For all those sticking the knife into Hudson, wasn't he the coach for the U-23 Olympic team? Before they were booted out there record in Papua New Guinea was played 4, won 4, 10 goals for, 0 against. When it mattered, he was delivering what was required.
Maybe not particularly fair but it's hard for any coach to gain a lot of credit in the islands given generally we always win and should always win
Q: You're going to pick the strongest squad from now on?
A: Absolutely yeh
A whole heap of excuses in that interview.
You watch Ernie after the Nix lose and he'll talk about the formation/tactics that he was trying, how he tried to adjust it at half time, what subs he brought on and why, and where we lost it on the pitch. Hudson gets asked what went wrong and he makes some excuses about the conditions and a "lack of cutting edge". Please.
Q: You're going to pick the strongest squad from now on?
A: Absolutely yeh
A whole heap of excuses in that interview.
You watch Ernie after the Nix lose and he'll talk about the formation/tactics that he was trying, how he tried to adjust it at half time, what subs he brought on and why, and where we lost it on the pitch. Hudson gets asked what went wrong and he makes some excuses about the conditions and a "lack of cutting edge". Please.
There's nothing to indicate what he was trying to do which is worrying
Hudson was interviewed by Glenn Larmer on his radio show this morning. Hudson was much more humble and reserved, not sounding off like the "flash harry" he was when he first arrived.
He focussed on highlighting problems but not much talk about solutions.
Q: You're going to pick the strongest squad from now on?
A: Absolutely yeh
A whole heap of excuses in that interview.
You watch Ernie after the Nix lose and he'll talk about the formation/tactics that he was trying, how he tried to adjust it at half time, what subs he brought on and why, and where we lost it on the pitch. Hudson gets asked what went wrong and he makes some excuses about the conditions and a "lack of cutting edge". Please.
Reminds me of Mehmet Durakovic at the Victory.
"Just need to put it in the back of the net"
For all those sticking the knife into Hudson, wasn't he the coach for the U-23 Olympic team? Before they were booted out there record in Papua New Guinea was played 4, won 4, 10 goals for, 0 against. When it mattered, he was delivering what was required.
Hudson was interviewed by Glenn Larmer on his radio show this morning. Hudson was much more humble and reserved, not sounding off like the "flash harry" he was when he first arrived.
He focussed on highlighting problems but not much talk about solutions.
Q: You're going to pick the strongest squad from now on?
A: Absolutely yeh
A whole heap of excuses in that interview.
You watch Ernie after the Nix lose and he'll talk about the formation/tactics that he was trying, how he tried to adjust it at half time, what subs he brought on and why, and where we lost it on the pitch. Hudson gets asked what went wrong and he makes some excuses about the conditions and a "lack of cutting edge". Please.
Q: You're going to pick the strongest squad from now on?
A: Absolutely yeh
A whole heap of excuses in that interview.
You watch Ernie after the Nix lose and he'll talk about the formation/tactics that he was trying, how he tried to adjust it at half time, what subs he brought on and why, and where we lost it on the pitch. Hudson gets asked what went wrong and he makes some excuses about the conditions and a "lack of cutting edge". Please.
Difference is that Mourinho doesn't go 2 years without a win. If Hudson was producing on the pitch, I wouldn't care what he was saying off it really. But when the players seem totally clueless on the pitch, and then the coach doesn't offer any clues off the pitch about what went wrong then I think that it is totally valid to start asking some questions.
Difference is that Mourinho doesn't go 2 years without a win. If Hudson was producing on the pitch, I wouldn't care what he was saying off it really. But when the players seem totally clueless on the pitch, and then the coach doesn't offer any clues off the pitch about what went wrong then I think that it is totally valid to start asking some questions.
Looking at nomeans list I came up with this team based on the idea of having your best 11 players on the park.
There’s a few issues I see in this squad;
1 – The glaring hole in midfield depth.
I have Themi out of position as backup
to Tuiloma & Riera at DM and I wanted to play 1 DM and 2 CM’s but just couldn’t
come up with anyone to fill the role alongside McGlinchey. My other option was
to drop Thomas into CM with Kosta coming on at wing and dropping one of the DM’s
to the bench.
2 – It relies on a couple of players with questionable eligibility (marked (?))
to be available for selection.
In Roux’s case it’s no biggie, bring in
Doyle. But with Riera this excentuates that lack of midfield depth. I’m basing
this on the idea that Riera will be elegable from December, but I am by no
means certain that he will be, and based on current evidence have very little
faith that NZF will sort it properly. At least we have a few friendlies where
we can do what we did with Dura (play him and get the opposition to challenge)
3 – We have an abundance of forwards.
There is a whole front three who didn’t even make the bench who I would
consider picking (Appiah, Brockie, Boyd). Obviously they aren’t my top three,
but they wouldn’t be completely out of depth at international level. At least
we have some depth somewhere on the pitch
4 – Thank Fudge Ricki found Smith and Reid
I thought it was TV3 that found Reid?
1 – The glaring hole in midfield depth.
I have Themi out of position as backup
to Tuiloma & Riera at DM and I wanted to play 1 DM and 2 CM’s but just couldn’t
come up with anyone to fill the role alongside McGlinchey. My other option was
to drop Thomas into CM with Kosta coming on at wing and dropping one of the DM’s
to the bench.
Haha, my thoughts exactly. Sack Ricki! No, bring back Ricki!
The bottom line is, we don't have enough good players at this level to be a consistently competitive unit. And we don't have enough money to bring in expensive overseas coaches and overhaul the domestic set-up. In other words, it's a long haul type exercise, with no easy-fix answers.
I don't disagree with you, if anything I see us around 80-90.
I;m not to fussed about the rankings, as we play so few games, and our competitive games are worth comparatively few points. Where we should be is a team that can comfortably compete with the upper mid tier Asian sides, (i.e. anyone not Japan, South Korea and Aussie), and teams around that area of ability. At this stage I just don't think we are anywhere near that.
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I was wondering when you would show up....
Haha, my thoughts exactly. Sack Ricki! No, bring back Ricki!
The bottom line is, we don't have enough good players at this level to be a consistently competitive unit. And we don't have enough money to bring in expensive overseas coaches and overhaul the domestic set-up. In other words, it's a long haul type exercise, with no easy-fix answers.
I don't disagree with you, if anything I see us around 80-90.
I;m not to fussed about the rankings, as we play so few games, and our competitive games are worth comparatively few points. Where we should be is a team that can comfortably compete with the upper mid tier Asian sides, (i.e. anyone not Japan, South Korea and Aussie), and teams around that area of ability. At this stage I just don't think we are anywhere near that.
Someone else said that results mean nothing and media interviews mean nothing. Thats quite true. So then what does count? I would say that progress in the playing style or signs that we are developing into a unit that can play a certain way counts. At the moment, there is no progress and you can actually argue regression from the Mexico game in Wellington and Emblens 2 games in charge. Thats more concerning cause there are better players out there that are not being picked which could have made a difference AND would be around for Russia.
Realistically, Hudson now has to pick his best team going forward. He has said he will but even if its just lip service, I think Fred said that it would raise alarm bells. He needs to show the fruit of his wares and get those players into a system or he will get the axe.
2 – It relies on a couple of players with questionable eligibility (marked (?)) to be available for selection.
In Roux’s case it’s no biggie, bring in Doyle. But with Riera this excentuates that lack of midfield depth. I’m basing this on the idea that Riera will be elegable from December, but I am by no means certain that he will be, and based on current evidence have very little faith that NZF will sort it properly. At least we have a few friendlies where we can do what we did with Dura (play him and get the opposition to challenge)
Don't think that works in a friendly. With Dura we had to wait until a meaningless qualification game to test it. But anyway, Riera hasn't sat on the bench for another international team like Dura so it shouldn't be an issue so long as NZF sends through the right paperwork....
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For all those sticking the knife into Hudson, wasn't he the coach for the U-23 Olympic team? Before they were booted out there record in Papua New Guinea was played 4, won 4, 10 goals for, 0 against. When it mattered, he was delivering what was required.
For all those sticking the knife into Hudson, wasn't he the coach for the U-23 Olympic team? Before they were booted out there record in Papua New Guinea was played 4, won 4, 10 goals for, 0 against. When it mattered, he was delivering what was required.
Hudson was interviewed by Glenn Larmer on his radio show this morning. Hudson was much more humble and reserved, not sounding off like the "flash harry" he was when he first arrived.
He focussed on highlighting problems but not much talk about solutions.
Yeah, that is more of a problem. I would give him a benefit of doubt for an arrival hall interview - what did you expect from a 60 sec soundbite chat when he steps straight out of Customs? But he should have been better prepared for the radio interview. While the attitude and tone were correct, he did sound a bit lost at sea.
2 – It relies on a couple of players with questionable eligibility (marked (?))
to be available for selection.
In Roux’s case it’s no biggie, bring in
Doyle. But with Riera this excentuates that lack of midfield depth. I’m basing
this on the idea that Riera will be elegable from December, but I am by no
means certain that he will be, and based on current evidence have very little
faith that NZF will sort it properly. At least we have a few friendlies where
we can do what we did with Dura (play him and get the opposition to challenge)
So long as he's been here for 5 years then he'll be eligible. No need for any challenge.
A name I completely forgot about is Jason Hicks. Where's he at these days? Surprised he hasn't been in the All Whites, surely better than some of those kids.
A name I completely forgot about is Jason Hicks. Where's he at these days? Surprised he hasn't been in the All Whites, surely better than some of those kids.
Jason Hicks just isn't very good
A name I completely forgot about is Jason Hicks. Where's he at these days? Surprised he hasn't been in the All Whites, surely better than some of those kids.
He is slightly better than the amateur players that played but seriously, come on, he was an imposter at the Phoenix, shouldn't be anywhere near international football.
Can't help but look at Iceland that has a population of like 400,000 and are doing incredibly well now, I know it helps they are in Europe but so are San Marino and they are terrible! NZF should take a look at smaller nations who are punching and see what they are doing well to see what can be implied in NZ. Hudson, the man with zero credentials at international level entrusted with a team who is desperate to get back to 2010 levels!
The option everybody has looked past is dropping Tuiloma back to LB as under Emblen. I would love to see:
Marinkovic / moss
Roux Smith Reid Tuiloma
Themi
Weemac James (Riera?)
Rojas Thomas
Wood
Edited for obvious math problem
Rather he than hudson wihongi or dyer
He was tried before (by Emblen? London Olympic trials?) and found wanting.
Rather he than hudson wihongi or dyer
Hicks had his moments, wasn't starting material but was close, good squad player. Also had a hell of a free kick on him.
Is he playing anywhere?
Hicks got better and often looked to create something when he came on. Just a little light weight.
Clayton Lewis though now has 3 - 4 caps, and lets be honest, Hicks sharks on him!
The option everybody has looked past is dropping Tuiloma back to LB as under Emblen. I would love to see:
Marinkovic / moss
Roux Smith Reid Tuiloma
Themi
Weemac James (Riera?)
Rojas Thomas
Wood
Edited for obvious math problem
Is Roux not ineligible? and Tuiloma to RB, he is right footed after all
The option everybody has looked past is dropping Tuiloma back to LB as under Emblen. I would love to see:
Marinkovic / moss
Roux Smith Reid Tuiloma
Themi
Weemac James (Riera?)
Rojas Thomas
Wood
Edited for obvious math problem
James is barely a footballer, let alone an international footballer.
Yet every time he plays for the All Whites he's one of our best players.
Yet every time he plays for the All Whites he's one of our best players.
The option everybody has looked past is dropping Tuiloma back to LB as under Emblen. I would love to see:
Marinkovic / moss
Roux Smith Reid Tuiloma
Themi
Weemac James (Riera?)
Rojas Thomas
Wood
Edited for obvious math problem
Boxall Reid Smith Roux
Riera Tuiloma
Weemac
Rojas Thomas
Wood
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Barbarouses
Boyd
Smeltz
Marinkovic
Fenton
Tzimopoulos
I think Themi has been great so far.
I think Themi has been great so far.
Rather he than hudson wihongi or dyer
I just don't buy that. He is very one footed and has no long passing game (and believe me I have watched him closely). He's got no physical presence and he's not got a lot of pace. He is very good technically but there is a reason his career hasn't gone anywhere
Rather he than hudson wihongi or dyer
I just don't buy that. He is very one footed and has no long passing game (and believe me I have watched him closely). He's got no physical presence and he's not got a lot of pace. He is very good technically but there is a reason his career hasn't gone anywhere
Yeah Hicks lacked the physical presence but he is much much better then the young kids we have in there like Dyer
