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Fozzy and Pim misunderstood

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7th June, 2009
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7th June, 2009
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Pim has done what he promised. Australia has qualified for 2010 World Cup. Verbeek has got the job done, but has done so with many questions from the media.

Craig Fozzy Foster has been leading much of the criticism. Fozzy is a brilliant football analyst that divides opinion amongst the football community. I am sure there are many fans having a laugh at Foster’s analyses of Pim’s reign as national coach now that we have qualified.

However, before people lay the boot in, they should understand that Foz’s criticism is constructive, and for the improvement of the game.

Fozzy has said many times that Pim has done a good job in getting Australia where they are. Foz is critical in his analyses when he looks towards the World Cup. He argues that we need to play better if we are to do well in the world cup.

What happens if we get a pool with Brazil, Spain, and Portugal, for example? These teams will require Australia to perform better than they have against minnow teams from Asia, where these low rank teams have dominated long periods of matches against the Socceroos.

Foz does not want to see Australia lose every pool game because we can’t dominate possession, as we did under Hiddink. Foz has also said that the true test is to see how Pim goes when there is less pressure on the team to qualify.

The next two games will be interesting. We will see if Australia can keep the ball and score goals. There is nothing wrong with constructive criticism. It’s much the same as Pim criticising the A-League, but also sticking up for it because the league is doing well, but can do better.

Both Pim and Foz raise great questions, whether about the national team or the A-league. Unfortunately, they can sometimes be misunderstood. Their remarks provide healthy debate for moving the game forward in this country.

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I look forward to what they both have to say over the next year as we prepare for South Africa.

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