2011 Friendlies Discussion

we need some games, one game wasn't enough.

Yeah I mentioned this on another forum. For every 'training' match where you want to give young guns a run, you need to match it with a full strength game. And you need to be playing at every window, which we're still not doing. Fuck i dont even care if we only play Vanuatu, if thats all we can get then get it done. Anything.

Massive missed opportunity to do something good this week - http://asianfootballfeast.blogspot.com/

Looks like Chile have pulled out of June friendly with Oz in Adelaide. An opportunity for the All Whites? A Chch fund-raiser, even?

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/201112,socceroos-june-friendlies-axed.aspx

Doesn't have to be a chch fundraiser. (the game won't be in Chch) But keen for the game to happen! 

How exactly is this an opportunity for the All Whites?

Maybe ausi needs to find someone to play?

Definitely would rather a game against a team from South America than neighbors. I imagine Chile would have a nice expanding affect on young players. Geographically they are further from us, makes sense that their style and attitudes would contrast ours more. More games against teams from afar would be great. 

More games against Australia would be great! happens in every other code. Luis Garcia2011-04-11 11:56:41

Yeah. I'd been hoping for a game against Chile on the back of their proposed friendly with Oz so had that in mind when I wrote that yesterday.

Have had a decent sleep and no hangover = can think a bit more clearly now.

who cares if they aren't crash hot.  We need the games to keep the publics interest.  I want to see our guys in action.

meh

Yeah, sporting clash between NZ and Australia, how boring is that?

I might be wrong but I suspect Bobb is an Australian.  He does tend to ooze Diego's Sonisms

Would a game against Australia in Adelaide raise the NZ public's interest? Far better to try and get a team to visit NZ, although I understand that is very difficult. Not much in it for either side IMO, Australia would also be better off playing someone else.

That is predicated on the ability to get someone else. With Chile pulling out, and a trip to NZ unattractive, surely someone is better than no-one.


IMO Aus and NZ need to work together to get 2 teams down here for 2 matches in the FIFA windows that allow it. Allows shared costs, and surely this would be more attractive than a one off game in either country for far flung teams.

of course this would be good!

Any good, honest Kiwi would gladly have us take on the Aussies every week if we could.

This time round. We can kick the sh*t out of the aussies.
If the 'friendly' goes ahead.

A highights package of the last game with some of the heavy tackles, a good voice over... they took out our captian, they tried to take out the rest...they stole a victory..

The good honest Kiwis (all three of them) are always taking us Aussies on every week on this forum.

Any match for the AWs is better then no match and I concur with some others here...

Aussie and NZ should work more closely together in larger/longer FIFA windows to get quality travelling nations down here as this would dramatically reduce the costs for both countries and negate the finacial risks these matches bring.

Would be a good game .... you have a solid defence and breaking it down would be a good challenge ....

Only trouble as I see it is getting the mainstream media in Australia to take the game seriously mid season in the NRL & AFL ....

Can see it doing good for Football in NZ as well and that is good for Australian Football in the long run...

Frank Van Hat on the radio saying they hope to announce a June friendly against a 'big overseas team' early next week (an away game), and that a Aus game is still a possibility.

next week sounds like it will be an interesting week then

Are you laughing at how obvious your posting is?

Here are the top 25 teams and their games in the June window.
Team Vs Vs Spain USA (Away)
Netherlands Brazil (Away) Uruguay (away) Brazil Netherlands (Home) Romania (Home) Germany Austria (Away) Azerbaijan (Away) Argentina Nigeria (Away)
England Switzerland (Home)
Uruguay
Netherlands (Home) Portugal Norway (Home)
Italy Estonia (Home)
Croatia Georgia (Home)
Norway Portugal (Away) Lithuania (Home) Greece Malta (Home)
Japan

Chile
China (Away) Ghana Congo (Home)
Serbia

Slovenia Faroe Islands (Away) Macedonia (Home) Russia Armenia (Home)
France Belarus (Away) Ukraine (Away) Australia

Cote D�Ivoire Benin (Away)
USA Spain (Home) Canada (Home) Paraguay Bolivia (Away) Bolivia (Home) Montenegro Bulgaria (Home)
Switzerland England (Away)

2ndBest2011-04-15 21:13:32

Should call Japan over to Auckland or Wellywood

were playing mexico june 1st

http://nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=999&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&cHash=e3a48ed64c

Awesome.. And ko's at a decent time too (2pm  2nd June NZT)

we're

yea, i'm really excited about this, but a little worrying without Ryan at the back. it is great we are still getting these games

so it will be Thursday afternoon game our time. Going to have to take an extended lunch me thinks.

Boxall and Siggy. Sweeeet