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As people know I’m always one to quickly jump on board with any winning Australian team. I just wish the games weren’t in the wee hours of the morning. Tuesday at 2:00am might be a bit tough.
Jarvi wrote:As people know I’m always one to quickly jump on baord with any winning Asutralian team. I just wish the games weren’t in the wee hours of the morning. Tuesday at 2:00am might be a bit tough.Definitely agreed, but I think this one is worth missing out on sleep for…
Believe it or not, I was a goalie for years in my youth. Was my favorite sport and I played on an all boy’s team playing against all boy’s.
I don’t keep track these days though…… Good luck!
its a dutch “trainer” Guus Hiddink,
born 7 miles from where i live:Pbtw. i do believe you Dom:P
Hello, sorry to burst your bubble, but your chances of knocking off italy in the playoffs next time out are near impossible
Croatia is an absolute piece of _ _ _ _ …make no mistake about that…the ultimate pretender team, they couldnt score on a useless japan team who gave up 3 to australia and 4 to brazil…the only team they did score on was australia who played their pathetic croatian backup goalie, and who i suspect was screwing up on purpose to give his homies a chance…nobody could be that bad
On a positive note…coach hiddink has finished 4th in the past 2 world cups with korea and holland, and now he has australia fit and playing well…but no matter what anyone thinks, australia is still very cheap in many ways, and no matter how fit they are the lack of quality players will show against the big boys.
It’s nice to dream, and i picked australia to qualify from that group along with brazil, because i knew how bad japan and croatia were…the top european teams are germany, holland, england, portugal, spain, italy…croatia is not in that league…big test next game vs italy…italy is a big boy in the soccer world and i won’t bet on the aussies to knock them out
Looking at it this way…italy is a big step up in class from anything australia have played, with the exception of brazil, who just beat your australia 2-0 a few days ago…i expect italy will shutout australia and win pretty easy
but…
that’s why they play the game
i know…not what you wanted to hear
The coach has definitely earnt his money thus far….
My other half has a tshirt with a photo of the coach that says “Guus Your Daddy” – funny stuff…
Dom I used to play goalie back in the day too.. I got mistaken for a guy sometimes but can’t say I played in an all guys team
May have been fun though
I’m open to everyone’s opinion. I do agree with some of your comments, however I do think Australia have a good chance of knocking out Italy… That’s my opinion though… Perhaps we should bet on it
nick777 wrote:Hello, sorry to burst your bubble, but your chances of knocking off italy in the playoffs next time out are near impossibleCroatia is an absolute piece of _ _ _ _ …make no mistake about that…the ultimate pretender team, they couldnt score on a useless japan team who gave up 3 to australia and 4 to brazil…the only team they did score on was australia who played their pathetic croatian backup goalie, and who i suspect was screwing up on purpose to give his homies a chance…nobody could be that bad
On a positive note…coach hiddink has finished 4th in the past 2 world cups with korea and holland, and now he has australia fit and playing well…but no matter what anyone thinks, australia is still very cheap in many ways, and no matter how fit they are the lack of quality players will show against the big boys.
It’s nice to dream, and i picked australia to qualify from that group along with brazil, because i knew how bad japan and croatia were…the top european teams are germany, holland, england, portugal, spain, italy…croatia is not in that league…big test next game vs italy…italy is a big boy in the soccer world and i won’t bet on the aussies to knock them out
Looking at it this way…italy is a big step up in class from anything australia have played, with the exception of brazil, who just beat your australia 2-0 a few days ago…i expect italy will shutout australia and win pretty easy
but…
that’s why they play the game
i know…not what you wanted to hear
You wanna bet me…a guy dubbed el perfecto by his peers for his handicapping expertise…a guy who had a professional soccer career of over 10 years on 3 continents and whose name is ranked #1 on google for an outstanding soccer performance of almost a decade ago…
If i tell you Australia will get completely outclassed by italy…take it to the bank
But the World Cup is about dreams…however…you saying Australia has a good chance of winning this tournament is just absolute insanity
good luck though, i have nothing against any nation, i just call it as i see it, i don’t really care who wins…germany, argentina, portugal, england, brazil, italy, spain, holland, would all whoop australia…you might get lucky and beat one of them, but thats improbable, but to outlast all of those teams is impossible…first of all, FIFA would never allow it, there is a lot of money invested in those big boys i mentioned…FIFA could care less about soccer in australia, fiji, and the soloman islands…that’s just the way it is
Actually, it looks like i’m raining on your parade, and that’s not what i wanted to do…i can understand your excitement…i’m just being honest…i should of come in with the…yeay, go australia angle
never mind, just ignore me
Well like I said, I’m open to everyone’s opinions… I started the thread to celebrate, not to start a heated debate so I’ll leave it there…
I don’t mind if you’ve come in to rain on my parade
Just shows you’re also a soccer fanatic…But I tell you this, if we do end up getting to the end, you will never hear the end of it from me That can be our deal
Renee wrote:Well like I said, I’m open to everyone’s opinions… I started the thread to celebrate, not to start a heated debate so I’ll leave it there…I don’t mind if you’ve come in to rain on my parade
Just shows you’re also a soccer fanatic…But I tell you this, if we do end up getting to the end, you will never hear the end of it from me That can be our deal
Tell you what
I’ll put $100 on australia to win the thing at 100-1 odds(because i have money to burn)
And if they win, i’ll take that cash, fly to australia, pick you up, and blow it all on liquor
Are we talking if they win the Cup or the next game?
Either way, if you’re willing to dump the money, I’m so in for that… I hope you can drink coz us Aussies are definitely known for our drinking
Good luck!
i’m taking about winning the whole thing
anybody can beat italy in one game…just that it almost never happens…actually, the last time it happened was about 2 years ago…you never know, they might be due for their bi-annual loss
seriously, dont get too excited about seeing me in australia with barrels of liquor, it’s not gonna happen…your aussie team will be back home in 5 days
but you have 4 days left to milk this thing for all its worth
Never bet against an Aussie…
I’m not making any predictions, Italy is a great team. But history has shown that it’s crazy to ever write off an Australian in a sporting contest. Talent will only get the Italian so far.. They’ll have to want it more to win.
Hey Renee/Kris perhaps we should move he focus to golf/tennis/cricket/cycling/swimming or some other sport that on a per capita basis we are well above the average. But then perhaps this thread should remain what it was intended to be, a light-hearted chance to have a celebration.
Considering the dire situation Soccer Australia was in a few years back I think it’s a pretty good job so far. Also the fact that any player here that shows promise has to travel half way around the world to pursue their dream, it’s still a good effort.
But what would I know, I retired from the game when I was 9 years old…
