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OFC World Cup qualifying tourney - Qatar in March

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Posted March 11, 2022 20:02 · last edited March 11, 2022 21:52

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/baby-bens-set-for-golden-chance-to-learn-from-all-whites-veterans/

https://theniche-cache.com/football/2022/3/11/labyrinthine-squad-yarns-for-the-all-whites-ofc-world-cup-qualifiers
You think Hay would play hardball with Poppa and demand Rojas be released for OFC Tourney games within March window dates.

Bit late to integrate him into the squad just prior Intercontinental Playoff, when his last AWs game was Nov 2019! Marco still definitely has something to offer the AWs. Corica was okay to release Barba, why not Poppa Rojas.


Bringing us to Marco Rojas who has been playing fantastic footy for Melbourne Victory and would for sure have something to offer to this team but MVC have Asian Champions League games coming up and reading between the lines it sounds like Tony Popovich might’ve been rather forceful in those negotiations. That’s a delicate thing for Danny Hay to balance. He can’t pick Rojas for the first two games without club permission. He could for the next few... but the A-League doesn’t break so he’d be pissing off Poppa. And Niko Kirwan’s a nice example of how diplomacy can work: unavailable for the last tour because his club didn’t want to let him go and yet this time he’s here for the full tour. Do me a favour now and I’ll owe you one later.

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https://www.oceaniafootball.com/baby-bens-set-for-golden-chance-to-learn-from-all-whites-veterans/

https://theniche-cache.com/football/2022/3/11/labyrinthine-squad-yarns-for-the-all-whites-ofc-world-cup-qualifiers
You think Hay would play hardball with Poppa and demand Rojas be released for Tourney games within March window dates. Bit late to integrate him into the squad just prior Intercontinental Playoff, when his last AWs game was Nov 2019!


Bringing us to Marco Rojas who has been playing fantastic footy for Melbourne Victory and would for sure have something to offer to this team but MVC have Asian Champions League games coming up and reading between the lines it sounds like Tony Popovich might’ve been rather forceful in those negotiations. That’s a delicate thing for Danny Hay to balance. He can’t pick Rojas for the first two games without club permission. He could for the next few... but the A-League doesn’t break so he’d be pissing off Poppa. And Niko Kirwan’s a nice example of how diplomacy can work: unavailable for the last tour because his club didn’t want to let him go and yet this time he’s here for the full tour. Do me a favour now and I’ll owe you one later.