Most weren't happy that the other guy, couldn't do better than losing by only 2 goals to Peru.
That other guy didn't get many non Oceania games (admittedly he had a couple), against sides as weak as India, Kenya & Formosa.
Similar games from memory under Hudson - Myanmar (current ranking 138 - draw), Oman (84 - won), Thailand (122 - lost). He had more full strength squads than Schmid for sure, but all those 3 games were away (ie not at neutral venues).
Promising signs, but early days for the Austrian. And his close links with Heraf will raise some questions over his tenure.