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Monday 23 July 2007

Future Socceroos World Cup Qualifier team

Who would you build your World Cup team around after seeing the Asia Cup.

RJ wrote saying:

You need a page on crystal balling our first WCQ team. Here's mine:

Goalie: Brad Jones

Defence: Neill, Milligan, Moore, Beauchamp

Midfield: Valeri, Bresciano, Cahill, Carle

Forwards: Aloisi, Thompson

Harry, Nathan Burns on the bench, assuming Mark Viduka retired. Who else have we got??
RJ

My Reply:
The draw is Nov 25th

Build for the future. Two steps back to take one forward.

For me the key problem is the class in the forward line or lack of it.

Scott McDonald Celtic and Josh Kennedy FC Nurnberg are probably the way forward. Mark Viduka can help from the bench in some games.
John Aloisi can go now. Archie Thompson can assist, but Nathan Burns, Mark Bridge and Bruce Djite, Brett Holman have to be nurtured and given their opportunities.

Viduka and Aloisi cannot take us to the World Cup, and their lack of pace stifles how the team can play.

And we need to build for Asia Cup 2011 and World Cup 2014. We may not make 2010 and therefore a longer term strategy needs to be in place. Do we have one?

Who would you build your World Cup qualifying team around?

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