Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Australia 3 - Japan 1
Of all the score lines I considered this was not I would have expected, not in the result or on how it was achieved.
If SBS were adorable, counting down the months, days and hours in each and every sports broadcast just because they managed to qualify, I can't imagine what they'll be like now, giddy like school girls perhaps?
The Good
We won.
Dominating possession.
Morale and confidence did not collapse in the team after the Japanese goal.
The Bad
Lack of concentration, especially in defence, ESPECIALLY knowing that the Blue Samurai can have a brutal counter attack.
Failure to convert break away chances (although that was fixed by the 2nd half).
The Ugly
As someone noted 'a confetti' of yellow cards. 4 yellow cards, 2 on key players, I wonder if Hiddink will risk them for the Brazil game?
Nauseating overconfidence from the win, not from the team or from the coaching staff but from every other Australian and the media (other than SBS).
Of all the score lines I considered this was not I would have expected, not in the result or on how it was achieved.
If SBS were adorable, counting down the months, days and hours in each and every sports broadcast just because they managed to qualify, I can't imagine what they'll be like now, giddy like school girls perhaps?
The Good
We won.
Dominating possession.
Morale and confidence did not collapse in the team after the Japanese goal.
The Bad
Lack of concentration, especially in defence, ESPECIALLY knowing that the Blue Samurai can have a brutal counter attack.
Failure to convert break away chances (although that was fixed by the 2nd half).
The Ugly
As someone noted 'a confetti' of yellow cards. 4 yellow cards, 2 on key players, I wonder if Hiddink will risk them for the Brazil game?
Nauseating overconfidence from the win, not from the team or from the coaching staff but from every other Australian and the media (other than SBS).
