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Ange Postecoglou has unveiled the 30-man Socceroos squad that will carry Australia’s hopes at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Last week, Postecoglou announced that former Socceroos captain, Lucas Neill, would not be included in the squad. His intention to revive the Socceroos with youth, instead of leaning on experience has been reflected in his selections.
The task at hand for the Socceroos in Brazil is substantial, as they come up against the likes of Spain, Chile and the Netherlands in the appropriately named “group of death”.
When announcing the squad, Postecoglou made it clear that injuries had played a significant role in the selections. However, this offered a good opportunity to bring in new faces.
“There is some inexperience, for the majority of players this will be their first World Cup, but we do have some experience, and some experience that need to stand up.”
“We needed to regenerate the team and we that started that process pretty much from the day I was appointed.”
“We want to reward form and fitness and also have an eye to the future.”
Robbie Kruse and Rhys Williams are the notable omissions due to injury, and both would have played crucial roles in the Socceroos campaign if they were fit.
Defender Mark Milligan joined Postecoglou for the announcement, and expressed his excitement about being part of the squad: “It’s all come about quite quickly. Now that the squad’s been named, it’s exciting. We must grasp what Ange wants to do.”
Socceroos 30-man squad:
Mark Birighitti, Oliver Bozanic, Mark Bresciano, Josh Brillante, Tim Cahill, Jason Davidson, Ivan Franjić, Eugene Galeković, Curtis Good, Ben Halloran, James Holland, Mile Jedinak, Josh Kennedy, Mitchell Langerak, Mathew Leckie, Massimo Luongo, Ryan McGowan, Matt McKay, Mark Milligan, Tommy Oar, Tom Rogic, Mat Ryan, Adam Sarota, Matthew Špiranović, Adam Taggart, James Troisi, Dario Vidošić, Alex Wilkinson, Luke Wilkshire, Bailey Wright
RT a stoked @TimCahill: "What dreams are made road 2Brazil and potential 3rd World Cup. Proud day,this is how I feel pic.twitter.com/IT5pzoctI1"
— The Roar (@TheRoarSports) May 14, 2014
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