World Cup: Australia vs. Türkiye Review with Brisbane Football Review

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Welcome to a very happy bunch on

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the Aussie football passport. You could say life's a beach at the moment.

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And yes, there'll be plenty more Patrick beach related puns in

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this episode. And I'm not resiling from that. I'm not apologizing

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because it is completely worth it. Anyway, I'll stop rambling on

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this intro and I will introduce Adam

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and Scott from the Brisbane Football Review. How are you Scott?

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I'm good, Alex. How are you fan bloody tastic

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I am. What about you, Adam? Good. And look, you can have another five minutes

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or so get with all the beach lab puns because he certainly

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deserved it. What a, what a debut in a World cup for

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that young man. Yeah, incredible. And I mean we'll get on to that

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a little bit. Well, not too long. But first of all I would

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love you to plug your wonderful show the Brisbane Football Review.

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Spotify. Just before I get back to you,

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Alex, somehow some way, our little collaboration with our

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predictions on our Facebook, we actually somehow managed

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23 and a half thousand views for

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our on our Facebook page alone. I'm not sure if you've checked what on the

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Aussie passport, Facebook, what you got, what you did. But so thank

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you very much to everyone who had a look and probably had a laugh at

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our boring and predictable predictions for the World Cup. Thank you. And we're all just

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taking screenshots just to make sure once, once we're wrong they're going to remind us

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of that fact. 23, 000 strong reminders about that.

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Yeah, yeah, well I mean I, I certainly said cut it up and have

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a laugh. So yeah, I mean, oh okay, I mean not quite your

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numbers lads but I mean the hundreds at least 212. So look

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that's. I think that might be the, the biggest reel because that's the only reel

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that does the football passport tied on Facebook.

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So look a better than a kick in the backside so won't

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complain about that. But yes. And I was particularly not feeling

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that great after watching Brazil on Sunday morning.

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They were a little bit labored, shall we say.

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That Moroccan goal was an absolute beauty. Recommend checking that one

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out but let's talk Australia. The Socceroos.

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What an incredible win and and to your point,

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Adam, earlier around Patrick beach, one of,

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as I saw it, and we discussed four big calls from Tony

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Popovic going into that game with the starting lineup. Patrick beach

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in goal for Matt Ryan. Cameron Burgess replacing Lucas Harrington. Probably a little

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bit less surprising considering the season that Cameron Burgess has had at Swansea

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in the championship. Playing every single minute of the championship. What an

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absolute warrior he has been. Paul Okon, Engsler in for

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Jackson Irvine. So there's your captain and vice captain, not in

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the starting lineup for the first game of the World cup, which is absolutely bonkers.

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And Connor Metcalfe, maybe not that surprising, but in

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that. As part of that front three there.

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So, I mean, Adam, we were chatting before the game as well about how

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bold these calls were. I mean,

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you know, I guess. What did you

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think? Well, hindsight's a wonderful thing, and Tony Poppovich is probably a genius

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now, but let's fight. Let's rewind back to around about one o'

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clock on Sunday. And I think as a. Collectively, as a nation, we go,

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oh, my God, what are you doing? Like. Yeah. To drop a

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combined 180 caps or so, you know,

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those two players was almost unthinkable. But look,

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it's. It's the one thing that I guess that you've got to go with with

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Tony Popovich. He's had these guys in camp, you know, for a

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number of weeks now, some longer than others, obviously,

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but he would have known, and he would have a sense that, at least against

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Turkey, that maybe there was.

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There was a, I guess, a method to the madness. But look,

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Voyev liked to have given us all a heads up, because that was. That was

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a shocker from left of left field. Yeah, definitely.

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And I know, Scott, you had some pretty strong opinions on that, that lineup,

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as did I. And, you know, there were a few expletives when I saw that

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lineup, if I'm completely honest. And sorry, lads,

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I think you probably still got your ears ringing from

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the chats before the game yesterday. Yeah, I was slightly

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short of expletives, but the one that was a real big surprise was the Patrick

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beach over Matt Ryan to drop your captain going into a World Cup.

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We all thought Patrick beach was the heir apparent, potentially after the World cup,

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and for him to start in game one. We'll go through his performance in a

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moment, but that decision was a massive decision, and you have to say, it came

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up perfectly for Tony Poppins and he had the courage of his convictions to say,

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this is what I want to do with my Starting lineup. I'm just going to

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go for it. I'm not going to play it safe. I'm not going to do

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the conservative thing and go with the experienced player, even if I do believe younger

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player is the better option on this occasion. And to those two young players he

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brought in, Patrick Beats and Paul Oak on Angela were absolutely exceptional for Australia

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in that game. In the way things panned out. They were really were two of

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our better players in the, in the game. I don't know if the Paul Okon

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one was as big of a surprise as the Patrick beach one because he had

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a lot more minutes in the, in the lead up games and he'd done really

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well in those games. I thought it might be him alongside Jack's nervine if they

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were going to start him. That one wasn't a surprise. And I think we all,

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we all forecast last week that Cam Burgess would probably come in for

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experience. And the fact he's a European hardened player that you mentioned in terms of

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over Lucas Harrington and Connor Metcalfe has been a regular

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in the side. I have to say I will give him an apology because he's

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one player. I thought, I wasn't really sure what his role was in this Australian

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side but he did a massively good job on Sunday. So that was a really

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big selection. But Tony Popovich, he had the courage of his convictions to

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back in what he believes and he looks like a genius. It could have gone

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wrong. It could have gone like Joe Kalich Mark sports thing in 2006.

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2006, it could have gone like the Richard Garcia up front

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in 2010. But Tony Popovich, it turned out to be three points.

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Yeah, it did. It did, didn't it? And yeah, while we're doing

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our apologies, I'd formally like to apologize on behalf of the Aussie

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football passport to Tony Popovich. I'm very sorry for what I've said to

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about you. That was very mean but

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also you pulled it off. So fair play. And I mean we've

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got to remember too Tony Popovich is the first socceroo coach to have

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also played at a World cup and coached at a World Cup. So you

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know that, that experience, maybe it tells, maybe it tells in that selection and

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let's hope it carries forward for the rest of this tournament. But whilst we're there,

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Scott, let's, let's go into Patrick Beach's performance because he,

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he looked like he, this was his second or third World cup, if I'm

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completely honest. I don't know if you Viewed it the same. He certainly

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looked completely assured, didn't he? He had no nerves whatsoever. And his first involvement

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was a, a, a set piece around five minutes into the game. And that was

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for a first involvement in a World cup game to try and keep out

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a set piece. That's a, a nerve wracking thing, I imagine. So he had a

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sensational game and he built in confidence over the entire game and you could

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see the confidence that they had in him in terms of keeping the ball back.

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In the times where Australia were keeping the ball in possession, they were very comfortable

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giving the ball back to pat be and playing it around the backline. So maybe

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that was part of the thinking in why Tony Popovich wanted to go in that

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direction. Not necessarily a shot stopping thing which Patrick beach was sensational

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at that. Some three or four really impressive saves. I know a couple of them

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were straight at him, but the time to make those saves and the reflexes,

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it was a really impressive first up performance. But I wonder if it was more

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the in possession stuff that might have gave Patrick beats the

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advantage over Matt Ryan. But like you said, he looked completely assured and

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looks like he may very well be the goalkeeper for the years to come based

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on that performance. Yeah, definitely. It's hard to see how

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even Matt Ryan gets his spot back. Swapper's got another selection

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surprise for us against the USA next weekend.

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But I mean, yeah, Adam Patrick beach. We're seeing the

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birth of the new Socceroos goalkeeper for World cup campaigns to come,

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hopefully and, and quite potentially a move abroad after

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these. Well, you know, it's one impressive performance so I guess we should keep a

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lid on it. We don't want to sound like our Atlantic Northern,

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Northern Atlantic friends, but yeah. Adam, did you see anything

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in particular you want to note about Patrick beach yesterday?

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If I'm trying to think without sort of the, the hyperbole

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and the, and the I guess the emotion of it all, I just get a

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sense that maybe Patrick beach is a better distributor of,

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of the ball than May Matt Ryan or Paul is.

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Let's all forget, forget him as well that you. I, I think we all sort

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of going into this tournament thought that, you know, Patrick beach was the clear number

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three keeper. He's probably there for the experience there, there to soak up the atmosphere.

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Look, he absolutely, he is a future, future Socceroo

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goalkeeper, stage goalkeeper. But I

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think if anything maybe that's the way, the way that Tony Poppage sets up

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the defense, the way it plays out from the back, his, his distribution and

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it was all. And it that first goal that they scored against,

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basically against the run of play where that, that his throw to find

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Paul Ocon Isler, what was a very, very good,

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good throw. That said, he gave the space east of the puffer downfield and the

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rest is history with Iran Kunda. But that's the only thing I can suggest,

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perhaps he may have had it over his other two keeps, is that his

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distribution may be that little bit more stronger, a little bit more defined than

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say, Ryan or Izzo. Yeah, that's a good point.

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And I think you've analyzed that quite well, to be honest,

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that, you know, we're, you know, 24 hours or

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a bit more on from the game now and we've had

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that chance to digest that decision because as we've said already,

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it's such a big shock, but to actually look at that performance, yeah, it's hard

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to fault Patrick Beach. I think he may have put one goal,

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one clearance out, but other than that, he basically found

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his man every single time. And I think as you pointed out,

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Scott, the boys in front of him were quite comfortable in

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passing back to him and knowing that he wouldn't misplace his pass,

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which is a huge vote of confidence. And I guess that confidence

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really spread into the backline because their performance was absolutely outstanding,

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wasn't it? I think everyone sort of

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bigging up Harry Soutar and rightfully so, the World cup specialist,

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I think we should call him from, you know, given his performances in Qatar

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and you know, the first performance of this World

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cup in 2026. But Ali Chicati and Cameron Burgess were

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incredible next to, next to

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Harry Sutar as well. I don't know if you thought that as well, Scott.

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I'm sure you probably did. I did. Just quickly on the Patrick beach

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thing, he did get the 45 minutes against Switzerland and we all thought that might

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have just been minutes for, for him. Maybe it was much more than that.

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Maybe it was actually I want to have a look and see if he can

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do that role. So that might have been something that we all missed at the

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time. But on the back line, you're completely right. I don't want to single out

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any of that back three individually because they were all absolutely brilliant in the,

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the way that they just covered for each other as well. Harry Suto in the

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middle of that backline just holds things together so well and the fact that

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he is fully fit for this World cup is an absolute blessing for Australia because

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he is a crucial part of, of this team, not just because he's a big,

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tall body for set pieces, but the way he defends and the way he can

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really impact offenses, opposition offenses is a really important part of

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the side and it allows Cam Burgess and Ali Jakarta to push out

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and cover the wing backs if they're, if they do, the winger does happen to

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get past that. Those two guys were there immediately to cover things off.

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So collectively that entire backline when they were defending were

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really, really impressive. And then the way Italiano and Boss would break forward as

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well, and the opportunities that they had to do so, that was really effective.

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So the way the backline built together, we were a little bit surprised and maybe

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from a prison perspective, disappointed. Lucas Harrington didn't get involved

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in this game. But the way that back five played, you have, you'd almost say

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run the same back thing back five out again against the usa because it combines

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so perfectly. Yeah, definitely. And I think talking

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about that selection between Cameron Burgess and Lucas Harrington, the point I

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probably want to make is that Cameron Burgess also,

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and you know, these days a lot of modern footballers are pretty good with both

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feet, right. But Cameron Burgess is obviously a left footer and predominantly a

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left footer. So I think it adds that little bit of balance, you know,

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in terms of the distribution out from the back as well. And Cameron Burgess is

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a bigger body probably than Lucas Harrington as well. So the experience,

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there's a few different factors, but you know, Lucas Harrington will get

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his chance. Whether it's at this World cup, we're not, not quite sure at this

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stage, but it'll be. You'll definitely have one in the future. Another point

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I want to raise is Jacob Italiano. It clearly looks like

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Turkey were attacking him and I thought he

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did a wonderful job. Adam did. Did you think that as well?

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Absolutely. I think that was. The game plan was to come down that,

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that channel, that left side channel right at the

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right side of the, of the socceroo defense. And look, I,

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I thought Jacob Italiano stood up magnificently and

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Yildaz really sort of, they did

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home in that side. And again, a couple of times he did

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get, he did get sort of found out a little bit. But.

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But to your point as well, when he did get found out,

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Cameron Burgess did a, did a sensational job to,

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to cover for him. So again, it was taking that pressure.

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I think it was, uh, I didn't see a stat somewhere that it was like

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39, uh, attacks down that left channel.

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but also as well they Also then started coming down the other side as well

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and Jordy Boss maybe trying to make him sort of defend a little bit more.

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So the wings are definitely where they were, where Turkey

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were aiming their attacks from, but they, they really

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sort of didn't sort of capitalize as well on that. Now that that's a credit

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to two fullbacks. I think that became the game plan. Alex. Once they couldn't get

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through the middle, once Guler and Chalonoglu could and

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we'll get onto him in a minute but once they couldn't get through the middle

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with the way they wanted to try and link up through the middle and there

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was too many bodies in there with the three center backs and the two holding

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midfielders, they had to go out wide and they kept feeding it out to that

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left hand side and they made the change at halftime I think also partly because

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they wanted to get their better, their best player onto the field at halftime,

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but also because it wasn't really working for them down the left hand side either.

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The A put a couple of half decent crosses in but there wasn't a lot

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really coming from that compared to what the US got out of Pulisic down that

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left hand side. Turkey weren't as dangerous on that side as maybe they could have

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been. So they went down that side a lot. But nothing really came of it.

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I think it was again Australia just had this really compact, resolute,

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stable system of play where they, they sat dps but

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they were also so compact and the no space between the lines they had to

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go wide because there was nowhere through the middle for them to go.

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Just to confirm, just got that stat in front of me. Final third entries

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left channel 39, right channel entries 29

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of the total entries of 81.

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So that's, that's where certainly they were attacked

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by, by that token in Australia only at 1422,

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they only had 43 final third entries. So 2 to 1.

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But again if we talk about possession stats again that's

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a show dominance. But definitely their attacks were really focused

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down attacking the two fullbacks and to, to get

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it to pitch a shutout as they say, I think is a credit to that

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defensive back five. Yeah, definitely. And I think we also have to give a bit

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of credit. I think as Scott pointed out to Ocon Angsler and Aiden o' Neill

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who worked the absolute socks off, they ran themselves quite literally into

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the crown that game. You know, Turkey's midfield

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was getting no change from them at all and hence the game plan was

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to go down the sides. You know, yield is obviously isn't completely fit

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because he was a halftime substitute and I mean does

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that affect what they did? Well, I didn't really see enough from him to,

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to, to concern us and I think the back five would probably

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agree with me there. Fit and unaffectual to me.

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Yeah, yeah, he and Gula, you know, he tried as you might.

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But yeah, you know, the defense just had. Had them covered really.

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And the other point, I guess we want to talk about Hakan Chalanoglu

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doing his best impression of Alvaro recover saying

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that the dominators and then double down in the post match press conference saying

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that they were the better side. But I mean hack

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and mate, you need to check the score because it was 2 nil. So I

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don't know, I don't want to show myself to Turkish

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colors or anything like that or feel sympathy for him. But look, I will,

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I will say that he, technically he is right. They, they did dominate.

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They did dominate in terms of possession and stats and a whole lot of other

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things. But however, the point being is that you don't win games

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or stats. You win the games of putting ball in the back of the net.

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So in that way, yeah, you could say you dominate till

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the cows come home. 62 possession. But at

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the end of the day of that 62%, you know, what do they do with

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it? 30 shots on goal to seven still and they

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get shut out. That's not. Yeah, he dominated. But it dominated,

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you know, the statistics. The statistics. You didn't dominate the game.

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Didn't dominate the scoreboard. Yeah. And they. That's the one that matters.

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That's right. And you know, a lot of those 30 odd shots were, you know,

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long shots from outside the box, speculators that,

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you know, went nowhere near the goal. Let's be honest. So many

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of them were actually in the penalty or I can count like two or three.

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Yeah, there was the one that from across on the left hand side. That was

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the first time volley straight at him. There was one in the second half and

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then there was the, the right back shot where he probably should have cut the

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ball back. Other than that most of them were from a mile outside the area.

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And again, I know Sweden's got a couple of nice golfs out there

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today, but you really shouldn't be conceding

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from out there. So they weren't creating real clear cut opportunities. Turkey,

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despite all the statistical advantages that they claim that they had,

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funnily enough so. And again, I sound like a nerd nerd

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in stats because I just have them in front of me actually inside the

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penalty area. 13 outside the penalty area, 17 of

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30 shots. So it didn't balance out. But you're right. I, I think a

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lot of those shots inside the penalties were like two or three times

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and they're like they weren't really shots because the only one like obviously other

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than the Abdul Krim but catchy size

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shot that in just after they scored that Patrick beach

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deflected onto the post. There wasn't really that many uh, fearsome shots.

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A lot were over the bar, high and wide. Uh, had a

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couple of chances but didn't really do too much. So again the

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point being put, put the statistics aside there.

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They really didn't have that many opportunities. Click out opportunities to,

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to threaten. Yeah, definitely. There's a, and there's a lot of blocks in there.

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I think you might mention that as well. You know I just remember

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Sutar being everywhere and Burgess and, and co

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just literally throwing themselves in front of any ball

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that was being shot, which is absolutely fantastic to see. That's what

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you want. It's got the fence as well. I, I dare say that a lot

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of those quite inside the penalty area were probably shots

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from just inside the box. Like if, if, if not on the edge of the

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penalty area like maybe a mere turn. But to actually have clear cut shots

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from say the penalty spot to the six yard box line. I don't think there

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were that many. And, and also would have been blocked as well. Adam mostly blocked

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by defenders. I'm just getting the ones that Pat BT had to make a save

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on. There weren't any of them. And I agree that's sort of just to spoke

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to that point about the stats. The stats don't tell the whole story because yeah

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they had, they had 13 shots inside the penalty area but again that

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might have been only two or three that actually were shots that were threatening.

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Yeah, and I'm just sort of thinking out loud here gents.

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You know, Turkey played with a false nine. You know

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the fashionable thing that all these teams with all the possession stats

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do and you know you look at these statistics and you think, well maybe

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you should have played with a number nine. And if David Bashir's commentary

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was correct, I believe they only had a proper out and out number

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nine that came on late in the game. So I mean that's bold,

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isn't it really? I mean I know a lot of country, you know, number nines

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are sort of a dying breed if you like. Or there

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aren't as many as there used to be, let's put it that way. But yeah,

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I mean, surely you try and pick at least two.

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Apparently. Takia, their number nine stocks just

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is absolutely bare at the moment. I think. I think Chan

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Uzon there was their recognized number nine and he. Okay,

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really hasn't done much. So, yeah, I think it's a case of.

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Yeah, they just don't have number nines at the moment that are at that

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level. And it showed. Yeah, we all got to go to Sweden

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and bottle whatever they've got with Isaac and Yokerez and Zlatan

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in years gone by for a relatively small country to produce the number nines

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they have. I mean, we all got to go and work out what they're doing

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because that's an unbelievable record. Maybe. Maybe that's the game plan. Well, there's something in

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the water in Scandinavia because then you go across to Norway and you look at

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their starting lineup. You've got half. You've got Alexander Sorloth

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and you've got Strand Larsen who just

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moved to Palace. Strand Larsen won't even get a start, that's how. I mean,

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he's got two, well, one the best number nines in the world in front of

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him and then Solo has done all right over at Atletico Madrid. So,

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I mean. Yeah, yeah, I completely agree, Scott. I think we've got to get over

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to Scandinavia and get. Get some tips on how to produce a number

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nine. Although we've got a pretty handy one, Motore in our side.

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He was good. He didn't get really a whole lot of opportunities

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in the game, which, you know, is as expected. But he did

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pull up towards the end of the game there. I think it looked like

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cramp, but hopefully he's okay. And have you seen any news anywhere around

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the trap? Scott on motorway? I haven't seen any news around

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him yet. Again, I think the soccer is having a. Basically a full day off

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today, barring recovery. So I don't think you'd expect to hear anything from him today.

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Of course he was in doubt for this game, although they say he was never

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in doubt to play. But he did miss one of the lead dealing and training

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session. So we'll see. Hopefully he is fit for the USA game because him and

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Aaron Kunder in the front third were really crucial for Australian.

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The. The defensive press they put in, they would put in so much work,

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but also the threat they offer in behind. And yeah, Iron Kunda got

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the headlines because he scored the goal. But Motore was also right there

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on that play and also two or three other times down the other side of

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the field where he was able to get on the end of things as well.

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Just didn't have DM product on those occasions. Australia could have got more out of

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it in terms of the. The way they were threatening in transition, they could

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have got more out of it with those two players. So hopefully he is fit

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and they were really important part of just giving Australia an outlet.

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And if you're going to play that way, you need that outlet. And they did

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the work defensively, but they had the speed to get forward and be a real

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threat in behind. So they had a really important role to play.

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Yeah, they definitely did. And get to Nestor

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in a minute. But I guess this is a sort of come to me what

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impressed me a lot about Conor Metcalfe. He's. I guess he's renowned

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more so for playing as a. More of a central midfielder, maybe an attacking midfielder.

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But he was taking players on, you know,

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he was beating his man. He's taking them on. He's more renowned for holding possession

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and then of course he scores the second goal, which was an absolute belter.

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And, you know, I've not seen that side of Conor Metcalf

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for a while, probably since most impactful game I've ever seen him play for Australia.

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Normally he's there, you don't see what he does, but in this game it

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was evident what he brings to the side. Yeah. And you know, a pure

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reflection in the confidence that Tony Popovich has given him. And you can see that

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he's performing like he knows that his coach believes in him and it was crucial,

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it was crucial what he did. He did a lot of donkey work as well,

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up front with the press and being an outball and holding

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onto it, not just playing a pass for the sake of. Of playing a sideways

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or backwards pass. It was something to retain possession.

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But we, we can't shy away from Nestoria and Kunda, can we?

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Our star boy, Adam, he even the goal

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celebration, you know, homage to a great man who's very

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close to your heart. I know being a Nevertonian and a. And an Australian

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in Tim Cahill. Talk about football heritage. How good was that?

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Oh, it was fantastic. And again,

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if the reaction in my lounge room was the same when Nestle scored that goal

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around the country, it would have been a plural adulation. And look, we. We've known.

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We've known for a long time how good Nistel can be.

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He's had. He's had some ups and downs, especially since leaving Adelaide United

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and. And sort of, yeah, the trials, tribulations, you know, being sort of.

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Yeah, just one of the. One of many faces at Bayern Munich

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going out on loan. But look, I think he's arrived.

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I think that there's no greater announcement

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to the world. You are who you are. They're scoring a wonderful goal

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and it was a case of just a tap in. It was the way he

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did, the way the confidence showed. You got to remember this boy is 18 years

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old and the way he took on the offenders, said that touch and

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then to shoot past Kakiya in goal was.

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Was just tremendous and that's what you want to see. And then you're right.

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The, the homage to Tim Cahill, Australia's leading goal scorer at

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the World cup was magnificent. Just the whole moment I think was

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again, it's. I think that's entered in at least the top five of

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soccer's moments of all time. I think there's a few others of a little bit

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more importance that probably are there a few of them that Tim Cahill probably

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has as well in himself. But certainly it's one

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that we'll never forget. And look, Connor Metcalfe's goal as well, that was an absolute

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cracker. But let's stick to Nestor for the moment. Yeah,

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let's do that. And all I want to say to that is

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that he's going to make Watford a lot of money this summer. European summer,

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I should say. I. I feel and I'm sure you probably agree Scott and you

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know, his performance and hopefully a couple more performances to come

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in this World Cup. Well, I think there's a few players in this soccer who's

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got are going to make their clubs a lot of money in the next few

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weeks, I'm sure Melbourne City have been fielding call Sir Patrick beach in the last

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24 hours. Obviously we're seeing the rumors about Lucas Harrington to Barcelona.

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I'm sure that Jordy boss will be getting a nice a couple of. Bit of

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interest as well. Maybe Chakati as well. So a lot of. A lot of

441
00:28:20,650 --> 00:28:23,310
clubs are going to get a bit of a benefit from these performances from the

442
00:28:23,390 --> 00:28:25,430
soccer. So I want to give Adam actually a shout out because I don't know

443
00:28:25,930 --> 00:28:29,430
if he remembers this. The first game back in the A league after the 22

444
00:28:29,930 --> 00:28:32,870
World cup was Brisbane playing host to Adelaide. It was a one all draw in

445
00:28:33,370 --> 00:28:35,780
Nestry here in Kunda came off of the bench in that game and he was

446
00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,980
really influential and Adam Said on that night, this young boy is going to be

447
00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,140
a. A big part of the future, will be possibly a star at the next

448
00:28:42,300 --> 00:28:45,780
World Cup. So you nailed that one. Four years later, you did get that one

449
00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,220
100% spot on. And he was really. It was a great moment,

450
00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,900
wasn't it? Was a. And the way he took that on Alex, once he got

451
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,100
the ball, just the absolute conviction I'm going to cut inside onto my right foot

452
00:28:57,180 --> 00:29:00,060
and hit this first time. That's the.

453
00:29:00,470 --> 00:29:03,310
What you want to see from a great striker. I know he's not an out

454
00:29:03,810 --> 00:29:07,230
and out number nine, but that's the sort of clinical finishing that if you're going

455
00:29:07,730 --> 00:29:10,430
to play the way Australia play, you have to be that clinical. And we didn't

456
00:29:10,930 --> 00:29:13,590
have too many shots on goal and that's how clinical we're going to have to

457
00:29:14,090 --> 00:29:16,590
be in this tournament. And for him to be able to have the confidence in

458
00:29:17,090 --> 00:29:20,070
his first World cup game at 20 years of age to just cut inside and

459
00:29:20,570 --> 00:29:23,430
hit that so perfectly, it is going to be right there. It's right there for

460
00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:26,840
me with the Cahill goal. It's. It's just. It's that big of a moment.

461
00:29:27,340 --> 00:29:29,440
It is a. It is that big of a moment really when you think about

462
00:29:29,940 --> 00:29:34,040
it. Yeah, it is incredible. Like, I'm surprised I've still got a voice,

463
00:29:34,540 --> 00:29:38,480
to be honest, because I was yelling and screaming after that Cole

464
00:29:38,980 --> 00:29:42,560
and. Yeah, you're 100% right, I guess. Yes. He's on a. An out

465
00:29:43,060 --> 00:29:46,040
and out number nine, but he's a modern, modern day forward, I guess, you know,

466
00:29:46,540 --> 00:29:49,800
in the likes of that sort of Frank Ribery cutting inside. I don't want to

467
00:29:50,300 --> 00:29:53,810
say he's Frank Ribery, of course, but that kind of, you know, those two bind

468
00:29:54,310 --> 00:29:55,610
wings. Yeah. I mean that's.

469
00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:02,090
Yeah. And I'm sure he would even half the career. But you know,

470
00:30:02,250 --> 00:30:05,210
those wingers, I guess of Bayern Munich, ironically,

471
00:30:05,850 --> 00:30:09,450
you know, change game being those inverted wingers. And that's very much

472
00:30:09,950 --> 00:30:13,730
what I think Nestry could become with moments like that. You can, you can

473
00:30:14,230 --> 00:30:17,090
completely see that, can't you? Like it's, it's. Yeah.

474
00:30:17,590 --> 00:30:20,320
Sorry, Adam. Go. Sorry. So I was just gonna say just a couple of things.

475
00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:24,240
First of all, just on. On Nestery, I do believe that I.

476
00:30:24,740 --> 00:30:27,680
I think if I remember correctly that the sale to Wofford,

477
00:30:28,180 --> 00:30:31,120
I think Bayern Munich actually has, I think a buyback option.

478
00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:35,040
Yeah. I think that perhaps that maybe they may

479
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,280
think about. About sort of, you know, employing that

480
00:30:39,780 --> 00:30:41,840
if he keeps on going that way and the Other. The other point is,

481
00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:45,670
I just want just put a clarification, Scott. You say compared to

482
00:30:46,170 --> 00:30:49,430
the Cahill goal, which one at the World Cup? Japan.

483
00:30:49,930 --> 00:30:53,590
Japan won. Japan 2 or the Netherlands 1? The Japan 2,

484
00:30:54,090 --> 00:30:56,070
the one that put us in front. Ah, okay. Yeah, fair enough.

485
00:30:56,630 --> 00:31:00,190
Netherlands 1 is a whole different bracket where you just gotta. You just put that

486
00:31:00,690 --> 00:31:03,350
in a whole different category. That's one of the greatest goals ever scored in a

487
00:31:03,850 --> 00:31:06,750
World Cup. And yeah, yes, I do just check that. Yes, they do have a

488
00:31:07,250 --> 00:31:10,630
buyback clause by Munich. I'm sure they'll be considering that option if he keeps going

489
00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:14,770
like this. Yeah, you'd think so, right? I mean that there's

490
00:31:15,270 --> 00:31:18,850
a lot of talk that they're looking at another winger. So maybe it's necessary's time.

491
00:31:19,350 --> 00:31:22,010
Maybe he can show them that yes, he is their man, but I mean,

492
00:31:22,510 --> 00:31:25,850
he's got a pretty difficult bloke to dislodge in front of him in Lewis Diaz.

493
00:31:26,350 --> 00:31:29,450
But look, if you can learn a couple of things off him, that wouldn't be

494
00:31:29,950 --> 00:31:32,770
so bad either, would it? So I guess lads,

495
00:31:33,810 --> 00:31:36,450
you know, we don't want to get too carried away, but is that one of

496
00:31:36,950 --> 00:31:40,480
the best performances by the soccers at a World Cup? I think so.

497
00:31:40,980 --> 00:31:44,320
You look at the control that they've had in this game and yet Turkey had

498
00:31:44,820 --> 00:31:48,040
a lot of ball, had a lot of possession. They were able to get in

499
00:31:48,540 --> 00:31:51,800
their terms, dominance. But from what Australia wanted to do, we didn't set up

500
00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:56,240
to try and control the ball. We wanted to contain what they did and hit

501
00:31:56,740 --> 00:32:00,160
fast in transition. And for what we wanted to do, we did it perfectly.

502
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:04,140
So we know how meticulous Tony Popovich is in terms of all. Of all the

503
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:08,580
ways he goes about preparing the team. Absolutely everything is detailed to the nth degree.

504
00:32:08,980 --> 00:32:12,260
Tactically, it would have been the same thing. And I would imagine this

505
00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:15,980
Australian team carried out exactly what he wants to do from minute one to minute

506
00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,380
90. So I think he's probably one of our most controlled forms. You think about

507
00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,860
most of the other games that we have won, they haven't been as controlled as

508
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,700
that we were. We were pretty comfortable in this game. It felt like the game

509
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,650
could have continued going on for another half an hour unless there was fatigue or

510
00:32:31,150 --> 00:32:34,290
just a complete slip from the Australians, they weren't going to score. So the control

511
00:32:34,790 --> 00:32:39,210
we had was really impressive. Yeah, I think you

512
00:32:39,710 --> 00:32:42,610
summed it up pretty well there, Scott, to be honest. Adam, good luck trying to

513
00:32:43,010 --> 00:32:46,130
add to that, I guess, but I'll let you go. Yeah, look,

514
00:32:46,630 --> 00:32:49,570
I I actually think just. I'll just try to think back in my head.

515
00:32:49,810 --> 00:32:52,610
Look, a couple of wins there over time.

516
00:32:53,570 --> 00:32:56,670
Maybe Serbia in 2010

517
00:32:57,170 --> 00:32:59,790
might be the only one that I can think of where we're completely in control.

518
00:33:00,510 --> 00:33:03,830
Look, the last 15 minutes of the game in Japan, the in

519
00:33:04,330 --> 00:33:08,510
2006. Look, I'd say that probably once, once we

520
00:33:09,010 --> 00:33:12,710
sold down and got at least equalize that felt like there was only go one

521
00:33:13,210 --> 00:33:16,830
way. So I certainly top three. The only other game I could actually

522
00:33:17,330 --> 00:33:20,470
think of where we actually had some degree of control but in a, in a

523
00:33:20,970 --> 00:33:24,840
loss was closest in 2006 against Italy before

524
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,120
that incident. Yeah, that's,

525
00:33:29,620 --> 00:33:32,920
that's. That's your time. But again that's, that is in the least

526
00:33:33,420 --> 00:33:37,840
in my modern sort of Serve History Takeaway 2006 it's

527
00:33:38,340 --> 00:33:41,280
probably the game that you felt, you know what for a long way Australia's got

528
00:33:41,780 --> 00:33:45,880
this one and even getting into about the just before Metcalfe scored,

529
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,670
you actually felt like holy smokes, the soccer could

530
00:33:50,170 --> 00:33:53,790
actually win this and knock off and knock off Takia. So that

531
00:33:53,950 --> 00:33:57,750
certainly is. And but mind you, I think there might be that list

532
00:33:58,250 --> 00:34:01,950
maybe add to come if things go to plan. Yeah,

533
00:34:03,069 --> 00:34:06,750
it does. Certainly looks like it's the blueprint, it's laid it out and

534
00:34:07,230 --> 00:34:11,030
you know, why change it from here on in? You know, especially coming up against

535
00:34:11,530 --> 00:34:15,369
the usa, a perfect segue because they're very much going to take the

536
00:34:15,869 --> 00:34:20,609
position of Turkey air. But maybe if a little bit more firepower in

537
00:34:21,109 --> 00:34:25,249
the form of Christian Pulisic who looked absolutely incredible against Paraguay.

538
00:34:25,749 --> 00:34:29,969
I must say I thought the US's attack was pretty

539
00:34:30,469 --> 00:34:33,289
bloody good to watch and I hate to say that because,

540
00:34:34,489 --> 00:34:38,169
yeah, all the trash talking that they've had. But Scott, did you

541
00:34:38,669 --> 00:34:42,480
catch a game against Paraguay and what were your thoughts? I saw about the

542
00:34:42,980 --> 00:34:45,320
first 60 minutes that I had to duck out to go and do some of

543
00:34:45,820 --> 00:34:48,400
the football coverage. They were very impressive in the United States, there's no doubt about

544
00:34:48,900 --> 00:34:51,880
that. They started on the front foot and for all we've said about the way

545
00:34:52,380 --> 00:34:56,040
the Australians control the game and play beautifully in terms of being the resilient

546
00:34:56,540 --> 00:34:59,840
side, sitting back and containing space and now curtailing

547
00:35:00,340 --> 00:35:04,200
space and then hitting in transition. They were equally as effective in their own style

548
00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:07,960
play in terms of pushing forward and really crowding teams out, that their press was

549
00:35:08,460 --> 00:35:11,600
really impressive and the speed and energy their players in the front

550
00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:15,600
third was also quite, quite impressive. So they were, they were really

551
00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:19,120
good. I expected them to be good in this group because of the Fact they

552
00:35:19,620 --> 00:35:22,280
are at home, but there's no doubt they were better than I thought they were

553
00:35:22,780 --> 00:35:25,560
going to be. And it's going to be a very good examination on this Australian

554
00:35:26,060 --> 00:35:29,320
side on Friday morning or Friday over there, Saturday morning

555
00:35:29,820 --> 00:35:33,320
here in Australia, in Seattle because they are. They did play very well and it's

556
00:35:33,820 --> 00:35:36,140
very intriguing to see how that does pan. I'm sure we'll talk about in a

557
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:40,060
moment. But yeah, in their first game against Paraguay, I'm not sure the Paraguayans

558
00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:42,820
really laid a glove on them in terms of the weight. I don't think they

559
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:46,260
were anywhere near as impressive as I thought they were going to be. But take

560
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:49,940
nothing away from the U.S. they were really impressive. Yeah, I have to agree.

561
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,780
I think there was a couple of moments early on that Paraguay looked like they

562
00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:57,500
might do something but it faded pretty quickly.

563
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:01,300
And I don't know if about your thoughts, Adam,

564
00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,030
but Paraguay were a little bit disappointing for me. Oh they.

565
00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:09,710
They were very disappointing. I expect them to put more in and I think.

566
00:36:10,210 --> 00:36:13,430
I think that a lot of the mystique around them was around about oh how

567
00:36:13,930 --> 00:36:17,350
good that NCISO and the attack was. But defensively

568
00:36:17,850 --> 00:36:20,750
they were just out to sea that.

569
00:36:21,150 --> 00:36:25,230
That. That front combination of. Of the usa.

570
00:36:25,730 --> 00:36:30,110
Yeah Paul Such obviously is. He's the puppet master there. But also I thought Western

571
00:36:30,610 --> 00:36:34,590
McKinney, Serginio Dest and also Fre on the other side and

572
00:36:35,090 --> 00:36:38,990
Balagun up front. I. I thought that just there's the perfect

573
00:36:39,490 --> 00:36:43,030
way I've got to get the devil's due that that is the way as

574
00:36:43,530 --> 00:36:46,270
a host nation you want to perform in game one.

575
00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:50,030
Is. Is that. That was just. That is probably before

576
00:36:50,190 --> 00:36:53,430
some today's drubbings. That was the easily the

577
00:36:53,930 --> 00:36:57,910
most dominant win. And that's no. That was sort of no slight

578
00:36:58,410 --> 00:37:01,870
against Paraguay as well. But the USA they really 3 nil half time that

579
00:37:02,370 --> 00:37:05,590
could have been anything. So I know they probably did sort of go rain

580
00:37:06,090 --> 00:37:09,390
in just a little bit in the second half. But again as a host nation

581
00:37:09,870 --> 00:37:13,070
that's the start you want to probably. Probably even

582
00:37:13,570 --> 00:37:17,270
more effective than Mexico. I thought Mexico in the end they. They really sort of,

583
00:37:17,770 --> 00:37:22,030
you know, took down a very poor South Africa. But the Paraguay

584
00:37:22,530 --> 00:37:26,120
were okay, you know to survey.

585
00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:31,160
But yeah, the USA they really sort of bullied that game and they deserve

586
00:37:31,660 --> 00:37:34,840
a three points. That sets up a huge clash for.

587
00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:39,520
For group D. Yeah, it does, doesn't it? And just

588
00:37:40,020 --> 00:37:43,280
one quick note on that game before we talk about USA

589
00:37:43,780 --> 00:37:47,800
versus Socceroos. Pulisic did go off at halftime in that One.

590
00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:51,200
So let's see if he's fully fit. It would be a shame if he,

591
00:37:51,700 --> 00:37:55,100
if he didn't play. Obviously you want their best players on the so that

592
00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:59,220
they don't have any excuses, but yes, that could be a big

593
00:37:59,620 --> 00:38:03,060
excuses. Don't worry. Yeah, you can't say what they've said

594
00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,820
for the last six months and not have a bunch of excuses ready to go

595
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:10,979
if it goes wrong. Yeah, that's very true. That's very true. So Scott,

596
00:38:10,980 --> 00:38:14,300
while you're there, what do you think? Is it,

597
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,740
is it going to be the midfield battle that's going to be the key talking

598
00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,580
point in this one or is it attack first, defense or a bit of both?

599
00:38:21,140 --> 00:38:23,940
Well, before I say what sport are we playing because I've heard that it's going

600
00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:25,940
to be a layup, it's going to be a home run, it's going to be

601
00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,740
a touchdown, it's going to be a wide open 3. What sport are we playing

602
00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:32,980
here? That's the first thing we have to work out because the analogies that have

603
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,699
crossed over to other sports have been rather interesting. But for me I think it's

604
00:38:37,199 --> 00:38:40,100
going to be a case of the US Was so strong in the front third

605
00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:44,460
going forward and Australia was so strong in our low block compact style

606
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:48,550
of play. Can they do what Turkey couldn't and

607
00:38:49,050 --> 00:38:52,470
break through and actually create clear cut opportunities and then put the wall in the

608
00:38:52,970 --> 00:38:55,430
back of the net? Because if they can do that, it becomes a very different

609
00:38:55,510 --> 00:38:58,910
game from an Australian perspective. Then they have to push out, they have to

610
00:38:59,410 --> 00:39:02,670
be more expansive and have to leave a bit more space in behind which could

611
00:39:03,170 --> 00:39:06,910
lead to things being a bit difficult for the Australian perspective. So if Australian

612
00:39:07,410 --> 00:39:10,990
can keep it as tight as it against her Kia, it will be a very

613
00:39:11,490 --> 00:39:14,340
intriguing game. See how it does pan out as the game goes on and on.

614
00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,500
I'm sure they will go the same way that Turkey did and get the ball

615
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:20,820
out to Pulisic. If he is playing on that left hand side, they will go

616
00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:25,220
down that down that Australian right hand side. I imagine Italiano will hold his

617
00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:28,940
spot over someone like a Milos Degenerek who's a more natural defender.

618
00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:31,740
But that might not be the worst idea to go with that if they were

619
00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:34,620
going to change it. But I suspect the game will look a lot like the

620
00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:38,980
game. But it'll look more like the Australia Turkey game than the United States

621
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:42,870
Paraguay game. The question will be can they break down new strands

622
00:39:43,370 --> 00:39:47,670
and if they can't, can Australia get down the other end and actually potentially

623
00:39:48,170 --> 00:39:52,390
pose some challenges to the United States, which, which Paraguay didn't, didn't really show.

624
00:39:52,890 --> 00:39:55,670
So that'll be the intriguing thing for me to be more like our game than

625
00:39:56,170 --> 00:39:58,830
like their game. I don't think there's much you can really change. If you're Tony

626
00:39:59,330 --> 00:40:03,030
Popford, you're already sitting back pretty defensively in terms of our, our shape and our

627
00:40:03,530 --> 00:40:06,070
low block and our compactness. So there's not much more room you can go back,

628
00:40:06,570 --> 00:40:09,170
is there? So it's more likely that it'll be on the US to try and

629
00:40:09,670 --> 00:40:12,090
force a breakthrough. They're the ones who say they're going to win the game easily.

630
00:40:12,590 --> 00:40:15,250
So I think it draws not the worst thing for Australia. So it's on the

631
00:40:15,750 --> 00:40:19,050
United States to go make it happen. Yeah, definitely. And you know,

632
00:40:19,550 --> 00:40:23,649
Tony Popovich isn't going to completely change his tactics

633
00:40:24,149 --> 00:40:26,890
now, is it? He's not going to go 4, 3, 3 and play a false

634
00:40:27,390 --> 00:40:31,050
9 and you know, wingers with chalk on their boots and all that kind of

635
00:40:31,550 --> 00:40:34,890
stuff. You know, all the different sort of attacking philosophies. Is he, Adam? He's going

636
00:40:35,390 --> 00:40:39,620
to stick with the blueprint that got us the three points against Turkey.

637
00:40:40,580 --> 00:40:44,140
Scott does raise a good point. I'm going to put you on the spot

638
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:47,980
here, Adam. Do you leave Italiano out there on the right or do you bring

639
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:52,060
in Jason Garrier who came in for him in that game, or Milos

640
00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:56,060
Degenerk or Kai Truan? Definitely not quite true.

641
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,660
I think if Kaitrun's going to play a part in this World cup, it's going

642
00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:02,340
to be as defensive midfielder. I think that's where it is. So we'll eliminate him.

643
00:41:02,820 --> 00:41:06,160
Yeah, look, I tend to agree, I tend to agree with Scott definitely

644
00:41:06,660 --> 00:41:09,960
that I think Italiano just because of this game, the way it's going to be

645
00:41:10,460 --> 00:41:13,840
played, the way I think you need to go with a more defensive mind

646
00:41:14,340 --> 00:41:18,120
and more experienced right wing back. The question is

647
00:41:18,620 --> 00:41:22,280
Decadenik or Gerria. I think maybe Gary

648
00:41:22,780 --> 00:41:26,480
are just ahead of Degener. I, I do see Degenerek as probably a

649
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:30,200
right center back cover for a Cam Burgess mind.

650
00:41:30,700 --> 00:41:33,320
You've also got Lucas Harrington there in the wings,

651
00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:37,840
but yeah, I certainly think defensively. But from the attack point of view,

652
00:41:38,340 --> 00:41:41,720
the one thing and sort of been hearing the commentary as well for those American

653
00:41:42,220 --> 00:41:46,560
pundits that actually have half a brain for this game is

654
00:41:47,060 --> 00:41:50,440
that they are very, very worried about the speed up the middle of,

655
00:41:50,940 --> 00:41:54,680
of potentially over Iron Kunda of two, Ray of a Metcalfe

656
00:41:55,180 --> 00:41:58,720
you know, and. And sort of targeting Tim Ream and Chris

657
00:41:59,220 --> 00:42:02,440
Richards. Tim Ream, obviously he's. He's a lot older and that doesn't

658
00:42:02,940 --> 00:42:06,000
mean that's not slight age or anything like that. But apparently there's a bit

659
00:42:06,500 --> 00:42:09,560
worried that he's not as fast as he could be. Bris Richards as well is.

660
00:42:10,060 --> 00:42:13,200
He's a very, very good. A bit like Harry Sutar. And the thought, the fears

661
00:42:13,700 --> 00:42:17,040
we have at Harry Sutar is he's a big presence in the air, but he

662
00:42:17,540 --> 00:42:20,720
is pretty slow to turn to turn in that. And that might be the avenue

663
00:42:21,220 --> 00:42:24,680
where Australia, like they did against Turkey to

664
00:42:25,180 --> 00:42:28,920
attack that down the center. Yeah, that long ball, try to catch

665
00:42:29,420 --> 00:42:32,590
up again behind the defense, that might be the key to victory for Australia.

666
00:42:32,670 --> 00:42:35,750
But I do agree with Scott that the first priority

667
00:42:36,250 --> 00:42:39,830
is they've got to lock down that defense. Because you're right, I think the

668
00:42:40,330 --> 00:42:43,270
USA are going to come come out Australia. And again,

669
00:42:43,770 --> 00:42:47,550
I think the possession stats are going to be very, very similar today what Takia

670
00:42:48,050 --> 00:42:51,350
did to Australia in game one. Yeah, the possession stats will look

671
00:42:51,850 --> 00:42:54,910
very similar. I wouldn't have to change the entire back five. I would trust Italiano

672
00:42:55,410 --> 00:42:58,650
and I like his speed going forward in that more attacking mindset.

673
00:42:59,150 --> 00:43:01,970
In terms of having him and Jordy Boss bombing forward when we do get the

674
00:43:02,470 --> 00:43:05,690
opportunity to do so in transition, I would actually keep him in that role and

675
00:43:06,190 --> 00:43:09,730
trust the fact that he kept those two Turkey wingers pretty quiet and then hopefully

676
00:43:10,230 --> 00:43:13,490
with Chakati and others helping out, he can keep blessing quite as well. The change

677
00:43:13,990 --> 00:43:17,250
I might consider actually is Connor Metcalfe and maybe bring in a

678
00:43:17,750 --> 00:43:21,330
Volpato or in this changing that front third a little bit just for fresh legs.

679
00:43:21,830 --> 00:43:24,620
Alex, because the amount of work those players have to put in that front third

680
00:43:24,860 --> 00:43:27,980
to the sprints for that to put in the defensive press

681
00:43:28,220 --> 00:43:30,660
they have to put in. That's a lot of work off the ball they do

682
00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:34,700
need to put in. And if that's not there and they're a

683
00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:38,660
little bit flat on that, that can create problems all the way

684
00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:41,260
through the rest of the system. So if there's going to be a change,

685
00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:45,900
to me it's actually at the front. Not necessarily for a creative spark

686
00:43:46,140 --> 00:43:49,870
perspective, but a re. Re making sure that the defensive

687
00:43:50,370 --> 00:43:53,350
press from the front is right there to minimize space because that was a.

688
00:43:53,850 --> 00:43:56,470
A big part of the win against Takir as well. So to me, if they're

689
00:43:56,970 --> 00:43:59,990
going to change anything, that's what I'd be changing. Yeah, I think that's a Good

690
00:44:00,490 --> 00:44:03,110
point. I think it's probably going to come. Yeah,

691
00:44:03,429 --> 00:44:06,430
I personally as well wouldn't change that back.

692
00:44:06,930 --> 00:44:10,990
5 I think Italiano's engine is too important down the right and we

693
00:44:11,490 --> 00:44:15,590
need someone that's going to be quick to defend Pulisic rather than maybe

694
00:44:16,070 --> 00:44:19,710
a slower player that, you know, like a Gary or Dagenic on that.

695
00:44:20,210 --> 00:44:23,470
Right. And yeah, completely agree with Adam on Tru and I think his best position

696
00:44:23,970 --> 00:44:27,470
is in the center of midfield and funnily enough that's probably where another

697
00:44:27,970 --> 00:44:31,030
change could be thought about whether you bring Jackson Irvine

698
00:44:31,530 --> 00:44:35,470
in to give Oak on Engsler a rest or Aidan

699
00:44:35,970 --> 00:44:39,150
o'. Neill. Guess it depends on how they are. I mean Aiden o' Neill had

700
00:44:39,650 --> 00:44:42,750
a bit of an injury cloud coming into this tournament so maybe it's him that

701
00:44:43,250 --> 00:44:46,060
gets to put his feet up. The other thing is it's a six day turnaround

702
00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:50,180
as well. So there's a longer turnaround. Maybe we don't need to change anything

703
00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:54,020
because these guys are ready to rumble straight away.

704
00:44:55,300 --> 00:44:58,580
It's emotional as well. It's not just the physical, it's also the big

705
00:44:59,080 --> 00:45:00,820
emotion that we're in the game. You've got to come down from that. That's the

706
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,180
other thing to keep an eye on. It's not just the physical recovery. Yeah,

707
00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:08,100
you're right, you're right. And maybe some of those younger lads that are

708
00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:13,030
experiencing the World cup for the first time might need to get,

709
00:45:13,510 --> 00:45:17,070
you know, benched, to put it less politely. But you

710
00:45:17,570 --> 00:45:20,990
know, to be taken out of the starting 11 just for, you know, fresh mindset

711
00:45:21,490 --> 00:45:25,230
and, and experience. Especially playing a host

712
00:45:25,730 --> 00:45:29,230
nation with a large parochial crowd behind them, that's going to take

713
00:45:29,730 --> 00:45:33,070
its toll mentally as well, isn't it Adam? Yeah, look you mate, you made excellent

714
00:45:33,570 --> 00:45:36,790
point as well. Is that also as well, just the atmosphere is going to change

715
00:45:37,290 --> 00:45:40,950
as well. I think that Australia were probably slightly,

716
00:45:41,450 --> 00:45:45,590
probably they, they probably felt more at home if not 50, 50 the

717
00:45:45,670 --> 00:45:48,950
crowd in Vancouver, it's definitely going to be

718
00:45:49,450 --> 00:45:52,710
enemy territory at Lumen Field, Seattle Stadium

719
00:45:53,510 --> 00:45:57,030
on, on a Friday night in the US

720
00:45:57,110 --> 00:46:00,830
or Friday afternoon I should say because it is, is going to be

721
00:46:01,330 --> 00:46:03,750
a, it's a very, very loud stadium by nature as well and it's going to

722
00:46:04,250 --> 00:46:07,820
be a very parochial US crowd with probably only maybe a

723
00:46:08,320 --> 00:46:11,500
couple thousand Australians there, which is a great turnout.

724
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:15,980
And look also as well, just quickly credit to the Australian

725
00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:20,459
supporters as well. They really, really gave

726
00:46:20,959 --> 00:46:23,620
that atmosphere both on the way to the ground before the game and during the

727
00:46:24,120 --> 00:46:27,500
game. So a credit to them as well. Hopefully they can, they can bring

728
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:31,740
the noise in Seattle, but they're going to be up against a much

729
00:46:31,820 --> 00:46:35,900
larger home, home, home contingent in

730
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:40,140
that game. They certainly will. And Alex, this is where the gaming age in Mexico

731
00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:43,260
in the Rose bowl was so smart when you look back at it in hindsight

732
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:47,100
because they basically played a World cup host in their own,

733
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:50,020
in their, not in their own country but near enough to it in terms of

734
00:46:50,520 --> 00:46:53,660
the expats in that part of the United States. So they got that experience of

735
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:56,900
what it's like to go up against a host nation and that white hot energy.

736
00:46:56,980 --> 00:46:59,740
So, and that was only, that was a World cup warm up game but it

737
00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:03,510
felt the crowd was like a World cup game. So that experience that the

738
00:47:04,010 --> 00:47:07,590
Australian players got in that game, it, it's the best they could possibly find to

739
00:47:08,090 --> 00:47:11,590
get themselves fully tuned in for what the United States game will feel

740
00:47:12,090 --> 00:47:16,069
like. And I imagine that's probably why Tony Popovich wanted Mexico as

741
00:47:16,569 --> 00:47:19,590
one of the lead up games because of the fact player, host nation, get that

742
00:47:20,090 --> 00:47:23,150
experience, get the feel of the crowd. So it won't be completely

743
00:47:23,650 --> 00:47:26,960
foreign to the Australians, but it will certainly be a parochial atmosphere

744
00:47:27,460 --> 00:47:31,040
over there in Seattle on, on Friday afternoon. Funny enough Scott,

745
00:47:31,540 --> 00:47:35,120
there'll actually be there were more Mexicans at the Rose Bowl. There will be of,

746
00:47:35,620 --> 00:47:39,240
of America's, less the Australian supporters there. So although

747
00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:44,080
Lumen Field again as I said notoriously, very, very loud, the way

748
00:47:44,580 --> 00:47:49,480
it is is constructed. But look, 76000 Mexicans,

749
00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:53,730
it'll only be around about 60000 US supporters.

750
00:47:54,230 --> 00:47:58,050
So again it's, it's a perfect preparation that

751
00:47:58,550 --> 00:48:00,930
that warm up game. Yes, it's a one nil loss but I think they would

752
00:48:01,430 --> 00:48:05,130
have actually gotten so much out of that experience, especially the

753
00:48:05,630 --> 00:48:08,690
younger guys who've never been there before. And I do

754
00:48:09,190 --> 00:48:13,330
believe as well it's the first time in, in 50, 52 years

755
00:48:13,830 --> 00:48:16,730
that Australia will be playing a host nation at a walk.

756
00:48:17,450 --> 00:48:21,290
Yes it will. 1974 against Germany. Yeah, you're right. I have

757
00:48:21,790 --> 00:48:25,130
a good pickup there Adam, very good pickup. And it'd be remiss of me not

758
00:48:25,630 --> 00:48:28,850
to give a quick shout out to our good friend Liam Parslow who was at

759
00:48:29,350 --> 00:48:32,450
the game in Vancouver as well, if you didn't see it all over social media

760
00:48:32,770 --> 00:48:36,130
as he likes to share. But yeah, just wanted to give you a

761
00:48:36,630 --> 00:48:39,929
shout out Liam for your wonderful work in the crowd cheering

762
00:48:40,429 --> 00:48:44,170
on our boys to victory against Turkey. Anyway lads, let's wrap

763
00:48:44,670 --> 00:48:48,530
it up there. It's been a great episode. Great to enjoy

764
00:48:49,030 --> 00:48:52,410
this victory with you both and discuss it. I guess same time

765
00:48:52,910 --> 00:48:56,970
next week we'll be discussing this US game and hopefully

766
00:48:57,050 --> 00:49:00,370
we hopefully we get something out of that

767
00:49:00,870 --> 00:49:04,370
one and we can start talking about a

768
00:49:04,870 --> 00:49:08,250
game against Paraguay in the following week with some optimistic views

769
00:49:08,410 --> 00:49:11,730
much like this one. But before we go, Adam, I'll get you

770
00:49:12,230 --> 00:49:15,610
to plug the Brisbane Football Review one more time for our listeners.

771
00:49:15,770 --> 00:49:18,930
Yep. I'll try and get this one a bit more smoothly. So you

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773
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775
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776
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777
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778
00:49:42,850 --> 00:49:46,390
tonight and thank you as well, Scott, for your efforts. We'll do it again next

779
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week. Thanks for listening and goodbye.