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All Whites' Dead End Road To Russia 2018

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Posted July 02, 2017 07:45 · last edited July 03, 2017 01:05

What is interesting re friendlies is that 'Mexico' played Paraguay overnight in Seattle, USA (2-1 win to the Mexicans). 

Yet Mexico are also at the Confeds Cup, and have 3rd v 4th playoff tonight verus Portugal!!   Obviously the Mexican FA, ain't adverse to 'cheapening the jersey' by picking lots of different players to represent the national team.  With an attitude like that it's no wonder that their national team for example, would play so many more games a year than AWs.

Obviously with their very large playing numbers (compared to NZ), they would have incredibly strong depth (ie could probably put out 2-3 international class playing elevens) - puts Hudson's blooding of so many young players (often in friendlies but also Ingham at Confeds Cup) in a bit of perspective. With so few games a year, he's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't - in an attempt to give his young players experience.

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Unknown editor edited July 03, 2017 01:05

What is interesting re friendlies is that 'Mexico' played Paraguay overnight in Seattle, USA (2-1 win to the Mexicans). 

Yet Mexico are also at the Confeds Cup, and have 3rd v 4th playoff tonight verus Portugal!!   Obviously the Mexican FA, ain't adverse to 'cheapening the jersey' by picking lots of different players to represent the national team.  With an attitude like that it's no wonder that their national team for example, would play so many more games a year than AWs.

Obviously with their very large playing numbers (compared to NZ), they would have incredibly strong depth (ie could probably put out 2-3 international class playing elevens) - puts Hudson's blooding of so many young players (often in friendlies but also Ingram at Confeds Cup) in a bit of perspective. With so few games a year, he's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't - in an attempt to give his young players experience.

Unknown editor edited July 02, 2017 11:33

What is interesting re friendlies is that 'Mexico' played Paraguay overnight in Seattle, USA (2-1 win to the Mexicans). 

Yet Mexico are also at the Confeds Cup, and have 3rd v 4th playoff tonight verus Portugal!!   Obviously the Mexican FA, ain't adverse to 'cheapening the jersey' by picking lots of different players to represent the national team.  With an attitude like that it's no wonder that their national team for example, would play so many more games a year than AWs.

Obviously with their very large playing numbers (compared to NZ), they would have incredibly strong depth (ie could probably put out 2-3 international class playing elevens) - but puts Hudson's blooding of so many young players (often in friendlies but also Ingram at Confeds Cup) in a bit of perspective. With so few games a year, he's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't - in an attempt to give his young players experience.

Unknown editor edited July 02, 2017 07:47

What is interesting re friendlies is that 'Mexico' played Paraguay overnight in Seattle, USA (2-1 win to the Mexicans). 

Yet Mexico are also at the Confeds Cup, and play 3rd v 4th playoff tonight verus Portugal!!   Obviously the Mexican FA, ain't adverse to 'cheapening the jersey' by picking lots of different players to represent the national team.  With an attitude like that it's no wonder that their national team for example, would play so many more games a year than AWs.

Obviously with their very large playing numbers (compared to NZ), they would have incredibly strong depth (ie could probably put out 2-3 international class playing elevens) - but puts Hudson's blooding of so many young players (often in friendlies but also Ingram at Confeds Cup) in a bit of perspective. With so few games a year, he's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't - in an attempt to give his young players experience.