Post history

History for sthn.jeff

All Whites V Tahiti Tues 16th 7:30pm

Back to topic

Current version

Posted October 18, 2012 03:31 · last edited October 18, 2012 03:31

el grapadura wrote:

Big Pete 65 wrote:

el grapadura wrote:

tripvincent wrote:

i have a funny feeling we will get honduras for the playoff


Quite a distinct possibility.
If so, they will prove one tough opponent based on what I saw of their Olympic side - one of the better ones at London 2012. Beat Spain and pipped by Brazil in an exciting 3-2 quarterfinal loss. Same coach as their senior side and several excellent players.
I'd be worried after the way the AW's have been playing recently - Honduras are considerably stronger than us, and a step up from Bahrain last time round.
Ignore the AW's win over Honduras earlier in the year - it means little as they were resting key players and trying out fringies...

I'd say whoever finishes fourth there will be a better side than Bahrain and an altogether tougher prospect. And Bahrain was certainly not easy.

And in many ways more difficult just simply from the fact we will not "fly under the radar" quite as easily . We are much more of a known quantity than we were four years ago

Previous versions

1 version
sthn.jeff edited October 18, 2012 03:31
el grapadura wrote:
Big Pete 65 wrote:
el grapadura wrote:
tripvincent wrote:

i have a funny feeling we will get honduras for the playoff


Quite a distinct possibility.
If so, they will prove one tough opponent based on what I saw of their Olympic side - one of the better ones at London 2012. Beat Spain and pipped by Brazil in an exciting 3-2 quarterfinal loss. Same coach as their senior side and several excellent players.
I'd be worried after the way the AW's have been playing recently - Honduras are considerably stronger than us, and a step up from Bahrain last time round.
Ignore the AW's win over Honduras earlier in the year - it means little as they were resting key players and trying out fringies...

I'd say whoever finishes fourth there will be a better side than Bahrain and an altogether tougher prospect. And Bahrain was certainly not easy.

And in many ways more difficult just simply from the fact we will not "fly under the radar" quite as easily . We are much more of a known quantity than we aere four years ago