Rather he than hudson wihongi or dyer
I just don't buy that. He is very one footed and has no long passing game (and believe me I have watched him closely). He's got no physical presence and he's not got a lot of pace. He is very good technically but there is a reason his career hasn't gone anywhere
Yeah Hicks lacked the physical presence but he is much much better then the young kids we have in there like Dyer
There's a lot of players who are coasting around, mcGlinchey has been dreadful for over a year. Started off with a hiss and a roar at the nix and then faded to a waste of space. Doyle has not had one good game in a professional environment or for the all whites but he is too good for the ASB prem so maybe needs to try state league in Melbourne or something along those lines. Not much point of bringing Riera in when he is 31, will be the same as the Durante situation. If you have Reid and Smith at CB with Moss in goals, tuiloma at RB need to find a LB. Front 3 is pretty easy to figure out with Wood, Thomas and Rojas, or even Rojas centrally. Would then need someone with a bit of nugget in midfield to clean up the scraps, screen the back 4 etc.
Would then need someone with a bit of nugget in midfield to clean up the scraps, screen the back 4 etc.
I hope Hudson picks this team from our next game.. Riera is eligible in December. Should be putting his name through when we put Wynne, Musa, Roux and Smiths applications in.
Position-----Name-----Date of Birth(age)-----Caps-----Goals-----Club
DF-----Winston Reid-----3 July 1988 (age 27)-----19-----1-----England West Ham United
DF-----Tommy Smith-----31 March 1990 (age 25)-----29-----2-----England Ipswich Town
FW-----Chris Wood-----7 December 1991 (age 23)-----38-----13-----England Leeds United
MF-----Ryan Thomas-----20 December 1994 (age 20)-----4-----0-----Netherlands Zwolle
FW-----Marco Rojas-----5 November 1991 (age 23)-----22-----1-----Switzerland Thun
FW-----Kosta Barbarouses-----19 February 1990 (age 25)-----29-----2-----Australia Melbourne Victory
FW-----Shane Smeltz-----29 September 1981 (age 33)-----51-----24-----Australia Sydney FC
GK-----Glen Moss-----19 January 1983 (age 32)-----26-----0-----New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
FW-----Tyler Boyd-----30 December 1994 (age 20)-----5-----0-----Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
DF-----Storm Roux-----13 January 1993 (age 22)-----7-----0-----Australia Central Coast Mariners
DF-----Themistoklis Tzimopoulos-----20 November 1985 (age 29)-----2-----0-----Greece PAS Giannina
GK-----Stefan Marinovic-----7 October 1991 (age 23)-----2-----0-----Germany Unterhaching
MF-----Albert Riera-----28 December 1983 (age 31)-----0-----0-----New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
MF-----Bill Tuiloma-----23 March 1995 (age 20)-----8-----0-----France Strasbourg
MF-----Michael McGlinchey-----7 January 1987 (age 28)-----31-----4-----New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
DF-----Michael Boxall-----18 August 1988 (age 27)-----13-----0-----South Africa SuperSport United
FW-----Kwabena Appiah-----19 May 1992 (age 23)-----0-----0-----New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
DF-----Sam Brotherton-----2 October 1996 (age 18)-----7-----1-----New Zealand Wanderers SC
DF-----James Musa-----1 April 1992 (age 23)-----1-----0-----United States Saint Louis
DF-----Louis Fenton-----3 April 1993 (age 22)-----2-----0-----New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
MF-----Tim Payne-----10 January 1994 (age 21)-----14-----2-----United States Portland Timbers 2
FW-----Monty Patterson-----9 December 1996 (age 18)-----0-----0-----England Ipswich Town
DF-----Deklan Wynne-----20 March 1995 (age 20)-----3-----0-----Canada Whitecaps FC 2
I'd throw in the young lad playing for Blackpool, Henry Cameron and try hard as f**k to persuade both Ben McKendry and Michael Fitzgerald to come home.
On a different note how has Brotherton managed 7 caps when Musa and Fenton only have 3 between them?
I thought it was TV3 that found Reid?
Not sure if you're having a LOL but Smith and Reid were well known here to us back in 07/08, long before the last minute WC glory hunting allegiance switches (which I am eternally grateful for).
For all those sticking the knife into Hudson, wasn't he the coach for the U-23 Olympic team? Before they were booted out there record in Papua New Guinea was played 4, won 4, 10 goals for, 0 against. When it mattered, he was delivering what was required.
I'm still waiting for NZF to come out and say the fax machine jammed as the requests were sent but no one noticed.
The option everybody has looked past is dropping Tuiloma back to LB as under Emblen. I would love to see:
Marinkovic / moss
Roux Smith Reid Tuiloma
Themi
Weemac James (Riera?)
Rojas Thomas
Wood
Edited for obvious math problem
This is a stronger team. James and Themi give that midfield a bit of snarl, and James gives it a goal threat. Unfortunately I don't think we have the option of 2013/4 James.
Also Fenton might be better than Roux, or could be played at left back. Or Weemac could be dropped for Tuiloma on current form.
Fairly sure Themi has played DM.
Wouldn't mind Joel Stevens or Monty Patterson as the work experience guys, because I think they might add something if they are brought on. Boyd should be in the mix too.
Rojas worries me a bit. On his current form I'd be starting Kosta or Boyd actually.
Are there any box-to-box midfielders currently in contention? Only Payne sort-of and James sort-of I guess. Any more of them any where?
Rojas worries you? Best player against Myanmar - secured the pen.
Also no Themi isn't a DM nor does he looks like one.
Cam Howieson?
Rojas worries you? Best player against Myanmar - secured the pen.
Also no Themi isn't a DM nor does he looks like one.
did a good dribble a couple of times- but seemed weak in the central area...we didn't pass the ball well or create a lot of chances. And some of that has to be down to the CAM.
He seemed a bit jaded. Not sure about him as a number 10. He's performed well on the wing. I haven't seen him perform well creating in the middle of the midfield. Didn't link play that well, couldn't find his team mates.
Just thought Themi had been mentioned as a DM when he started.
Rojas worries you? Best player against Myanmar - secured the pen.
Also no Themi isn't a DM nor does he looks like one.
Old
Glen Moss
Michael Boxall-Winston Reid-Tommy Smith-Louis Fenton
Albert Riera-Themistoklis Tzimopoulos
Kosta Barbarouses-Michael McGlinchey-Marco Rojas
Shane Smeltz
Young
Stefan Marinovic
Storm Roux-Jesse Edge-James Musa-Deklan Wynne
Bill Tuiloma-Tim Payne
Tyler Boyd-Matthew Ridenton-Ryan Thomas
Chris Wood
I thought it was TV3 that found Reid?
Not sure if you're having a LOL but Smith and Reid were well known here to us back in 07/08, long before the last minute WC glory hunting allegiance switches (which I am eternally grateful for).
Former NZF chief Graham Seatter has stated that He approached Reid back in 2006 to play for the AW's however his step father made it clear he was representing another nation.
I was able to interview Winston back in the days of "Soccer Talk" when he was still playing in Denmark... at that time, playing for the Danish youth teams was both convenient and a good development platform... he said one thing really putting him off changing to NZ was the thought of long haul travel... I contacted him a couple of times after that, and he said he'd decided to commit to Denmark... then in early 2010, Andrew Gourdie from Tv3 contacted him via Facebook, and Winston said he'd be interested in playing for NZ if someone asked him... so Gourdie gave Ricki Herbert his number and then filmed him ringing and talking to him... the next day, Winston announced he'd play for NZ, and was called up instantly for the World Cup squad... the rest is history...
so yes, NZF did know about him, as did football fans here, he'd been contacted a few times, but it was Gourdie's effort that essentially brought it back to life as an option... so basically in the space of 6 months, with a FIFA rule change helping, we gained McGlinchey, Fallon, Smith and Reid...
Not being selected for the Danish national World Cup squad too if I recall correctly?
