Now that it has been confirmed that Scott McDonald will not play against China, it's almost certain that Pim Verbeek will employ a lone striker up front. Why? Because if he plays with a stiker pair, one of the two will almost certainly have to be Bruce Djite or Mark Bridge! That's assuming Harry Kewell does not play up front, but he might given that this particular limitation in our squad depth has allowed something of an emergency to develop.
With the FFA already confirming that nobody named John Aloisi, Joel Griffiths or James Brown (damnit) will be called up as a replacement, Archie Thompson is almost certain to start for Australia.
Brett Holman's chances have probably improved too.
Anyone miss the V-Bomber?
Oh well. I actually find this sort of pressure quite welcome. It's the World Cup after all.
Let's go.
(Just as an aside here, how indispensable does this make Bresciano look! With his goal creating and scoring ability, in my opinion he's far and away Australia's most important player at the moment.)
2 comments:
..I actually find this sort of pressure quite welcome...
Too true, that what's Asia and a wcq campaign is/should be all about. great to be a part of a serious nerve-jangling campaign, just like the rest of the world, lovin it.
Absolutely! It's just great to have something going on pretty much all the time, rather than a black hole of mind numbing wins in between a pair of huge home and away qualification matches.
We are very fortunate indeed.
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