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China/Japan Squad Discussion

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Glading said midfielder Simon Elliott had undergone a knee operation and had been ruled out, along with Leo Bertos, Mark Paston and Jeremy Christie.

Winston Reid is unavailable for the China game because of suspension, while fellow defender Ben Sigmund will miss the Japan game as he is getting married on April 2.
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Luis Garcia wrote:
Glading said midfielder Simon Elliott had undergone a knee operation and had been ruled out, along with Leo Bertos, Mark Paston and Jeremy Christie.

Winston Reid is unavailable for the China game because of suspension, while fellow defender Ben Sigmund will miss the Japan game as he is getting married on April 2.
Add to that list Craig henderson who is still recovering from his injury, there are only 25 players to choose from so only 3 will miss out. Also David Mulligan is currently on trial in China and might get signed next week just ahead of the first game.
After that if Herbert would like to try a 4-3-3, Herbert could play Sigmund as a right back vs China and Fitzgerald(who is half japanese) vs Japan.
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Michael Fitzgerald half Japanese! 

 His mother and father would be very interested to know how that happened.
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Is his mother not Japanese?
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Irish / Kiwi Dad    Polynesian Mum
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UK Kiwi wrote:

Michael Fitzgerald half Japanese! 

 His mother and father would be very interested to know how that happened.
 
His father more so than his mother!
 

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I said that based on this article...
 
Michael James Fitzgerald ("Michael James") is a young New Zealander who has lived in Japan for quite a while. I dont know the exact details of how he arrived here but I do know that he was here from an early age (ie, a minor). But the most important point is that he does not belong to Zweigen Kanazawa. He is an Albirex Niigata player who has been loaned to Zweigen to give him experience. So although he might be getting some sort of compensation direct from Zweigen, I am fairly sure that he is being paid by Albirex.

Michael James is half New Zealander, half Japanese. He attended school in Japan. He keeps connections to his New Zealand nationality as he would be MUCH more likely to be called to that national team than Japan's, but would consider taking Japanese nationality at any time as opposed to having a "child of Japanese national" visa that allows him more or less a normal life in Japan.

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abris wrote:
I said that based on this article...
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Michael James Fitzgerald ("Michael James") is a young New Zealander who has lived in Japan for quite a while. I dont know the exact details of how he arrived here but I do know that he was here from an early age (ie, a minor). But the most important point is that he does not belong to Zweigen Kanazawa. He is an Albirex Niigata player who has been loaned to Zweigen to give him experience. So although he might be getting some sort of compensation direct from Zweigen, I am fairly sure that he is being paid by Albirex.

Michael James is half New Zealander, half Japanese. He attended school in Japan. He keeps connections to his New Zealand nationality as he would be MUCH more likely to be called to that national team than Japan's, but would consider taking Japanese nationality at any time as opposed to having a "child of Japanese national" visa that allows him more or less a normal life in Japan.


Maybe he just has a Japanese Passport hence confusion.


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Don`t go upsetting his Mum by all of this talk that he is half Japanese, she can be a very aggressive lady 
Plus his Dad will be devastated
 
You don`t always know what you think you know
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timmymadden wrote:
Looks like it probably wont go ahead now with Japan having rolling blackouts.

edit - Heard that on Radio Live but have not actually been able to find any evidence of this on any of several NZ news websites, jfa.or.jp or nzfootball.co.nz

rj big earthquakes like that can trigger other earthquakes on seperate fault lines elsewhere, both seismologists and nutters will tell you that. Please do some research.


Game is going ahead.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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It would seem so. Not sure where Radio Live got their information from.
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Luis Garcia wrote:
Glading said midfielder Simon Elliott had undergone a knee operation and had been ruled out, along with Leo Bertos, Mark Paston and Jeremy Christie.

Winston Reid is unavailable for the China game because of suspension, while fellow defender Ben Sigmund will miss the Japan game as he is getting married on April 2.
With Paston out, that almost gaurantee's that Jake Gleeson will make the final squad as back up to Mossy. Will be good experience for him.
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rjmiller wrote:
timmymadden wrote:
rj big earthquakes like that can trigger other earthquakes on seperate fault lines elsewhere, both seismologists and nutters will tell you that. Please do some research.
 
Tokyo is 400 kms away from the epicenter and the same faultline will not result in a deadly quake in Tokyo. No seismologist can tell you with certainty exactly what the odds are. Yes this could have heightened stress (or equally relieved it) between the three way plate intersection that could cause a devastating quake in Tokyo. But the odds of this happening while the All Whites would be there are still extremely low. Please drop the condescending tone.
Please enlighten us all on your credentials for these proclamations. I work professionally in this field and I would not make the sweeping statements you have made on this list.
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I for one, am so pumped to see my boys again..

Love watching the Whites...  Don't care how we play, know it will always be entertaining

Hope the likes of Wood, Kosta, Rojas, Lowe (?), Gleeson get some good game time between them
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The NZ Herald wrote:
Winds contaminated with low-level radiation from the reactors were last night drifting towards Tokyo, although not yet at harmful levels.[/QUOTE]
 
The NZ Herald wrote:
Kyodo News said "minute levels" of radiation had been detected in Tokyo, and radiation levels in Saitama, near Tokyo, were 40 times normal levels - not enough to affect human health, but enough to fuel panic in the city of about 12 million people.
 
[QUOTE=The NZ Herald]New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is now recommending against all tourist and other non-essential travel to areas in Japan, including Tokyo, affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

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If MFAT are recommending not going it makes it difficult to justify. Probably also creates all sorts of complications around players' insurance etc.

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NZF making a statement after 3pm today.  if they can't play japan in Japan, why not play them in China.  Easier said than done and they've probably thought of it but it would be good.

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Or consider moving it down to the south west.
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Sorry if this has already been asked, but is there live coverage of these friendlies on Sky or (god forbid) poor mans TV?

Yellow Whever Whanganui

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goldienz wrote:
Sorry if this has already been asked, but is there live coverage of these friendlies on Sky or (god forbid) poor mans TV?

Yet to be confirmed for Sky but I think we can safely assume there will be zero chance of free to air coverage.
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Japan game set to move from Tokyo to Osaka
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Oh, good. This game had better go ahead, even if they have to shift it to Okinawa.

Ramming liberal dribble down your throat since 2009
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Happy that they are moving the match further south, hope this is genuinely safer for our footballers.
In the next 10 days the Japanese are hosting a fair slice of our men's footballing future...fingers crossed.

  Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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New Zealand Football (NZF) wishes to advise that NZF and the Japan Football Association (JFA) will make media announcements at 8.30pm (NZT) tonight with regard to the All Whites international friendly match with Japan scheduled for Osaka, on March 29, 2011. NZF has respectfully observed a JFA request to delay any further comment about the match until this time and apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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so what happened here?
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Good call from NZF,given the uncertainties around disaster recovery and particularly the nuclear risk. Meaningful games now an even more pressing issue this year though.

  Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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Yep, here's hoping the Japan game can be rescheduled.  Even better if they came here.

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Right decision to can it as far as I'm concerned.

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New Zealand All Whites Squad versus China (Club/Caps/Goals)

Goalkeepers
Glen MOSS (Gold Coast United, AUS � 16/0)
Jake GLEESON (Portland Timbers, USA � 0/0)

Defenders
Tony LOCHHEAD (Wellington Phoenix � 33/0)
Ivan VICELICH (Auckland City, NZL � 71/7)
Ryan NELSEN (Blackburn Rovers, ENG � 45/9)
Andrew BOYENS (Chivas, USA � 16/0)
Tommy SMITH (Ipswich Town, ENG � 7/0)
Michael FITZGERALD (Albirex Niigata, JPN � 0/0)

Midfielders
Michael McGLINCHEY (Central Coast Mariners, AUS � 7/0)
Jeremy BROCKIE (Newcastle Jets, AUS � 21/0)
David MULLIGAN (Auckland City, NZL � 25/3)
Aaron CLAPHAM (Canterbury United, NZL � 2/0)
Marco ROJAS (Melbourne Victory, AUS � 0/0)

Forwards
Shane SMELTZ (Gold Coast United, AUS � 34/18)
Rory FALLON (Plymouth Argyle, ENG � 11/3)
Chris KILLEN (Shenzhen Ruby, CHN � 36/18)
Chris WOOD (Brighton and Hove Albion, ENG � 14/1)
Kosta BARBAROUSES (Brisbane Roar, AUS � 1/0)

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What is wrong with Tim Brown?
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Think he had surgery?
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Hard News wrote:
Not much midfield... maybe play four and push Ivan back in there I guess.
 
Agreed re light midfield..not much defensive cover there..could be a busy nite for back 4 but we might see some quick counter attacks . 

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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so straight up whats happening with timmy? wasnt he fine at the end of the nix season???


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