Asunto: National Team

You can only play like that if you have fast defenders. Don't know how is the case with Australian defenders though...

With slow defenders placed high and fast strikers on the same line from opposite team, you know the outcome :)

it has some advantages and also some disadventages. But you also haven't got so good attackers to score goals when they received passes at the half line and they half a pitch to run across

Most of our players either are lacking in pace, or are lacking in technique, which is a big turnoff.

And the best players are lacking in stamina. We have a good enough "primary stat" squad, but our secondaries absolutely royally suck, apart from four or five players.

i don't say that Australia should play like Nederland's tactic.

Not so higher.

But i'm not prefer when Defs are staying all match at the penalty box's line.

When the ball is at opposite penalty box I think they should be nearer half line than teh penalty box
(editado)

Hmm, definitely needs to be looked into. Also, the space between the two center-backs is a bit much.

Everything'll be looked into before the Croatia match.

Yeah :)
But I think that big tactic change should be made on next friendly :)

Anyway....maybe it''s time to change tactic?
4-4-2?
3-4-3?

:D

Nah, for our players, the 4-1-2-2-1 is perfect.

It fits perfectly, it really does. Now the challenge is making it work efficiently, which is what we should be looking at.

I'm not sure...we have better mids than Atts so I think we should use more mids :)

I think it's crucial to switch between several tactics. Adjusting one tactic just a little bit each match will make you predictable, and easy to beat...

But only three of those mids are worth using.

Ishida really can't be trusted, he gives the ball away far too easily. And Ozbey can play attack, so we're left with Hudap, Veart and Murphy.

Yes, we can switch between several tactics, but I'm a fan of retaining that particular formation.

You have to undertand that we have a really stretched squad, and don't have quality reserve players who we can trust to be quality on the field.
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Murphy is for sure the best :]
But he is bad placed, my fault :/

Ishida - :)

Ozbey and Hudap - both nice

Vaert - for sure he has a place in NT

IMO:
Vaert
Murphy
Ishida

And don't forget about Whitehouse

I'm not a fan of Ishida at all, his place is on the bench for me. Whitehouse lacks passing skills.

no way!! Hudap carved up tonight, while I think Ozbey woulda been good further up the field.

Also I think our defence should play further up, just so the gap between murphy + defence and the midfield is alot smaller. Not play as high as an offside trap, but high enough to make alot of tackles before they get too clsoe to the box.

But he has good technique -> winger form bench :)

@Cloete
Imo we should change Murphy's place, or add another def-mid, he's too slow to get from one wing to another :s

At least one good thing you can take from that match - you are definitely doing better than the previous coaches, who would probably have lost that by a lot more than what you did.