Thread: Australia wins first place at World Cup in South Africa . . .

Its Warrington wires not wolves

Australia has got no chance with that Dutch fraud Pim Verbeek in charge. In two odd years he has got team playing the most dour football in the history of the national team, two defensive midfielders and one striker ffs. His only strategy is to park the bus which is good against 5ft Asian midgets who can't score, but what happens when they go one goal down?

Originally Posted by Mordechai

Australia has got no chance

Correct . . . nor doers anyone with a brain pretend that we do, irrespective of the strategy.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Originally Posted by Mordechai

Australia has got no chance

Correct . . . nor doers anyone with a brain pretend that we do, irrespective of the strategy.

We would have had a fighting chance with Carle and McDonald were at least on the
bench. Choosing only three forwards (Kewell, Kennedy, and Rukkavythajhfldjfsa) is pretty stupid.

We never had a chance and to believe so is simply silly

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by The Muffinman

Queenslander?

...shorts... slops...

Had to be!

Nah - 10 quid Pom with dual passport.

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Originally Posted by Mordechai

Australia has got no chance with that Dutch fraud Pim Verbeek in charge. In two odd years he has got team playing the most dour football in the history of the national team, two defensive midfielders and one striker ffs. His only strategy is to park the bus which is good against 5ft Asian midgets who can't score, but what happens when they go one goal down?

I watched Brazil play the mighty Tanzanians last night and guess what? They were playing with 2 holding midfielders also. Virtually every team nowadays is adopting this strategy, flood the midfield and keep chances at a premium.
The problem with Australia isn't the tactics, it's the personnel. To think they'll get out of the group stages with Kennedy leading the line is ludicrous.