Comments on: Verbeek needs to send SOS to Sasa

By: jimbo

jimbo — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:23:07 +0000

If he cut his hair, he could see the ball and he could see his opponents and wouldn’t have so many calamities . . .

By: dasilva

dasilva — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:20:12 +0000

The coach not only have to select players on ability but also on attitude and whether they gel with other team mates. Players have been omitted for teams due to perceived disruptive influence to a team before (Roy Keane, Cantona, Anelka etc) and with good results

It’s one thing to say that Llubo is worth the risk, it’s another to completely dismiss that as a criteria.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:05:17 +0000

If Topor-Stanley got a haircut, he’d be the one Pimbo would pick to partner Lucas Neill.

By: dannyshepherd

dannyshepherd — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:06:42 +0000

well said andypoo…

north is an embarrassment…

By: Horza

Horza — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:43:03 +0000

LOL

Also bring back Hayden Foxe and Pim needs to call Beau Busch and David Tarka.

By: David

David — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:13:13 +0000

Spria is better then all of them he just got injured if e gets a loan move and comes back to playing full time he wil partner luacas neill

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:22:51 +0000

….and also that great crack about Pims hairstyle as well….gotta love a straight shooter.

By: AndyRoo

AndyRoo — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:32:40 +0000

He will probably get the ferry to Eddie Bosnars house and they can watch the world cup together on TV ….both wondering why they weren’t even given a chance at the Socceroos….meanwhile Jade North keeps adding to his 28 caps

By: dasilva

dasilva — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:37:50 +0000

Lubo?

Well last year he publicly insulted Pim Verbeek as a coach callling his team boring and that he doesn’t care about the A-league.

Any player with a bit of professionalism and wants to be selected for the country would have avoided doing that.

By: dasilva

dasilva — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:30:06 +0000

Any player who is going to threaten to play for another country unless they get pick for Australia is going to be excluded by the national team

That’s what happen last year when Ogre was making noise about playing for Macedonia. Pim quite rightly ruled him out for doing it

Now the ball is in Ogre court. There have been indications from people like Rhys Williams and Shane Lowry that if you change your mind and make a firm committment to Australia then Pim is willing to pick players who previously flirted with another country.

If he calls up Pim and tells him he wants to play for Australia and rejects any calls up to the Macedonian national team then fine. However Pim should not be on his knees begging for Ogre to play for Australia. It’s a privilege to play for Australia not the other way around.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:15:07 +0000

Straight up..I cant understand why a featherweight like Colosimo is being considered whilst Lubo and Ogre will be watching the game on TV.

By: KB

KB — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:05:30 +0000

You just have to feel for Sasa Ognenovski… He never put a foot wrong for the Qld. Roar and Adelaide Un and yet still can’t get a deserving start for Australia nor Macadonia… When will he get his chance..? Yes indeed get Ogre into the frame…

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KB

By: Jesse Fink

Jesse Fink — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:04:32 +0000

Absolutely agree, mate. Well said. The Ogre could be a real jack in the box for the Socceroos.

By: Punter

Punter — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:39:38 +0000

It’s all abit confusing as to why Pim has not at least looked at him. In the 5 years of watching the A-league, his performances especially last year is as good as any A-League defender & that includes Coyne, Milligan, Beachamp, North, Vargas, Milesvic, Colosimo & Moore.
Moore is a true legend of the our game & would not let Australia down, but not the player he was, I say give Sasa a go, he’s big & dorminant & would give the Australian backline a real presence.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:33:33 +0000

Agreed. He was a rock for the Reds. A much missed rock and deserves a chance in Kuwait