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Posted June 05, 2018 01:26 · last edited June 05, 2018 01:29

ClubOranje wrote:

coochiee wrote:

I see we lost to Thailand 2-0 (not really a thrashing) in November 2014. If anyone can list who was in the AWs team, for that game I'd love to know

http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/2014_....

Cheers. To be fair not the worst side that Hudson picked at all. Whole starting eleven are still current AWs, or at least still playing at a good level. Though obviously all less experienced than now 3.5 years later. Gleeson's last game for NZ?

But yeah my point ad nauseum is, the fair way to assess AWs world ranking would be them playing half their games, with home advantage and at full strength against teams in a 60-100 ranking range (who would also be at full strength). This just never happens. 

The creation of FIFA's proposed Nations League, could create more that sort of scenario, ie regular meaningful games home & away for AWs in FIFA windows.

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ClubOranje wrote:
coochiee wrote:

I see we lost to Thailand 2-0 (not really a thrashing) in November 2014. If anyone can list who was in the AWs team, for that game I'd love to know

http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/2014_....

Cheers. To be fair not the worst side that Hudson picked at all. Whole starting eleven are still current AWs, or at least still playing at a good level. Though obviously all less experienced than now 3.5 years later. Gleeson's last game for NZ?

But yeah my point ad nauseum is, the fair way to assess AWs world ranking would be them playing half their games, with home advantage and at full strength against teams in a 60-100 ranking range (who would also be at full strength). This just never happens. 

The creation of FIFA's proposed Nations League, could create more that sort of scenario, ie regular meaningful games home & away for AWs.

Unknown editor edited June 05, 2018 01:27
ClubOranje wrote:
coochiee wrote:

I see we lost to Thailand 2-0 (not really a thrashing) in November 2014. If anyone can list who was in the AWs team, for that game I'd love to know

http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/2014_....

Cheers. To be fair not the worst side that Hudson picked at all. Whole starting eleven are still current AWs, or at least still playing at a good level. Gleeson's last game for NZ?

But yeah my point ad nauseum is, the fair way to assess AWs world ranking would be them playing half their games, with home advantage and at full strength against teams in a 60-100 ranking range (who would also be at full strength). This just never happens. 

The creation of FIFA's proposed Nations League, could create more that sort of scenario, ie regular meaningful games home & away for AWs.