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All Whites starting XI v Fiji

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
All Whites starting XI v Fiji
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Don't think this has been raised elsewhere (although I can feel the wrath of HN coming if it has), but how will Ricki line the AW's up against Fiji on Saturday?
 
Here's the squad (caps/goals in brackets)
 

Goalkeepers
Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix - 14/0)
James Bannatyne (Team Wellington � 5/0)

Defenders
Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix � 13/0)
James Pritchett (Auckland City 6-0)
Andy Boyens (Toronto FC - 2/0)
Ben Sigmund (Auckland City � 2/0)
Ivan Vicelich (RKC Waalwijk � 60/6)
Jeremy Christie (Wellington Phoenix � 10/0)

Midfielders
Leo Bertos (Perth Glory 18/0)
Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix/Captain � 13/0)
Duncan Oughton (Columbus Crew � 18/2)
Jeff Campbell (Auckland City � 17/3)
David Mulligan (Sc**thorpe FC/Grimsby Town � 16/0)
Chris James (Unattached � 7/1)

Forwards
Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix � 16/3)
Jarrod Smith (Hawke�s Bay United � 8/0)
Chris Killen (Celtic FC � 26-15)

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
My guess would be...
 
Paston
Christie-Vicelich-Boyens-Lochhead
Oughton-Brown-James-Bertos
Smeltz-Killen
 
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
----------------Paston
Plodder---Boyens----Vicelich---Lochy
Mulligan---Oughton---Brown---Bertos
---------Smeltz----Killen----------
 
though dont know if James will miss out - and not sure if Ricki likes Oughton. Should just stick to a basic formation and not faff around with any fancy sh* te

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Smeltz and Killen are very,very similar.

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
but they are 2 best strikers
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
More like the only 2 strikers. Tactics should be for Bertos and Mulligan to pump some balls in from the byline... use a bit of height.
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Feverish wrote:
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Plodder---Boyens----Vicelich---Lochy
Mulligan---Oughton---Brown---Bertos
---------Smeltz----Killen----------
 
though dont know if James will miss out - and not sure if Ricki likes Oughton. Should just stick to a basic formation and not faff around with any fancy sh* te
 
I like the looks of this team. Although I would really prefer to see James in there for Oughton. We shouldn't need to worry about bringing James on as an impact player for Oughton etc. James is one of the best passers and movers we have at the moment. We need to keep the ball off the fijians and Chris is the best for that.

If we build it, they will come...

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
                             paston
  loached      boyens    vicelich    christie
 
     mulligan        ouhton  brown    james
 
                     smeltz
                                            killen
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
At last we get to see Killen
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
GKP Mark Paston

LB Tony Lochhead

CB Andy Boyens

CB Ivan Vicelich

RB Dave Mulligan

LM Leo Bertos

CM Chris James

CM Tim Brown

RM Duncan Oughtoun

STR Shane Smeltz

STR Chris Killen


That right there is an extremely strong all whites team.  Oughtoun is a wide player not in the middle. Mully can play in midfield or defence and is really good at both. The best thing about this team is that they are all getting regular perfume. (Bar Brown or Paston)

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Oughton can also play in the middle mate, he did in the last game against Wales from memory and did well. I think he has played most of his football for NZ at right fullback though.

By the way...what does regular perfume mean?? Or was that a typo??
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Oughton plays in a defensive midfield role normally ie middle of the park

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

pardon my ignorance..

but where does that reserve goalie come from ?? Who does he play for?
Also, is sky going to show the all whites??What time?

G.

VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Team Wellington
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

pardon my ignorance..

but where does that reserve goalie come from ?? Who does he play for?
Also, is sky going to show the all whites??What time?

G.
 
TV1 at 4pm
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
James Bannatyne.  ex-Canterbury United, Petone, Miramar, was at the Kingz for a while.  Won national titles and Chatham Cups at Miramar and with Team Wellington this NZFC.

Game is live on TV1 at 16:00 Saturday.  The game in Fiji next week is delayed on Wednesday night.
Hard News2007-10-09 21:42:19

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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Clear your PM box Hard News!
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over 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Feverish wrote:
----------------Paston
Plodder---Boyens----Vicelich---Lochy
Mulligan---Oughton---Brown---Bertos
---------Smeltz----Killen----------
 
though dont know if James will miss out - and not sure if Ricki likes Oughton. Should just stick to a basic formation and not faff around with any fancy sh* te
 
from the Sunday News
 
Expected All Whites starting 11: Mark Paston, Jeremy Christie, Ivan Vicelich, Andy Boyens, Tony Lochhead, Tim Brown, David Mulligan, Duncan Oughton, Leo Bertos, Shane Smeltz and Chris Killen

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