FTT
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Not really. FIFA enforcing international windows and Australia joining AFC are both relatively new, and with the Golden Generation dominating game-time under Verbeek in the late 00s, Kruseās generation was effectively the first to enjoy these benefits for their entire career.
Is it wrong to love that heās taking up valuable cap space, and keeping the MV physio department so occupied full time that they canāt keep everyone else patched up?
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I feel like a lot of people are letting the hyperbolic vitriol directed against Kruse at the last the world cup colour their view of him. The death threats and targeting of his family were totally grotesque and itās absolutely right to call out those people who partook in those activities, and to start a conversation about how we talk about footballers and public figures.
But letās not let that distract from the fact that he was absolutely terrible for every single moment he was on the pitch in that tournament.
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OTOH his half-time substitution against Germany B (into Attacking Mid, Mooy dropping deeper to replace Luongo), and subsequent starts vs Cameroon and Chile, unambiguously improved our Confed Cup performance compared to the Luongo-Milligan/RogiÄ-Mooy midfield square that started the tournament.
That probably says more about the failure of Angeās 3-4-2-1 system to get the best out of our best players than it does about Kruseās ability though.
Alfieās on the new Optus pod today talking the big blue apparently
Tards,all of themā¦FC,sharpen those swords!
No mercy!
Thatās actually not as weak as expected. They can make a functioning backline from Brown, Donachie, Broxham and Traore (thought he was called up?). And they can fashion a grinding midfield out of Poulsen, Dobras, Basha and Lesiotis. Just a matter of how deep they park that bus and how they support Toivonen on the break.
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It may not be as weak as expected but fuck me that is an atrocious squad for a club that size.
This is a dream for Kurz - he gets to create his siege mentality with good reason for a change, and has an excuse to play 10 behind the ball and sneak a draw. Wouldnāt be the first time heās done that against us with an under strength team either.
Obviously we should be favs and win, but the circumstances are in their coaches favour for probably the only time before heās sacked in January.
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Iām still confused by the appointment, personally. Would someone like Paul Okon have been worth a try? Kurz was never the man for Victory.
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I need a pick the score prediction guys.Of to the tab tomorrow morning.
A distant third behind Broxham and Kilkenny, for mine
Santalab, Berisha, Bulettā¦ Jamieson has his moments and La Rocca, and Victor Saba despite only playing eight games was an annoying little tit.
A very crowded field.
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just open an account!
In other news, there is no way Iād bang Margot Robbie.
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That is a shame, she was asking about you last night.
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This is like when I had two supermodels in bed a couple of weeks ago init?
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