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Ever since the AFC Asian Cup 2011, Australia has been playing poor football.

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There are six A-League players in Holger Osieck’s latest Socceroos squad. It’s the highest number of domestically based players to be called up to the national team since Pim Verbeek was forced to draw almost exclusively from the A-League for an Asian Cup qualifier in March.

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They say you only get one chance to make a first impression, so what must Holger Osieck have thought after watching the Socceroos lose 2-0 to Slovenia on Thursday morning?

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Holger Osieck is the new Socceroos coach, and those wanting a change from the conservative football of Pim Verbeek will be sorely disappointed. At one stage in charge of the Canadian national team, the 61-year-old German is perhaps best known as a two-time coach of Urawa Reds.

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The Socceroos’ quest for their next coach is on track to delivering an enticing selection of high quality candidates, says Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley.

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Football Federation Australia pulled off a major coup by signing Guus Hiddink in 2005, but in doing so they unwittingly set a difficult precedent. Socceroos fans who revelled in the fanfare are now clamouring for a similar big name to replace departing coach Pim Verbeek.

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After a comprehensive 3-0 rout of Ireland in their recent friendly in Limerick, the Socceroos will be out to extend their winning streak when they take on Korea Republic in Seoul.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek believes the lure of next year’s World Cup will keep striker Mark Viduka’s soccer career alive.

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Those who think Pim Verbeek does not rate the A-League might be surprised to hear just how fiercely he can go into bat for it.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek believes his young and inexperienced A-League players will benefit greatly from their shock loss to Kuwait.

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After fiercely defending his opinion of the A-League, Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has backed his all-domestic squad to get the job done in Thursday night’s Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait.

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Honesty is clearly still the best policy for frank Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek despite being shot down for his perceived criticism of the A-League.

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A handful of overseas-based players may yet feature in a Socceroos squad unveiled on Tuesday. But Celtic star Scott McDonald won’t be amongst them according to his agent, despite the striker’s vow to “travel to the ends of the earth to try and play for them”.

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Talks with Football Federation Australia have eased North Queensland Fury’s initial concerns about Pim Verbeek’s warning to Gold Coast-bound Socceroo Jason Culina.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek believes Jason Culina has put his Australian shirt in jeopardy by agreeing to join A-League newcomers Gold Coast next season.

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With Perth’s season done and dusted, Glory coach Dave Mitchell has turned his attention towards securing an overseas-based Socceroo for the next A-League season.

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Tim Cahill’s sorcerer-like effect on Japan is set to be used to the maximum with Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek likely to gamble on him as a striker in the match which could decide Australia’s World Cup fate.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has put the pressure squarely on Japan ahead of their crucial World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night, saying his team’s need to win is not as desperate as the Blue Samurai’s.

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The Socceroo who knows Japan’s most potent weapon best has warned conceding free-kicks around the box could spell hara-kiri for Australia’s World Cup qualifier hopes on Wednesday night.

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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek liked what he saw from the A-League stars who opened Australia’s Asian Cup campaign against Indonesia last week. It’s just that he didn’t like them enough.

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