https://theniche-cache.com/football/2024/9/5/checking-in-with-auckland-fcs-inaugural-preseason-activities#google_vignette
Honestly speaking, Paulsen and Pijnaker are the only NZers who should feel safe about being round one starters (and their performances will determine what happens from there)... though these first five preseason games have offered positivity around Howieson, Mata, Rogerson, and even scholarship dudes like McKenlay, Toomey, and Gillion.
Aotearoa's newest A-League franchise is now five pre-season games deep and beginning to resemble an actual, tangible football team
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) September 5, 2024
Have a read of this for some very early clues around line-ups, tactics, trial players, and squad trendshttps://t.co/8cb8Z4NPlM
Honestly speaking, Paulsen and Pijnaker are the only NZers who should feel safe about being round one starters (and their performances will determine what happens from there)... though these first five preseason games have offered positivity around Howieson, Mata, Rogerson, and even scholarship dudes like McKenlay, Toomey, and Gillion.