Socceroos first XI prediction at world cup (1 Viewer)

[UltimateSupremo]

schwarzer
wilkshire
neill
moore
chipperfield
culina
grella
emerton
cahill
bresciano
kewell

urs?

 

[zombie omie jay]

they're gunna lose anyway

 

[Chemical Ali]

holman will start every game

 

[CheesePlease]

schwarzer
wilkshire
neill
moore
chipperfield
culina
grella
emerton
cahill
bresciano
kewell

urs?

Probably this.

Gee we have come a long way in the last four years though.

Australia squad v Japan 2006

schwarzer
wilkshire
neill
moore
chipperfield
culina
grella
emerton
viduka
bresciano
kewell

 

[johony]

--------------- schwarzer -----------------
wilkshire - neill - milligan - chipperfield
-------- culina --------- grella ------------
--- bresciano -- cahill -- emerton ------
------------------ kewell -------------------

looks alright actually; but we're still gonna lose if we play like cowards, constantly backpassing - no initiative to play directly at the defence

 

[CheesePlease]

Nah, Pim will play Moore over Milligan. Shame because I think Moore is getting past it. Mind you Milligan ain't too great either. The only thing that may have kept Moore out of the starting XI is if Kisnorbo hadn't done his achilles.

 

[UltimateSupremo]

--------------- schwarzer -----------------
wilkshire - neill - milligan - chipperfield
-------- culina --------- grella ------------
--- bresciano -- cahill -- emerton ------
------------------ kewell -------------------

looks alright actually; but we're still gonna lose if we play like cowards, constantly backpassing - no initiative to play directly at the defence

i'm pretty sure emerton would play on the right flank..

 

[kyokaku92]

is it me or do i think tommy oar is going to get a start against germany...

otherwise pim should start with

schwarzer
wilkshire, neill, milligan/moore, carney
culina, grella/valeri
bresciano, cahill, emerton
kewell/kennedy

 

[kaz1]

ALOISI! caps

 

[johony]

i'm pretty sure emerton would play on the right flank..

yeah whoops, just reverse the two midfielders in your mind

Nah, Pim will play Moore over Milligan. Shame because I think Moore is getting past it. Mind you Milligan ain't too great either. The only thing that may have kept Moore out of the starting XI is if Kisnorbo hadn't done his achilles.

i honestly think the next couple of friendlies will expose moore's lack of match fitness and will open one of the centre back positions for either milligan or beauchamp. i know pim favours experience, but it may not be enough. we'll see how he fares again in 3 days time.

 

[Chemical Ali]

-------- culina --------- grella ------------

constantly backpassing - no initiative to play directly at the defence

and this is the problem

 

[CheesePlease]

Yeah, playing with two holding midfielders is horrible. It did Liverpool in this year. To be honest I'd prefer to drop one of them and see Kewell play attacking midfield and Kennedy up front.

 

[twistedrebel]

Yeah, playing with two holding midfielders is horrible. It did Liverpool in this year. To be honest I'd prefer to drop one of them and see Kewell play attacking midfield and Kennedy up front.

kenndy isnt on the plane mate, verbeek cut him

 

[UltimateSupremo]

kenndy isnt on the plane mate, verbeek cut him

lolwat?

 

[Chemical Ali]

Yeah, playing with two holding midfielders is horrible. It did Liverpool in this year. To be honest I'd prefer to drop one of them and see Kewell play attacking midfield and Kennedy up front.

We probably need 2 DM's, but I'd go for Wilkshere/Jedinak, like when we beat Ireland 3-0. Those 2 are useless.

 

[CheesePlease]

kenndy isnt on the plane mate, verbeek cut him

Since when?

 

[CheesePlease]

We probably need 2 DM's, but I'd go for Wilkshere/Jedinak, like when we beat Ireland 3-0. Those 2 are useless.

Wilkshire will already be in the side at right back and there's no way Jedinak has the defensive class of Grella. Maybe Culina though.

 

[Kralex]

its a fucken crime that James Troisi doesn't get to go yet Tommy Oar does. A fucken crime!

YouTube - Sivasspor 3 : 2 Gençlerbirliği (0-1 22' James Troisi) 24-05-2009
YouTube - James Troisi 24' Kayserispor 0-1 Gençlerbirliği
YouTube - Troisi debut goal

I haven't seen Tommy Oar do anything in a semi-decent league. Waste of a fucken spot on the flight when there are so many more better and experience players who could have been given a ticket.

 

[CheesePlease]

Meh, he's a crowd favourite. It's because of his boyish good looks and the fact he did a few step-overs against Indonesia.

He picked up an injury at training yesterday anyway so he'll no doubt be cut from the 27.

 

[Chemical Ali]

NZ 1 - 0 Servia

There's some hope yet!!


































... for NZ