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Posted March 11, 2017 09:10 · last edited March 11, 2017 09:11

Leggy wrote:

Ryan wrote:

If I had the choice as a 17 year old I'd pick NZ right now. You get the age group competitions which he wouldn't in Australia, a longer international career because of a thinner squad, and when he's 26 NZ will pretty much be guaranteed to be in a world cup (heck, we may even qualify for Qatar before then.)

Australian football is in a bit of a crisis ATM, a lot of people are blaming the A-League.

Then you would have to put up with the incompetent  NZ football and a coach that is hardly inspiring.

As for Aussie football being in crisis--- what a load of twaddle.

Well, they aren't performing at age group, the A-League teams have been humiliated in Asia this season, and they don't have many players in top competitions. 

Relative to our standards they're doing well, but not compared to where they want to be.

I wonder if Hudson actually did pick our strongest team how much better than us Australia really is, they certainly don't have players of the calibre of Reid, Wood, and Rojas.

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Ryan edited March 11, 2017 09:11
Leggy wrote:
Ryan wrote:

If I had the choice as a 17 year old I'd pick NZ right now. You get the age group competitions which he wouldn't in Australia, a longer international career because of a thinner squad, and when he's 26 NZ will pretty much be guaranteed to be in a world cup (heck, we may even qualify for Qatar before then.)

Australian football is in a bit of a crisis ATM, a lot of people are blaming the A-League.

Then you would have to put up with the incompetent  NZ football and a coach that is hardly inspiring.

As for Aussie football being in crisis--- what a load of twaddle.

Well, they aren't performing at age group, the A-League teams have been humiliated in Asia this season, and they don't have many players in top competitions. 

Relative to our standards they're doing well, but not compared to where they want to be.

I wonder if Hudson actually did pick our strongest team how much better than us Australia really is, they certainly don't have players of the calibre of Reid, Woods, and Rojas.

Ryan edited March 11, 2017 09:10
Leggy wrote:
Ryan wrote:

If I had the choice as a 17 year old I'd pick NZ right now. You get the age group competitions which he wouldn't in Australia, a longer international career because of a thinner squad, and when he's 26 NZ will pretty much be guaranteed to be in a world cup (heck, we may even qualify for Qatar before then.)

Australian football is in a bit of a crisis ATM, a lot of people are blaming the A-League.

Then you would have to put up with the incompetent  NZ football and a coach that is hardly inspiring.

As for Aussie football being in crisis--- what a load of twaddle.

Well, they aren't performing at age group, the A-League teams have been humiliated in Asia this season, and they don't have many players in top competitions. 

Relative to our standards they're doing well, but not compared to where they want to be.

I wonder if Hudson actually did pick our strongest team how much better than us Australia really is, they certainly don't have players of the calibre of Reid, Smith, and Rojas.