All Whites V Saudi Arabia Friday 6 Sept 6.15am SS2

Lochhead looks short of a gallop

Ricki keeps touching his nose like he is some baseball manager with secret signals. Looks funny

Very impressed going forward, not so much when they break.

It's a bit mixed. Even Dewhurst can see it. We get split open on the counter and there are some easy 30y passes through the middle of the field where Butler and Durante should be going when they go forward. There is some nice interplay but that last pass in the front 20 is not anything of any quality for us. Butler hasn't given anything away yet, Durante is getting about, Kosta and Brockie probably need to lift a bit in terms of quality and Lochhead is looking short a run

the heat is playing its part 

*maniacal laugh, maniacal laugh*

It's like we have run out of gas

Lochhead looks fine, best player so far James #13, 

partnership reid-smith looks rusty, and seems correct with this new back 4. 

NZ is playing  4-2-3-1,   what is the starting eleven, I dont know the names, is Vicellich playing?

About 1000 offsides thus far. Would be nice to see Butler play a pass forward....

i really need Wood and our Winnie to come off at half time

Winston is playing like he thinks he better than everyone else rather than being better than anyone else

stream anyone?

http://neolive.eu/143708/1/Watch-Saudi-Arabia-vs-New-Zealand-/

actually this one works just turn the sound off if u dont want to listen to arabic

This also works http://www.viplivebox.eu/football/174431/1/saudi-arabia-vs-new-zealand-live-stream-online.html.  Just turn the sound off if you don't want to listen to Dewhurst.

My thing, i would prefer Winston as holding mid à la Paul McGrath and durante next to smith ,  but thats my view.  NZ needs a commanding central mid, that's where you win or lose games at this level.

So no score at half time? We'd have taken that before the game, right?

We should be 3 up.

started better ,  they are showing some grip

Impressed by our deadball delivery. So refreshing not to have Leo doing it.

Lets get cam and ivan in midfield

I like listening to Arabic. It's like they have a whole extra set of sounds which would mean "I'm choking to death" to an English speaker.

Looks like duelling longball to me. I see what people mean about our midfield being weak as piss. But Mossy is earning his wage and Kosta looks sharp.

Someone has to tell Butler that you can't make an ASBP tackle attempt in an international and expect to get away with not being punished for it.

Atraight swap for butler/durante

Oh great, here comes the ginger, or "Aaron Claffam" as the Arabic commentators call him.

# 6 is a bit nervous,   reid is playing ok, he has panache at this level

Howieson

Ah right. Sorry I was thinking Lyndsay for some reason

that red haired is a good player in one touch he showed class, what his name,?  was never a foul when he went down to tackle it!

Can someone give an update? Assume it's 0-0, how long to go?

25 to go. It's drinks break right now.

Wow, "Glin Mooss" really is earning his wage.

Can i just say that tv3's live updates page destroys TVNZ's 'effort'

BEcause it's done by a fever member.