Posts Tagged "Scott McDonald"

Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray has been rewarded for including Australian Scott McDonald in his run-on side with the striker helping secure the club’s fifth straight win.

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A knee injury to Josh Kennedy has opened the door for striker Scott McDonald to rejoin the Socceroos and perhaps finally bag an elusive international goal.

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Brett Holman’s transfer to the UK to join Aston Villa was greeted as a great move by many, but by some it was a sign that our days of widespread English Premier League representation are over.

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Scott McDonald has found his scoring touch in the English Championship, helping Middlesborough into second place on the ladder, but does he deserve another shot at the Socceroos?

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Socceroos coach Holger Osieck is still weighing up whether to start Robbie Kruse or Scott McDonald up front in Wednesday night’s friendly against Wales in Cardiff.

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I don’t fancy it will, but Harry Kewell’s omission from Holger Osieck’s 18-man squad to face Wales should act as a reality check for the Socceroos star.

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Scott McDonald, the striker who has one of the longest goal droughts in international football, now looks as if he will never get the chance to end it.

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He may lack a single goal for his country but Socceroos striker Scott McDonald isn’t short on confidence heading into the Asian Cup in Qatar.

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John Aloisi thinks Australia will win the Asian Cup. Mark Rudan says Scott McDonald should score a hatful of goals against India. Meanwhile, Socceroos coach Holger Osieck says his team are travelling to Qatar with the aim of having “the best possible success.”

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Reformed bad boy Robbie Kruse plans to seize his chance after capping a remarkable turnaround by earning a spot in Australia’s 23-man squad for next month’s Asian Cup.

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Socceroos striker Scott McDonald has been demoted to the bench at Middlesbrough for the first time this season following his lean start to the English Championship.

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Before the game, Lucas Neill implored the next generation of Socceroos to seize their chance to impress new manager Holger Osieck. A 2-1 win over Poland and impressive performances by goalkeeper Adam Federici and man of the moment Brett Holman shows they were listening.

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Scott McDonald has a message for his critics – he doesn’t give a damn what you think.

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Captain Lucas Neill says there is a nervous edge to the Socceroos camp before Friday’s opening night under Holger Osieck against Switzerland in St Gallen.

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It’s 8 am, on a cold foggy winter’s day in Sydney. Buses slowly arrive to Jamieson Park in Penrith for the 2010 Primary CSSA NSW Cup. Excited 9–12 year olds scurry across the eight fields, all of which were given an international alias. For these 100 youngsters, playing in the ‘MCG’ may not be too [...]

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Now that the World Cup is over and everyone has recovered from a sleep-deprived month, how would we summarise the Socceroos’ performance? I would say we started with a poor performance against Germany followed by two strong performances against Ghana and Serbia.

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Kaiserslauten, Germany, 12 June 2006. Tim Cahill scores a double and John Aloisi ices the cake with an incredible three goals in the final eight minutes to beat Japan 3-1 in their opening World Cup match.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek’s decision to discard striker Scott McDonald will be vindicated or vilified depending on Australia’s results in the World Cup, according to his manager Lou Sticca.

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Pim Verbeek got one thing right yesterday afternoon in explaining the omission of Nick Carle, Jade North and Scott McDonald from his 28 man preliminary World Cup squad. McDonald, he claimed, simply didn’t fit his system. Sure right.

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Middlesbrough striker Scott McDonald was the victim as Pim Verbeek cut his squad down to 25. The omission of McDonald was the major talking point, with the Socceroos style, not his own ability, the key reason cited for him missing the squad.

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