duke isn't blasting that over the bar.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Bos been good since on. Well played Goodwin, clear MOTM.

Much better second half, some good signs. Huge test on Tuesday but at least we are in the hunt again.