2013 u20 World Cup

With the qualifiers in March and the tournament in June, how far are we along in naming the squad to firstly try to qualify and then compete at the tournament.

Without having any real knowledge of young players at home any more, who do we think should be in.

Goal Keepers: Balasaj

Defenders: Luke Adams, Bill Tuiloma, Harshae Raniga, Luke Rowe (age?) and James Musa (age?)

Midfielders: Payne, Howieson, Rhys Jordan, Cameron Lindsey

Forwards: Hamish Watson, Tyler Boyd

With the Wiakato Boys pulling out as well, it will be interesting to see if any of them still get a look in like Edge and (i forget his name, bte creative attacking player Thomas??)

Musa, Rowe and Lindsay are all too old.

From Wellington Phoenix Stats...Lindsay misses by 10 days

Lindsay is born 92

This is for the 93 kids

Payne, Balasaj and Higgins are the only players still young enough from the last squad that went to Columbia

Heard they have just had their final camp before naming the Team. Anyone know when that team is announced?

Fiji in March

Squad must be picked soon

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Wellington Phoenix A beat NZ U20s 5-1 at Fred Taylor Park tonight. Match report on website tomorrow.

Goals scored by ...

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Smith Totori Van Elia Schrijvers Houlthsen and Watson for NZ U20s

Interesting.  Van Elia is Very, very quick and did a good job for TeeDubs yoof last year.  Assume the older Schrijvers as well.

They must both be close to making an U20 domestic side so maybe they mixed the squads up a bit.

Canterbury's Ken Yamamoto is still in the mix apparently.

Team gets named in early Feb - players getting permission to be released by their clubs for Fiji qualifiers

Where is the match report for this game online? and line ups?

 Meant to be a match report on the Phoenix website at some stage today.  No sign of it yet though.

Anyone know the squads for both team?

Milicich interview 

Phoenix Challenge

New Zealand U-20 Selection 1 (Hamish WATSON 55’)
Wellington Phoenix ‘A’ 5 (Alex SMITH 8’; Benjamin TOTORI 40’; Kade SCHRIJVERS 48’; Van ELIA 63’; Stuart HOLTHUSEN 80’)

New Zealand U-20 Selection: 1-Scott BASALAJ (gk) (TW); 2-Justin GULLEY (TW); 4-Alec SOLOMONS (TW); 5-Tom BISS (TW); 6-Faiti HAMILTON (AC) [12-Ryan HOWLETT (WU) 61’]; 7-Ken YAMAMOTO (CU) [13-Nicolai BERRY (WU) 58’]; 8-Marshall GUERNEY (AC); 9-Jonathan QUINN (WU); 10-Rory TURNER (WK) [16-Dean LAUSEV (AC) 46’]; 17-Hamish WATSON (TW) [11-Stephen CARMICHAEL (AC) 77’]; 18-Dylan STANSFIELD (WU) [14-Ahmad AL-SHAMSI (AC) 71’]
Sub not used: 21-Damian HIRST (AC)
Coach: Chris MILICICH

Wellington Phoenix ‘A’: 20-Glen MOSS (gk); 2-Luke ROWE (TW); 3-Tony LOCHHEAD; 4-Cameron LINDSAY; 5-Michael BOXALL; 6-Kade SCHRIJVERS (YH) [16-Adam MITCHELL (U17) 55’]; 7-Benjamin TOTORI; 10-Van ELIA (TW) [17-Elijah NEBLETT (U17) 63’]; 11-Andrew BLAKE (U17) [15-Michael DEN HEIJER (U17) 60’]; 12-Alex SMITH; 18-Monty PATTERSON (U17) [13-Stuart HOLTHUSEN (U17) 55’]
Coaches: Chris GREENACRE and Jonathan GOULD

Perth Glory defender set for NZ U20 cap 

Locks for team? basalaj, max crocombe, tuiloma, roux, adams, solomons, rhys jordan, payne, biss, howieson, fenton, boyd, rory turner, watson

Team is named on Feb 10..

Only some overseas players will make it back for the qualifiers

Not sure if Fenton or Boyd will be released by the  phoenix if make they playoffs.

Roux, Adams, Rhys Jordan, Payne, Howieson probably not come back either.

The others plus a few from the last squad that went to colombia will come back - Van Elia and maybe a couple of dark horses

The team that goes away to Turkey and the team that qualifies will be completely different.

im thinking ahead to turkey with above post :)

Well then i agree

Hopefully some of the players in pro teams get released.

Don't want to miss out on qualifying again.

The players who havent made it are currently being told

Hard to contact them???

You'd think thy'd all be sitting on their phones waiting to hear either way.

Looks disorganised when you announce something and do not follow through with it... pretty amatuerish for a national body

it must be a secret...

US intelligence agencies should outsource to new zealand football. 

rather than going to great expense and trouble to keep the lid on roswell, they could just send the file over.  no information will ever get out.

I am actually really keen to see who gets picked for this as I feel like we'll have a decent squad.

 Don't particularly like the coach and his general game plan, too direct.

Will any u17 players make th cut like Payne did last time round?

Canterbury's Ken Yamamoto missed out

Decent player but not outstanding.

Tom Biss is an interesting one. Didn't he go to Perth to train because Gouldy was there? Now he's part of the Nix academy because Gouldy is back?

After the Musa situation, maybe Gouldy has his favourites?

Anyway.. I'd assume both will make it.

biss was fantastic against the heart in round 2. you mustn't have a good eye for talent. 

Biss was so-so against the Heart.

He wasnt fantastic, but he did well considering his lack of expereince 

You're embarrassing yourself further. Go rewatch that game. Ive seen him a few times in asb. To leave him out of under 20s is nuts. 

You and jeff vader clearly need to stick to your day jobs. So so? Hilarious. Muppets