A league not stopping for international windows next season but looks like dates are 7 July - 23 July. So out of A league season anyway.
That's pretty soon. When are NZF going to announce a squad.
Oops missed that, but September tournament timing will be interesting.
I had missed that they'd announced the A-League will start on October 11. With the OFC qualifiers ending October 5, I'd say no Phoenix pros will be involved.
Yipe that OFC Olympic qualifying tourney (U23s) runs 21 September – 5 October 2019, which pretty much overlaps every pro club comp on the globe.
I note in another article James Mcgarry has ruled himself out.
Even the American USL season runs to weekend of October 18–20 (so no Adams & Brotherton - both age 22).
Presumably no A League players.
So just a team of Handy Prem players & USA college boys.
Tzanev, Zwetsloot, Van Hoven, Stanger, Mata from Europe maybe as just youth players at their Euro clubs. Will be a vulnerable side no matter what.
Last time tourney was played in July 2015, looks like OFC doing NZ no favours again.