Following on from Carlind's post in the Eden Park game thread, I'll speculate on an AWs squad as below. Assuming 23 man selection.
No real surprises. *Sutton the only new cap.
Keepers - Marinovic, Sail, Woud
Defenders - Ingham, Payne, Reid, Tuiloma, Pijnaker, M. Boxall, Cacace, *Sutton
Midfield - Garbett, Just, Lewis, McCowatt, Stamenic, Bell
Attackers - Barbarouses, Greive, Rogerson, Rojas, Waine, Wood
I'd say the most likely to be unavailable (non injury related, club verus country), M Boxall, Tuiloma & Rojas.
Getting down to business end of the MLS. Minnesota play 18th Sept & Portland 19th. Throw in a days travel and you can probably rule out Tuiloma starting the game in Brisbane. Coach Heath at Minny has been difficult before with getting Boxall snr released. But you'd think a so so rare big game in NZ, and against the old enemy would have all the players gagging to turn up.
If either are unavailble then yes Kyle Adams could be in line for a call up, given Smith & Niko Boxall haven't played for ages now.
Colo Colo play 16th Sept & then not until 3rd Oct, so Rojas hopefully flies across from Chile. But if he or any of the other forwards are unavailable, Mata could edge Champness - who also hasn't played for a long time. Last heard to be training in Auckland??
De Jong & Collier will be in the mix as well.
And if Singh is back training at Regensberg, could he be a longshot?
No real surprises. *Sutton the only new cap.
Keepers - Marinovic, Sail, Woud
Defenders - Ingham, Payne, Reid, Tuiloma, Pijnaker, M. Boxall, Cacace, *Sutton
Midfield - Garbett, Just, Lewis, McCowatt, Stamenic, Bell
Attackers - Barbarouses, Greive, Rogerson, Rojas, Waine, Wood
I'd say the most likely to be unavailable (non injury related, club verus country), M Boxall, Tuiloma & Rojas.
Getting down to business end of the MLS. Minnesota play 18th Sept & Portland 19th. Throw in a days travel and you can probably rule out Tuiloma starting the game in Brisbane. Coach Heath at Minny has been difficult before with getting Boxall snr released. But you'd think a so so rare big game in NZ, and against the old enemy would have all the players gagging to turn up.
If either are unavailble then yes Kyle Adams could be in line for a call up, given Smith & Niko Boxall haven't played for ages now.
Colo Colo play 16th Sept & then not until 3rd Oct, so Rojas hopefully flies across from Chile. But if he or any of the other forwards are unavailable, Mata could edge Champness - who also hasn't played for a long time. Last heard to be training in Auckland??
De Jong & Collier will be in the mix as well.
And if Singh is back training at Regensberg, could he be a longshot?