Japan chasing shadows cos of our passing lol. What am I watching.
Oly Whites vs Japan | Saturday 31st July | 9.00pm | Kashima, Japan
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Pacing that 1st half defensively in the heat maybe, and now playing for it?
Refs been good.
AlfStamp Been great all game mate! very cool.
Poco All deserved.
djtim3000
AlfStamp
djtim3000 I think Ryan Thomas is an even better player, imagine him in there with Singh as well. Looking forward to seeing our full strength all ages side together again. I was more thinking along the lines of eligible players, Bell effectively plays the same role as Thomas did for PEC Zwolle and probably has a higher ceiling (which is a big call). Its that x-factor creative that we're really missing. Im a huge fan of Bell, the good news is we have plenty of players with plenty of years ahead for us.
pickledmyself extra time or straight to penalties?
pickledmyself No
kwlap When I first saw it I thought it just hit him, slow mo view shows he reacted really well.
djtim3000 Danny Hay knows his players better than I do.
djtim3000 I never doubted him.
kwlap And easily Japans equal.
djtim3000 Im with you, Hay deserves credit here.
AlfStamp
djtim3000 Im with you, Hay deserves credit here.
Used his full squad well. What have we got in extra time here?
Silly from McCowwatt.
Because at least a couple of our ones have been professional fouls when Japan are breaking forward at pace. Japan haven't been committing fouls like that.
I think Ryan Thomas is an even better player, imagine him in there with Singh as well. Looking forward to seeing our full strength all ages side together again.
Pacing that 1st half defensively in the heat maybe, and now playing for it?
Energy sapping stuff. Japan have dropped right off on the press too, allowing us to string some nice passing together. Did someone say earlier that it's 80% humidity!? Will be some tired legs out there from both sides going into that final 20 or so minutes.
and Boxall/Payne
I'd say better attacking but Singh does tend to lose possession every now and then and that would have given Japan a few counter attacks.
3 of our 5 key defenders on cards now. Gotta change something up.
this ref and his yellow cards
Loving McCowatt's energy since he has been on.
Refs been good.
I was more thinking along the lines of eligible players, Bell effectively plays the same role as Thomas did for PEC Zwolle and probably has a higher ceiling (which is a big call). Its that x-factor creative that we're really missing.
What am I watching? Is this the same team as last week? We look good.
this ref and his yellow cards
Imagine how could this team would have been with Singh in the midfield.
jeebers elliott just cannot defend. i'm struggling to see how he's a right back. that required an early jump, he just stodd there
If we played like this in pool play we would have finished on 9 points.
If Dingham settles in RB better than Elliott im going to feel pretty smugly justified in questioning the shark he gets on this forum. We'll see now!
Ingham’s first two involvements were to turn over possession.
Hope he settles.
Hope he settles.
We are getting sloppy and looking for the miracle passes more and more. We need to keep focused.
Is it time to start thinking about who steps up for a penalty shootout...
WOUD!!
What a save!!!
Is it time to start thinking about who steps up for a penalty shootout...
Is it time to start thinking about who steps up for a penalty shootout...
Anyone still thinking we should have dropped Woud after one bad game?
What a save!!!
Anyone still thinking we should have dropped Woud after one bad game?
Good shift from Waine. Hope he's learnt a lot from Wood.
That was some save. Well in Would 👏👏
Lewis and bell are spent. Who do we have on the bench for them? Sutton?
Anyone still thinking we should have dropped Woud after one bad game?
I still can’t believe we are in this game. Let alone at nil all in the 90th minute
I have to say, I've loved every minute of this game despite what the result may end up being. Hay has been redeemed in my eyes.
I still can’t believe we are in this game. Let alone at nil all in the 90th minute
I have to say, I've loved every minute of this game despite what the result may end up being. Hay has been redeemed in my eyes.
wow, we've just taken these guys to extra time. great stuff kiwis, no matter what happens here
I have to say, I've loved every minute of this game despite what the result may end up being. Hay has been redeemed in my eyes.
Used his full squad well. What have we got in extra time here?
GO KIWIS!! YEAAAAH!