Soccer Super Thread

[Marshall_magic]

Soccer Australia and the next coach must be concerned with the Tim Cahill situation

If he can't find a new club in the next 3-4 weeks I can't see how Australia can take him to the World Cup

And Australia without Tim Cahill better find a goal scorer real quick

With the new manager being a short term proposition I can see Cahill going. I doubt BVM will care what happens after he leaves and will select the best 23 players for now. I think Cahill will fit in with the physical style of football he will look to play. Apart from his goal scoring, Cahill's next best attribute is how hard he likes to go into a challenge.

Apart from a couple of good years as the Dutch coach he has been very underwhelming as a coach in Europe

Most Australian will read he has coached a side that made a WC final and think he is the bees knees

Far from it in my opinion , couldn't tie Guus's shoes in my humble opinion

Bert got a very average Saudi team to the world cup as well. He's also going to have some level of knowledge about the Australian team, he played them twice in qualification. His club form is passable as well, a UEFA Cup win is nothing to sneeze at. His world cup final was impressive, and a 116th minute winner was what it took for one of the best international teams of all time to win it (granted his Dutch team was very strong as well). The egos of the Dutch are always their downfall, which probably did him in in 2012.

Hiddink's last few appointments haven't gone very well. I don't think he's a viable option at the moment, he may know about players like Cahill, Mooy, Ryan, Jedinak who have played in the premier league, but I can't see him knowing enough to be able to get it together in 5 months for us. Plus he is in his 70s and hasn't had a fulltime role since he was a caretaker manager at Chelsea between Jose & Conte.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

With the new manager being a short term proposition I can see Cahill going. I doubt BVM will care what happens after he leaves and will select the best 23 players for now. I think Cahill will fit in with the physical style of football he will look to play. Apart from his goal scoring, Cahill's next best attribute is how hard he likes to go into a challenge.

Apart from a couple of good years as the Dutch coach he has been very underwhelming as a coach in Europe

Most Australian will read he has coached a side that made a WC final and think he is the bees knees

Far from it in my opinion , couldn't tie Guus's shoes in my humble opinion

Turned the Saudis around. Points for that.

I think quality wise our group has gone backwards quite dramatically in the last 6-8 years

Saudis haven't improved but haven't gone backwards either

They were 80th in the world when he took them on in '15, they're now 63rd.

They've improved.

FYI we're 36th now also.

Tunisia are 23rd?!

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Soccer Australia and the next coach must be concerned with the Tim Cahill situation

If he can't find a new club in the next 3-4 weeks I can't see how Australia can take him to the World Cup

And Australia without Tim Cahill better find a goal scorer real quick

With the new manager being a short term proposition I can see Cahill going. I doubt BVM will care what happens after he leaves and will select the best 23 players for now. I think Cahill will fit in with the physical style of football he will look to play. Apart from his goal scoring, Cahill's next best attribute is how hard he likes to go into a challenge.

Apart from a couple of good years as the Dutch coach he has been very underwhelming as a coach in Europe

Most Australian will read he has coached a side that made a WC final and think he is the bees knees

Far from it in my opinion , couldn't tie Guus's shoes in my humble opinion

Bert got a very average Saudi team to the world cup as well. He's also going to have some level of knowledge about the Australian team, he played them twice in qualification. His club form is passable as well, a UEFA Cup win is nothing to sneeze at. His world cup final was impressive, and a 116th minute winner was what it took for one of the best international teams of all time to win it (granted his Dutch team was very strong as well). The egos of the Dutch are always their downfall, which probably did him in in 2012.

Hiddink's last few appointments haven't gone very well. I don't think he's a viable option at the moment, he may know about players like Cahill, Mooy, Ryan, Jedinak who have played in the premier league, but I can't see him knowing enough to be able to get it together in 5 months for us. Plus he is in his 70s and hasn't had a fulltime role since he was a caretaker manager at Chelsea between Jose & Conte.

Agreed, he got the Saudis to qualify immediately, and the game has passed Guus by now.

If it means Troisi, Milligan and Kruse never play for us again, I'm OK with it.

 

[happy_tiger]

Soccer Australia and the next coach must be concerned with the Tim Cahill situation

If he can't find a new club in the next 3-4 weeks I can't see how Australia can take him to the World Cup

And Australia without Tim Cahill better find a goal scorer real quick

With the new manager being a short term proposition I can see Cahill going. I doubt BVM will care what happens after he leaves and will select the best 23 players for now. I think Cahill will fit in with the physical style of football he will look to play. Apart from his goal scoring, Cahill's next best attribute is how hard he likes to go into a challenge.

Apart from a couple of good years as the Dutch coach he has been very underwhelming as a coach in Europe

Most Australian will read he has coached a side that made a WC final and think he is the bees knees

Far from it in my opinion , couldn't tie Guus's shoes in my humble opinion

Bert got a very average Saudi team to the world cup as well. He's also going to have some level of knowledge about the Australian team, he played them twice in qualification. His club form is passable as well, a UEFA Cup win is nothing to sneeze at. His world cup final was impressive, and a 116th minute winner was what it took for one of the best international teams of all time to win it (granted his Dutch team was very strong as well). The egos of the Dutch are always their downfall, which probably did him in in 2012.

Hiddink's last few appointments haven't gone very well. I don't think he's a viable option at the moment, he may know about players like Cahill, Mooy, Ryan, Jedinak who have played in the premier league, but I can't see him knowing enough to be able to get it together in 5 months for us. Plus he is in his 70s and hasn't had a fulltime role since he was a caretaker manager at Chelsea between Jose & Conte.

Was meaning when both in prime , not now

Avram Grant is better now than Guus :roll

 

[Marshall_magic]

Guus may not be up to it anymore, but he's still better than Grant. Grant is shocking.

As for the Cahill point, looks like he's on his way back to Milwall. If he wants to go to Russia this is a good move for him.

 

[happy_tiger]

Guus may not be up to it anymore, but he's still better than Grant. Grant is shocking.

As for the Cahill point, looks like he's on his way back to Milwall. If he wants to go to Russia this is a good move for him.

Millwall has continually denied it

It ain't going to be easy to like Cahill if he goes to Millwall for this little black duck

Talking EPL , WHU can't take a treat , lose 5 strikers in 3 weeks to injury , best case we might get Arnautovic and Lanzini back in a month

Carroll and Antonio could be season enders , unsure on Sakho

The only striker left is Chicarito and Moyes would of traded him if he could of in the January window

Like the look of Joao Mario signing , no doubt with our luck he will break his leg getting off the team bus :bawling :deadhorse: :brick:

 

[Marshall_magic]

Guus may not be up to it anymore, but he's still better than Grant. Grant is shocking.

As for the Cahill point, looks like he's on his way back to Milwall. If he wants to go to Russia this is a good move for him.

Millwall has continually denied it

It ain't going to be easy to like Cahill if he goes to Millwall for this little black duck

Talking EPL , WHU can't take a treat , lose 5 strikers in 3 weeks to injury , best case we might get Arnautovic and Lanzini back in a month

Carroll and Antonio could be season enders , unsure on Sakho

The only striker left is Chicarito and Moyes would of traded him if he could of in the January window

Like the look of Joao Mario signing , no doubt with our luck he will break his leg getting off the team bus :bawling :deadhorse: :brick:

Reports from both Aus and Eng suggesting it will happen, looking likely. I don't think he would go to a team in the prem, he hasn't got the legs for it anymore and he won't get much game time, but I can see him getting time in the championship.

As for West Ham, I would move Chicarito on, I don't think he's suited to a team like West Ham (or a manager like Moyes), get some $$$ in and free up the wages to get a proper striker. Sadly I think your owners would rather have names than the right players (Joe Hart? Really?)

 

[happy_tiger]

Guus may not be up to it anymore, but he's still better than Grant. Grant is shocking.

As for the Cahill point, looks like he's on his way back to Milwall. If he wants to go to Russia this is a good move for him.

Millwall has continually denied it

It ain't going to be easy to like Cahill if he goes to Millwall for this little black duck

Talking EPL , WHU can't take a treat , lose 5 strikers in 3 weeks to injury , best case we might get Arnautovic and Lanzini back in a month

Carroll and Antonio could be season enders , unsure on Sakho

The only striker left is Chicarito and Moyes would of traded him if he could of in the January window

Like the look of Joao Mario signing , no doubt with our luck he will break his leg getting off the team bus :bawling :deadhorse: :brick:

Reports from both Aus and Eng suggesting it will happen, looking likely. I don't think he would go to a team in the prem, he hasn't got the legs for it anymore and he won't get much game time, but I can see him getting time in the championship.

As for West Ham, I would move Chicarito on, I don't think he's suited to a team like West Ham (or a manager like Moyes), get some $$$ in and free up the wages to get a proper striker. Sadly I think your owners would rather have names than the right players (Joe Hart? Really?)

Joe hasn't been No 1 keeper for a while now , thankfully Adrian has found his 2016 form

We can't move Chicarito on MM , we literally have no one else , we are like the pub with no beer , the club with no strikers

Bit of talk about Ings and Sturridge , but only talk

They were looking at the Russian striker Frodor (spelling) but talk has dried up

 

[Marshall_magic]

Joe is an average keeper and has been for a while, no idea why a team would fork out for his wages, unless you wanted him as a name.

Maybe use Chicarito in a swap deal, he is not a goo striker in my opinion, he is a fox in the box. If you find him in the box he will bang them in, but he won't do the other things good strikers do (make clever runs, hold the ball up or press from the front)

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Chicarito is a six yard shark.

 

[happy_tiger]

Chicarito is a six yard shark.

Hope so , the only striker we have at the moment :frowning:

 

[Marshall_magic]

Chicarito is a six yard shark.

This, at United he was a hit because you can put him on with players like Rooney who can find him in the box.

 

[happy_tiger]

Cahill to Millwall , glad he found a club , but why Millwall

 

[tiger_one]

Cahill to Millwall , glad he found a club , but why Millwall

Tim played there from his teenage years - "But the now 38-year-old, who scored 57 goals in 251 appearances for Millwall between 1998 and 2004"…...

And they say you should never go back to an old girlfriend!

 

[Geo]

Cahill to Millwall , glad he found a club , but why Millwall

Cause West Ham suk..

 

[Harvey]

Cahill to Millwall , glad he found a club , but why Millwall

Isn't London's biggest nursing home there?

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Millwall and League One are still a much higher calibre than Melbourne City and the A-League.

If he is getting minutes there it's only a good thing for us.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Millwall and League One are still a much higher calibre than Melbourne City and the A-League.

If he is getting minutes there it's only a good thing for us.

League one has some good teams, like Wigan, ain't that right Hap?

 

[happy_tiger]

Cahill to Millwall , glad he found a club , but why Millwall

Cause West Ham suk..

If you multiply your hate for Manly by 100 that's how West Ham fans feel about Millwall :smiling_imp:

 

[happy_tiger]

Millwall and League One are still a much higher calibre than Melbourne City and the A-League.

If he is getting minutes there it's only a good thing for us.

League one has some good teams, like Wigan, ain't that right Hap?

Extremely good teams MM

You know I used to like you hey mate :laughing:

And what was worse that Masuaku are only attacking midfield option left got 6 weeks for spitting

I'm not saying things can not get any worse because they do

If we don't find some players today / tomorrow in the transfer window , I honestly think we could go down

Yes we are getting players back , but we have the toughest draw over the last 8 weeks , 5 top 6 teams from memory 😢