AW v Socceroos - Sunday 7.30pm NZT

That was a joke..

That's like saying Moss had a good game except for passing it to Kennedy for their first goal.

Nah mate, the Radio NZ crew Pine and Chote (I think?) are miles, miles better.

I'd put Brown under The Ugly. Absolutely woeful. Apart from that I agree.

Would they be good as TV commentators though?

In terms of positives. We didnt look out of depth for most of the game. Two 3 - 0 losses against top 30 ranked opponents is far, far better than no games at all.

Also I'd wager a significant amount of $$ on our first choice team beating Australia's first choice team at this point in time (including injured and unavailable players).

Got to be realistic.
This is where we are and to move forward we need to play players like;
Boxall (Nelsen and Viscelich not around much longer)
McGlinchy/Kosta/ROJAS (we need technical players who can pass, dribble etc. NOT just kick people - Sigmund/Brown)
Wood (Killen and Smeltz not really good enough..)

I think the jet lag factor might have had a much greater impact on Siggy than Moss' incompetence

Fixed.

You're having a giraffe, right?

You can bank on one thing Buffy, they know their stuff and do their research = automatically better.

Aaahhh, I love the smell of angst on the Forum!

gleeson
reid boxall smith
barbarouses rojas mcglinchey brockie
wood ?

the future

the future

Siggy had a brilliant game, despite the mistimed tackle. MoM for us imo

I'd take the mumified remains (if the French don't nick them) of Nelsen over Boxall..but apart from that I largely think you might be on to the smallest midfield ever to represent NZ Football

Positives? Definitely Brockie, Rojas, Sigmund again, a debut for Gleeson and Boxall. Thought Clapham looked reasonable too for the shortish time he was on.

I miss Marco already 

Good: Boxall, Rojas, Brockie, Sigmund (bar last minute)

Bad: Boyens, Moss, Killen, Barbarouses

Ugly: Brown, Fitzgerald, Smeltz

Indifferent: Mulligan, Mcglinchey, Wood, Clapham, Gleeson Therk2011-06-05 21:38:17

So this

6 Moss - one mere of a mistake otherwise did fine.

We need to find a more visible holiding midfielder that Brown at international level. I really hope Keat can become that somebody (otherwise someone / anyone please be out there somewhere).

Didnt have to do much??? Save a penalty maybe???!!! hahaha

LOL at some people's post on this

THERK

What's "LOL" about it? We were dreadful.

I am not saying that, Just the different opinions make me laugh

fuk that was sh1t. 3 goals in 7 games. we are truly clueless ad woeful

While the scoreline makes everyone a bit angsty - I thought it was a decent enough effort, considering.  Stevo2011-06-05 21:52:37

you have to attribute blame for the first goal to moss for not clearing it first time, but he seemed surprised to have received the passback in the first place, which i thought is not the type of passback you would have expected to see from a defender. just an indication that, although brockie settled a bit later into the position, he was a fish out of water in the back four early in the game.

That 3-0 loss was a much better one than the 3-0 against Mexico. We actually looked dangerous at several parts of that game, and if our finishing had been up to scratch we could have pulled a goal back and make it 1-1 just after halftime. Would have been a very different game if that happened.

true, and the goal was his fault because he didn't do that. no keeper in their right mind should have expected to have enough time to take a touch in that situation.

Highlight for me was Siggy's hit on Kruse. Clearly he knows how much we hate him. you Siggy

The only thing I saw to be mildly happy about was how well Rojas played when he came on. With all of these highly touted strikers we can't score,  a CB who would struggle in the NZFC and a captain that is invisible. We need to get some wins with this team before losing becomes a habit. There needs to be a realisation that we can't foot it against these higher ranked teams without Nelsen and start again with some lesser opposition.

A bit of perspective is needed - how many players do we have out at the moment?? How many players are in their off season and have been for a while??

i was disappointed to see how pedestrian and lacking in skill we really looked. it was frustrating to see lazy, naive passes where a bit more speed and quality of the first touch, and some vision, would have seen better options in passing and going forward - actually doing something with the ball.  and the complete lack of central midfield leadership was again a big undoing of the all whites.

Yeah, nice hit but needed more GBH. Unfortunately Pigboy had the last laugh.

pao1908