Our strength in this squad is our depth in attack and pace with Rojas, Barbarouses and decent international strikers in Wood/Smeltz/Fallon. We didn't play to those strengths at all. Instead, we tried to play a defensive game with Leo (can't defend, but tries his best), Dura (A-League quality at best), Vicelich (great servant to NZ football but ready to hang up his boots), Tommy Smith (needs good players around him) and Lochy (doesn't have a club). and Christie - but lets not go there.
Playing like that made sense when we had Nelsen and Reid. It didn't with this team. Not at all.
Unlike pretty much every other All Whites squad ever we're very top heavy; Ricki doesn't seem to know how to utilise that.