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From the outside looking in, the negatives regarding Sepp Blatter look justifiable. However, while Blatter has been in charge, the Socceroos have gained a virtual free ticket to the World Cup every four years.
Sure Ange Postecoglou has to work hard, prepare the troops, and do all of that stuff nobody sees but is essential to justify his large pay packet.
But look at Australia’s past two World Cup campaigns.
Despite carrying Peter Verbeek, Australia got through Asia with very few problems in 2010. And despite a lot of criticism coming the way of Holger Osieck, his side qualified with a match to spare.
This time around, Australia has to face the likes of Kyrgyzstan, where the hardest thing – as we found out last week – is spelling their name correctly (it’s far harder than Postecoglou). Pronouncing it is the second hardest thing.
This was a team so poor they made Aaron Mooy look like Andrea Pirlo.
This was a team so poor even Scott McDonald would have scored a goal.
This was a team that had three players at one stage try and score an own goal, and one succeeded.
When people think of heroes within Australian football, they think Johnny Warren. They think John Aloisi and that goal. They think Tim Cahill and all of those goals.
Off the field there is Frank Lowy, whose passion for the game is unquestioned, and Les Murray, a pioneer for the sport.
But most don’t think about the person who has almost guaranteed Australian participation in all World Cups to come, and the past two – the one and only Sepp Blatter.
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