Socceroos World Cup Qualifiers Socceroos V China/Japan

[whattagun07]

Burning my paramount free trial on this match. We'd better win

 

[Zidane98]

So our boys only got to the ground 35 mins prior to KO after being stuck on the bus for a few hours thanks to a motorway closure.

Not ideal. Japan suggested a KO delay which was refused by AFC.

 

[AJ_2000]

They'd want to take any chances in the break with aggression. Ain't going to score any goals by slowing down the play and trying to craft a great chance. It just breaks down.

 

[AJ_2000]

So our boys only got to the ground 35 mins prior to KO after being stuck on the bus for a few hours thanks to a motorway closure.

Not ideal. Japan suggested a KO delay which was refused by AFC.

AFC probably would have started the game early with us on the bus if they could have

 

[largebus]

Have been ok when we've had the ball, just nothing up front without Goodwin on the pitch. Duke is a 80 kg paperweight

 

[The Sultan]

is there a radio braodcast ?

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Complete joke kickoff wasn’t delayed, credit to JFA for supporting us.

Hanging on ok, Brattan discovering this is a bit tougher than Perth Glory.

 

[whattagun07]

I'll never get over just how soft soccer players are

 

[AJ_2000]

Complete joke kickoff wasn’t delayed, credit to JFA for supporting us.

Hanging on ok, Brattan discovering this is a bit tougher than Perth Glory.

The A League mentality of our players thinking they've got the time to take 3 or 4 touches. Or settle and pull the ball back when we on the break is pretty sad

 

[The Sultan]

Complete joke kickoff wasn’t delayed, credit to JFA for supporting us.

Hanging on ok, Brattan discovering this is a bit tougher than Perth Glory.

why the potential delay ?

 

[largebus]

why the potential delay ?

Road closure meant they didn't get there until 30 mins before KO. Saitama is a fair distance from Tokyo

 

[kaiserchief13]

Decent start. A draw would be a good result

 

[largebus]

You can hear Popovic giving Duke a bake every few minutes. Tony clearly likes his baked potatoes

 

[pacemaker]

Aussies defending well enough.

 

[Pablito]

My God paramount plus is embarrassing light on content.

 

[Pablito]

Japan are so good to watch. Technically elite and setup so impressively.

 

[Zidane98]

You can hear Popovic giving Duke a bake every few minutes. Tony clearly likes his baked potatoes

Give Stama a go.

I'd also drag Brattan for Bacchus.

 

[whattagun07]

Japan are so good to watch. Technically elite and setup so impressively.

The guy on the right in attack is great

 

[GOALden Hawk]

We’ve certainly been organized and worked hard, can’t criticize much apart from Brattan just not been anywhere near the level.

Bos should never sit on the bench behind Aziz again.

 

[giggler99]

Hanging in there.. Its all we can ask for.

 

[largebus]

Souttar has been a rock again, although they've been ordinary in the final third and we've had their measure physically with our superior size.

 

[RossFC]

Good half, made it hard for Japan. Keep it scrappy.

 

[AJ_2000]

We need to develop a long throw set piece expert to target Harry. Just make it our style like Rory Delap at Sunderland.

 

[AJ_2000]

Japan just a touch sloppy in the final third. We've basically created 2 breaks, that turned in to nothing.

Would love the meat riding lineman and refs to actually watch us not touch the ball last, and call a few of those fouls.

 

[beside the seaside]

We seemed to grow into the game.

A draw would be a great result. But a bit worrying hearing they haven't failed to score since 2022