valeo wrote:
Should've won, was our best chance to win a game in World Cup history.
However - we're the lowest ranked team at the WC against one of the heavyweights in Asia. The boys should be incredibly proud of what they did today. Everyone played well.
"Should have won" is what both us and Iranians are saying. I think it was a good game and i am very proud of our boys.
Inasmuch as I would love us to win, the classy skills of the Iranians and ball awareness was there to see, reminding us they are some 60 places above us in FIFA rankings. Unfortunately their attempts to cream any minor foul marred their scoredcard - it was just ugly; luckily with the Italian referee (who has seen it all before) they did not get away with that. The AWs played their usual honest game, and I was very impressed with Just and with Bell in the midfield.
Up till now I was unsure of Bazeley's quality as a coach, and am happy to say he set up the team to play aggressively and not park the bus.
If I were more critical I would say Boxall cost us two goals. But it never is just one player, so hard to single him out alone.
Shame about Garbett. Hopefully Rogerson will arrive in USA soon, but goodness he will have little time to acclimatise.
Inasmuch as I would love us to win, the classy skills of the Iranians and ball awareness was there to see, reminding us they are some 60 places above us in FIFA rankings. Unfortunately their attempts to cream any minor foul marred their scoredcard - it was just ugly; luckily with the Italian referee (who has seen it all before) they did not get away with that. The AWs played their usual honest game, and I was very impressed with Just and with Bell in the midfield.
Up till now I was unsure of Bazeley's quality as a coach, and am happy to say he set up the team to play aggressively and not park the bus.
If I were more critical I would say Boxall cost us two goals. But it never is just one player, so hard to single him out alone.
Shame about Garbett. Hopefully Rogerson will arrive in USA soon, but goodness he will have little time to acclimatise.