The Road To Brazil 2014 via Wellington feat. Mexico

Sorry folks, I'm not sure which thread to ask this in, but thought as Durante is now officially one of us and a valid All White, I thought this thread was probably the best one.

[quote] wikipedia: 

Durante was selected in Pim Verbeek's Socceroo squad in February 2010 for Australia's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match againstIndonesia. In 2013 Durante will become eligible to play for the All Whites as he hasn't yet appeared for his country of birth. When asked if he would he said "It isn't something I would push for, but at the same time I would never say no if I've not made the Australian team."[2] In January 2013 Durante pledged his allegiance to New Zealand, he could appear at the earliest in All Whites 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March subject to his New Zealand citizenship and FIFA approval.[3] Durante became a New Zealand Citizen on 6 March 2013[4] and the next day was named in his first All Whites squad.[5][6] He made his international debut for New Zealand in theirworld cup qualifying game against Solomon Islands in Honiara.

What was FIFA's issue? 

Was it because Durante had been in a Socceroo squad prior to becoming a NZ citizen? 

According to FIFA regulations, a player can't play for another country if they weren't a citizen of that country, prior to playing for their country of birth. I guess technically Durante didn’t play for the socceroos and was only part of the squad - is that why FIFA had to give the ok?

^^^^ Sigh

Read all about it in here

http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/categories/wellington-phoenix-discussion/topics/andrew-durante-kiwi-as-bro

Go on , fill yer boots

Its hard to tell in 20 mins what he has. I'm on record of not being a fan but there is no way I could say he was not worthy on 20mins of doing nothing (or in fact worthy)

The curious case of Rory Fallon. Its like everything has stopped working for the guy after 'that header'. He changes clubs, can't score a lick and most of his appearances are as a sub or not at all and Ricki stopped picking him with his only real appearance in Honiara. You have to wonder with the below comment if the cheese has slipped off his cracker or there is something between the two (speculation). If one were to speculate more and based on what others have said here on YF, if Ricki is not a fan of Wynton and Fitzgerald because of a bias around religion, would that be a point of order? It sounds preposterous but I do wonder...

"One club has come in for me, but I don't feel the Lord wants me to go. I will wait on what the Lord says. I don't feel I have got a clear message to leave yet, so I'm staying. I'm instructed by the Lord, and I keep telling people this. They probably think I'm mad, but I know full well that when Paul Sturrock came in and wanted me to go to Southend I had a dream and the Lord told me to stay at Plymouth. I have had no instructions since so I stay at Plymouth"

Not a clue Ryan. I may well have missed that.

How about...

You could convince me on a 3-5-2 and swap out Brockie and play James and Vicelich but Brockie was invisible in his two games...

I could bear a 3-5-3 or 4-2-3-1 but not a 3-4-3 (as you know it will involve Bertos and Lochhead)

Can someone tell me why we are playing 3 at the back when we have the players to play 4 ?

You all saw how lost Reid was for the second goal we conceded tuesday morning.

I still think 4-3-3 is the best formation. 

four at the back is an absolute must. 

Vicelich is still by far the best defensive midfielder we have and he needs to be the anchor man, screening the back four and sitting in the pocket behind the other 2 cental midfielders.

James and Mcglinchy to sit in the middle in front of Ivan

Kosta and Marco on the wings with Wood up top.

                            ---------------------- Moss-------------------------

Bertos/Fenton/Fitzgerald--------Reid-----------Dura--------------Smith

  -------------------------------------------- Vicelich ----------------------------------

------------------------------- James ---------------- Mcglinchy ---------------------

--------- Kosta----------------------------------------------------------------- Marco------------

---------------------------------------- Wood/Smeltz --------------------------------------

Anyone remember how dodgy at the back we were in Honiara with 3 at the back and no Nelsen.

We have appeared dodgy with 4 as well....

Can Roux play left?

Assuming Fenton stands up at RB and so does Roux it could be that both can step up.

I understand that playing left and right RB are still quite different because of angles and also having to be comfortable on the other foot, but it certainly is worth looking at.

Mexico name new coach - it's Vicelich - no, sorry Vucetich (Mexican of Croatian descent):

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/09/12/2781081/vucetich-will-coach-the-mexican.html

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-vucetich-mexico-soccer-20130912,0,5110708.story#axzz2ekALXln4

"Vucetich is one of the most successful coaches in the local league, where he´s known as "King Midas" after winning 14 of 15 the finals he has managed in his career."

"The 58-year-old, fired by Monterrey last month after winning three straight CONCACAF Champions League titles..."

(coached Monterrey at last two FIFA Club World Cups - third last time)

"Hopefully this hot potato turns into a gold potato," he said.

won't be long...I'm King Midas ....everything I touch is successful...shit......it's not moving....we're stuck....this coat, it's the colour of a kiwifruit.....who sent this coat?...."Yellow Fever" from New Zealand?....You fool it's lined with superglue..."  

Also can anyone remember how many players we had who took a decent shot in any games. Killen and no one is I think the list.

We started to play a bit of football from the Wales game on with Smeltz...but Wood on his lonesome isn't going to be enough you'd think, and our midfielders while being tricky don't have a Brown like record of bundling the ball in.

Don't think one up front is a good plan.

You know Mexican fans don't have much faith in their team when they start facing the inevitable and posting on the All Whites' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AllWhites

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  Jesus Pazzi

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  Edgar Plascencia

  Wher is NZ??14 · September 12 at 9:42am near Zacatecas, Mexico

Good point. Yes. Can play both sides

Great that these kids are both in professional teams. But have you watched them play a whole game against quality opposition? I hope by being comfortable on the other foot you mean the ability to use the correct foot without thinking about it. 

I've seen so many players in the past have to take an extra touch so they can get a cross in with the foot they naturally use or an extra touch to shoot so they can get the ball on the foot they naturally use.

I believe the stat was '2 shots on target'.

Sticking with the Herbert bashing and expectations he will lose his job and youth will come in I started thinking about our top 11 u21 players and its a pretty decent looking team.

Basalaj

Fenton Adams Tuiloma Roux

Thomas Rufer Howieson Rojas

Wood Payne

Which leaves us with Rhys Jordan, Tyler Boyd, Max Crocombe and Hamish Watson (i expect him to get a contract) on the bench.

All players working within a professional environment. The midfield excites me particularly as they are all passers of the ball and technically very capable.

We had 5 shots on target 3 games. I'm trying to find out how many we actually had now.

Hmmm turns out Ivan and Chris wood were not on target. 

3 shots on target in 3 games.

total of 12 shots at goal in South Africa.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/statistics/teams/team=43978/index.html

I was one off. I'll accept your apology though.