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Asunto: National Team U21
surprised they were allowed to stand given the spamming?
Brazil were too strong in the end. I'm a little surprised you left their wingers alone given their strength. Seemed to be asking for trouble right from the word go. McManus was very good in preventing one of their wingers from creating more pain though.
Hellas killed us today and that probably just about drew curtains on our qualifying chances.
Hellas were able to pass it quickly between the left side and the centre corridor and then had ample time to decide whether to push it onto their winger or hammer it straight between our central defenders and we had nobody there to pressure them or cut out their options. Admittingly Hellas strikers are superior to ours and they made us pay on the scoreboard by breaking clear of tackles, but the best way of combating that is to not let them get the ball and we just gave too much time and space to their central midfield to set their own chances up.
We're a better side than that and hopefully we're able to bounce back from that next week.
Hellas were able to pass it quickly between the left side and the centre corridor and then had ample time to decide whether to push it onto their winger or hammer it straight between our central defenders and we had nobody there to pressure them or cut out their options. Admittingly Hellas strikers are superior to ours and they made us pay on the scoreboard by breaking clear of tackles, but the best way of combating that is to not let them get the ball and we just gave too much time and space to their central midfield to set their own chances up.
We're a better side than that and hopefully we're able to bounce back from that next week.
What a difference a world class keeper makes.
I just can't get Giannoupoulous in the game. It think an all or nothing tactic is in order for the Brazil crunch match.
I just can't get Giannoupoulous in the game. It think an all or nothing tactic is in order for the Brazil crunch match.
You lined up Giannakopoulos against GREECE and you expected him to harm them? Be realistic! ;)
wow. Shocking result. What a horror qualifying campaign.
I won't be applying for U21 manager next season....
I won't be applying for U21 manager next season....
Not much you can do when a 20-1 shot count ends up a 1-1 draw :(
Take the good with the bad....don't think one bad campaign means it's over for you. Unless you've lost interest?
I think I have lost enough interest that I can't give it the attention it deserves. I've had a good run. Time for someone else to have a go. I will be upset if the position goes to a foreigner. I hope some Aussies will put their hands up.
Just schedule friendlies each week against the French....that'll fix it.
Our group for the U21 WC is as follows
U21 Group G
1. Česká republika U21
2. Bosna i Hercegovina U21
3. Australia U21
4. New Zealand U21
5. Indonesia U21
6. Īrān U21
Must say I'm pretty happy with this group. Last season Ceska managed to get up to a rating of 60, but Bosna only got to about 54, and with us being able to get to 53, we have a really good chance of making it through to the finals, and with some good management, I really don't see why we couldn't do such a thing.
New Zealand were only rating 44-45 and with such a small country, we should be able to topple them without too many issues, and the other two aren't worth mentioning.
Whoever gets the U21 job has a huge opportunity to really perform and put their hands up in the Australian community eyes, however, I will see anything less then 2nd as a failure
U21 Group G
1. Česká republika U21
2. Bosna i Hercegovina U21
3. Australia U21
4. New Zealand U21
5. Indonesia U21
6. Īrān U21
Must say I'm pretty happy with this group. Last season Ceska managed to get up to a rating of 60, but Bosna only got to about 54, and with us being able to get to 53, we have a really good chance of making it through to the finals, and with some good management, I really don't see why we couldn't do such a thing.
New Zealand were only rating 44-45 and with such a small country, we should be able to topple them without too many issues, and the other two aren't worth mentioning.
Whoever gets the U21 job has a huge opportunity to really perform and put their hands up in the Australian community eyes, however, I will see anything less then 2nd as a failure