According to the Daily Telegraph, as many as eight A-League players may be called into Graham Arnold and Johan Neesken's squad for Australia's forthcoming Asian Cup qualifier away to Bahrain.
A squad of 18 will be picked on Monday (February 6), with the Telegraph insisting that Sydney FC trio David Carney, Mark Milligan and Clint Bolton are in the running. Based on form and previous reports, other A-Leaguers could include Michael Valkanis, Michael Beauchamp, Jade North, Dean Heffernan, Ross Aloisi, Travis Dodd, Nick Carle, Nick Ward, Tom Pondeljak and Alex Brosque. From Sydney, Alvin Ceccoli and Sasho Petrovski might stand better chances than Milligan, while Mark Rudan has probably returned to good form too late to warrant inclusion. I wonder also if Zenon Caravella warrants consideration, though admittedly it is unlikely that a dark horse will be picked for such an important match.
The other positive news for Australia is that Motherwell striker Scott McDonald may finally take the field in the green and gold, forever ending the presumptive speculation concerning his national allegiance. Hooray!
2 February 2006
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