All Whites v China | Thurs 23rd March | 7.00pm | Mt Smart

Here is how we start at Mt Smart vs China #NZLvCHN 🇳🇿🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/rvZGWhsdfD

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No Wood for this one either.
Good chance for Mata to step up in his absence here.

Would of liked to have seen Greive in for Kosta though...

Who’s Sims? 3rd keeper? Ahh no (GK) thingy…

YoungHeartHM

Here is how we start at Mt Smart vs China #NZLvCHN 🇳🇿🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/rvZGWhsdfD

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No Wood for this one either.
Good chance for Mata to step up in his absence here.

Would of liked to have seen Greive in for Kosta though...

Not much in the way of goals in that lineup I worry. If we get a penalty I suppose a few guys might fancy it but from open play could be a bit tough.


Tactical jinx... possibly

AucklandPhoenix

Just realised that this game is on a Thursday in Auckland - I fear for the size of the crowd at Mt Smart. Anyone on the southern motorway is in for a hard time. For those who need a compass note the word southern. 

I was in Auckland last week. Fudge the traffic is awful in that city. It really plays a part in what you do/where you go from it seems about 3pm in the afternoon midweek (school pickup time). I was driving in that Mangere/Papatoetoe area 3-4pm. Fudge it was horrid, gridlock on a one lane Great South Road. I'd think twice about trying to battle to Penrose for sure.

Here's how we start at Mt Smart vs China 🇳🇿🇨🇳

Callan Elliot makes his All Whites debut, the 634th player to do so.

Tommy Smith will captain the team on his 50th cap.

Chris Wood misses out with injury. #NZLvCHN pic.twitter.com/LgLMsV744D

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Not sure how Kosta gets a start over Rojas and Just.

Are there any NZ fans in Auckland, whole crowd is red on the telly

siac

Not sure how Kosta gets a start over Rojas and Just.

Danish crew arrived quite late- Bell and Just on the bench likely because of this.

siac

Not sure how Kosta gets a start over Rojas and Just.

 Maybe they hoping that if they wear the Chinese team down, Just and Rojas will be more effective as impact subs.

Nommag

Are there any NZ fans in Auckland, whole crowd is red on the telly

Nommag

Are there any NZ fans in Auckland, whole crowd is red on the telly

Probably means there will be a better atmosphere.

Many missing players, but by national team standards, this team is very weak on paper.

Let's hope the coaching team have got the setup right

TV graphic is 4-3-3 with Payne at CDM

Fascinated to see what sort of nik Tommy Smith is in

Murphy’s law

Is there any way to watch in straya? Saw the 23’s on YouTube but the senior game is not on…..

Bump... any streams?

5 2 3 it is

5 2 3 it is

Looks like there's more Chinese fans there than kiwi, good job Auckland.

Dewhurst on comms. Mute.

Good free kick there, cheeky, I like it

He's looking good, but that was poor by Garbett. Needs more composure than that. Mind you, he might have seen Kostas miss over the weeken and made a call

Fudge that was greedy

Tim Payne really makes me nervous when he has to play the ball.

Entertaining game so far though.

No streams going?  Darn!

 China vs New Zealand (poscitechs.com) 

Jees, what a technique Stamenic has got eh?

Dewhurst is unbearable

there was a little sequence there, where garbett and mata were pressing and kosta decided nt to. china got out

our defensive shape has gone to shark.

the back line is dropping off. the front three aren't stopping the early pass forward any more

That ball from Payne and run from Kosta has been on all night. Glad the found it. Pit about the shot-cross effort. But pretty positive signs so far

first class defensive positioning from rufer there

Doing our normal pass around nice but can't score stuff

Really miss Singh

reg22

first class defensive positioning from rufer there

He's playing really well I think, you love to see it.

I swear so many Asian teams play such negative football

valeo

Doing our normal pass around nice but can't score stuff

Really miss Singh

 
Just, Rojas and Lewis is a fairly creative lot on the bench. Kosta with the best goal scoring record in the team?

Oh well done sail. 

Some good positives there tbh. With our A team on I think we'd have a couple on them by now. Always hard to break down a team that plays as negative as that.

We just need that one penetrating pass and we're in.

Still raking up the minutes without a goal for this team... 

carlind

YoungHeartHM

Here is how we start at Mt Smart vs China #NZLvCHN 🇳🇿🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/rvZGWhsdfD

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No Wood for this one either.
Good chance for Mata to step up in his absence here.

Would of liked to have seen Greive in for Kosta though...

Not much in the way of goals in that lineup I worry. If we get a penalty I suppose a few guys might fancy it but from open play could be a bit tough.


Tactical jinx... possibly

Spot on with that take so far mate.

Still, a decent half, but would like to see Greive and Bell on for a bit more dynamism in that final third and in the build up. I'd say they'll be called upon about the hour mark though.

Well our defensive back have had a great work out - all the passing back and forth across the pitch followed by the hopeful long ball. 

The midfield and forwards might has well sit on the bench and leave them to it. They get is a rare attacking position down either wing, then it's play it back time yet again. It's not just Asian teams that play negative football, NZ teams have been doing it for years. With the odd player to shine. I like Libby's new hair cut.

martinb

valeo

Doing our normal pass around nice but can't score stuff

Really miss Singh

 
Just, Rojas and Lewis is a fairly creative lot on the bench. Kosta with the best goal scoring record in the team?

 Christ, Kosta only has about 4 goals. Hopefully we can get the younger lot to bang in some this year, outside of wood it's pretty grim

Monto

Some good positives there tbh. With our A team on I think we'd have a couple on them by now. Always hard to break down a team that plays as negative as that.

We just need that one penetrating pass and we're in.

That's part of the problem. We never seem to have the A team available (injuries etc).