So now we know why it took this long to name the squad. Bazeley has done well to secure Boxall and Bell. Both at clubs in season, so they will miss actual important club games, as opposed to just pre season.
Bell's Viking in title and European contention. Boxall's Minnesota in a proper losing rut. Still Boxy has been Minny's greatest servant in their short existence, and who knows this Olympics maybe the biggest international football stage he plays on. He knows father time can be harsh, and the World Cup in 2 years when he'll nearly be 38 is no given. Robbed by his former Minny coach of being at Tokyo, kudos to his club this time.
Singh in, is also very good news.
Happy to see Lachlan Bayliss is definitely NZ eligible and in the 22. I thought once he overcame his early season injury at the Jets, he looked very promising.
Big opportunity for Riley Bidois. With hindsight the Nix may have been better to sign him last season, and leave Luke Supyk in the reserves for another 12 months.
Again I say Baze should have taken Sheridan & Hughes to Vanuatu. Even just to train with the AWs. Sheridan is only a Bindon injury away from starting games on a stage, he's never been close to before. Never been to an age group World Cup, he's really just been a Central League player until a few ALM games last season.
Defensively we should be sound, helped by Bell's experience in front of the CBs. But yeah as others say, don't see many goals sans Wood & Libby. Cacace seemed to be involved in nearly every goal the AWs scored at the Nations Cup. Hopefully Old, Garbett & Singh can conjur something.
I'd take a result verus Guinea and fighting defeats verus US and France.
Evangelos Marinakis obviously not a fan of the Olympics. Suspect that Nuno at Forest has been told anything less than mid table EPL is not acceptable, and the Olympiakos coach same re a Greek Super League tittle. Hence these coaches want all their players in now for pre season. Their big boss is watching closely, and expects fast improvements on last season.
Bell's Viking in title and European contention. Boxall's Minnesota in a proper losing rut. Still Boxy has been Minny's greatest servant in their short existence, and who knows this Olympics maybe the biggest international football stage he plays on. He knows father time can be harsh, and the World Cup in 2 years when he'll nearly be 38 is no given. Robbed by his former Minny coach of being at Tokyo, kudos to his club this time.
Singh in, is also very good news.
Happy to see Lachlan Bayliss is definitely NZ eligible and in the 22. I thought once he overcame his early season injury at the Jets, he looked very promising.
Big opportunity for Riley Bidois. With hindsight the Nix may have been better to sign him last season, and leave Luke Supyk in the reserves for another 12 months.
Again I say Baze should have taken Sheridan & Hughes to Vanuatu. Even just to train with the AWs. Sheridan is only a Bindon injury away from starting games on a stage, he's never been close to before. Never been to an age group World Cup, he's really just been a Central League player until a few ALM games last season.
Defensively we should be sound, helped by Bell's experience in front of the CBs. But yeah as others say, don't see many goals sans Wood & Libby. Cacace seemed to be involved in nearly every goal the AWs scored at the Nations Cup. Hopefully Old, Garbett & Singh can conjur something.
I'd take a result verus Guinea and fighting defeats verus US and France.
Evangelos Marinakis obviously not a fan of the Olympics. Suspect that Nuno at Forest has been told anything less than mid table EPL is not acceptable, and the Olympiakos coach same re a Greek Super League tittle. Hence these coaches want all their players in now for pre season. Their big boss is watching closely, and expects fast improvements on last season.