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Posted September 10, 2025 07:20 · last edited September 10, 2025 07:40

imanixsupporter
I know Australia are better than us but to me they didn't really prove it, all their goals came from weak defending. We were not overwhelmed by a great number of big chances

Edit: really need to pick a first choice back 4 and stick with it and really try to cement the system and patterns. No more unnecessary chopping and changing

Not sure I agree that "they didn't really prove it". They pretty much stopped us either from scoring or from creating clear scoring chances.  In that sense both games were identical (we had two clear chances to Wood in the first game, while  in the second game one clear chance to Wood, and one half-chance to Payne created by Australian defence).
Poppa learned from the first game and adjusted the team accordingly in terms of who starts and subs on.  In that sense, he practised "winning at football".  I though this was useful, and cements both the winning mentality in the AUS team as much as cementing their faith in their coach.  
And the senior older players Harry Souttar, Jackson Irvine and Mitch Duke were not called up for these games. Each of them is a proven goalscorer.

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Unknown editor edited September 10, 2025 07:40
imanixsupporter
I know Australia are better than us but to me they didn't really prove it, all their goals came from weak defending. We were not overwhelmed by a great number of big chances

Edit: really need to pick a first choice back 4 and stick with it and really try to cement the system and patterns. No more unnecessary chopping and changing

Not sure I agree that "they didn't really prove it". They pretty much stopped us either from scoring or from creating clear scoring chances.  In that sense both games were identical (we had two clear chances to Wood in the first game, while  in the second game one clear chance to Wood, and one half-chance to Payne created by Australian defence).
Poppa learned from the first game and adjusted the team accordingly in terms of who starts and subs on.  In that sense, he practised "winning at football".  I though this was useful, and cements both the winning mentality in the AUS team as much as cementing their faith in their coach.  
And Harry Soutar, Jackson Irvine and Mitch Duke were not called up for these games. Each of them is a proven goalscorer.

Unknown editor edited September 10, 2025 07:40
imanixsupporter
I know Australia are better than us but to me they didn't really prove it, all their goals came from weak defending. We were not overwhelmed by a great number of big chances

Edit: really need to pick a first choice back 4 and stick with it and really try to cement the system and patterns. No more unnecessary chopping and changing

Not sure I agree that "they didn't really prove it". They pretty much stopped us either from scoring or from creating clear scoring chances.  In that sense both games were identical (we had two clear chances to Wood in the first game, while  in the second game one clear chance to Wood, and one half-chance to Payne created by Australian defence).
Poppa learned from the first game and adjusted the team accordingly in terms of who starts and subs on. 
Unknown editor edited September 10, 2025 07:25
imanixsupporter
I know Australia are better than us but to me they didn't really prove it, all their goals came from weak defending. We were not overwhelmed by a great number of big chances

Edit: really need to pick a first choice back 4 and stick with it and really try to cement the system and patterns. No more unnecessary chopping and changing

Not sure I agree that "they didn't really prove it". They pretty much stopped us either from scoring or from creating clear scoring chances.  In that sense both games were identical (we had two clear chances to Wood in the first game, one clear chance in the second, and one half-chance to Payne created by Australian defence).
Poppa learned from the first game and adjusted the team accordingly in terms of who starts and subs on. 
Unknown editor edited September 10, 2025 07:23
imanixsupporter
I know Australia are better than us but to me they didn't really prove it, all their goals came from weak defending. We were not overwhelmed by a great number of big chances

Edit: really need to pick a first choice back 4 and stick with it and really try to cement the system and patterns. No more unnecessary chopping and changing

Not sure I agree. They pretty much stopped us either from scoring or from creating clear scoring chances.  "Weak defending" can only account for so much.