Our game with Australia is on June 6th.

 

sorry about that one! :jester:


I'll PM a Mod to update the main thread title which I seemingly can't do myself

 

I'm planning to go on that one.I didn't wanted to give a lipa to FIFA after what they've done to Joe,but when would I have another chance to see the repka live?

 

It's very great to see a beautiful thread like this one with pics, stats and quotes! That's awesome!! :thumbsup:

In this match, i hope to see a different tactic and line-up from Kovac and drop Olic and Dudu from the wing! I want to see Perisic and Rebic there in the first half!


In this match for the first half, i want to see something like this.

Subasic

Vrsaljko---Corluka---Lovren---Vida
Modric
Vukojevic
Perisic---Rakitic---Rebic
Jelavic​

And for the second half:

Subasic

Vida---Schifo---Lovren---Vrsaljko (Pranjic?)
Rakitic
Modric
Srna---Kovacic---Mandzukic
Eduardo​

 

It's very great to see a beautiful thread like this one with pics, stats and quotes! That's awesome!! :thumbsup:

Hvala Dalmate! you are too kind. I too like the initial post for a match to be nicely presented like this. I will do my best to create match threads for all our WC games just like this one (except with the correct dates of course, it seems the link I used to get date etc was an Australian link doh!)

 

Australia actually try and play a possession and move style game, they obviously dont have the players to do this at the highest level. Cahill or Kennedy will most likely lead the line which means there will be crosses once the players get into the final third. They try and play out of the back but like i said, the players aren't skilful enough to execute the game plan at the highest level.

Should beat and outplay them comfortably but still see us copping a goal via a corner or free kick.

Subasic should play a full game, Modric i think will get a half, as will Rakitic. Lovren and Corluka will start at the back.

 

Ivan Franjić and Mile Jedinak wil be playing against their own blood

 

plus Vidosic, Spiranovic, Galekovic, Bozanic and ofcourse Bresciano is half Croatian

But out of all those Jedniak and Franjic will most probably be selected for the WC, Jedniak being the captain while the others have a good chance of also being selected.

We should just change the title to Croatia vs Croatia B team

 

...traitors

There is a local Croatian kid, in Oakville, that is tearing it up at the highest levels in Canada, and in tournaments abroad. He has already stated that if he keeps progressing he will play for Croatia... and there has been many conversations with his parents and teams in Europe. He is top rated player in Canada for his age (15).

 

What's his name, Petro?

 

I will have a soft spot for Australia at the WC because of them.
Swizerland also because of Drmić and Gavranović.

Actually I am picking Switzerland as the darkhorse team of the tournament and will bet some money on them throughout the tourney.

 

I remember HNS going hard after Vidosic and Spiranovic, look at them now...:lala:

Yet they let Drmic slip without much fuss

 

Mile Jedinak had a trial with Varteks and apparently wasn't good enough :rollani:

 

http://m.theage.com.au/fifa-world-c...nitys-proud-role-in-australian-soccer-still-reaping-rewards-20140531-zrtuo.html

 

They forgot about vice capitan Mark Bresciano. He's half Istrijanac :yess: No wonder he's vice captain arty:

 

Nick BLaskovic

 

It's always good to discover new potential gems for the NT. Would this be the same player?

http://www.academysoccer.ca/?link=honour

Official Trials/Training Visits:

2013
Nik Blaskovic (RVDL) - Stoke City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers (England)

National Team Experience:

Nick Blaskovic (RVDL) - U15 Canadian National Team Pool

 

ptooey... that be him

hgh... hard to tell but I was only joking. I wouldn't hold it against someone to play for the country they were born in and raised in. NEVER.

 

:thumbsup::jester:

 

Also, they've arrived in Brazil earlier than any other team. Postecoglou has emphasized greatly on fitness (who hasn't?) and has stated that he wants Australia to be the fittest team there. With their high pressure press and fitness levels it may be an ideal warm up for the Brazil game.

 

The 2015 Asia Cup is probably more important for Australia than this World Cup. I looked at the Australia squad and honestly I don't recognize half the team. That doesn't mean that the players aren't any good but it is a clear generational change going on where they are probably willing to sacrifice a bad World Cup (the draw didn't help!) for a good Asia Cup which they host and building a team for 4 years from now

 

They aren't very good at all. The defense is HNL quality at best. Spiranovic has failed to fulfill his potential, he's gone from Bundesliga to A League in a few seasons. Whilst technically gifted, he isn't very agile and is quite slow. He loses far too many duels for a player of his size and strength. He will start IMO alongside either McGowan or Wilkinson, 2 players who don't belong at international level.

If Postecoglou persists with a high line defense, much like what we saw vs Ecuador and South Africa, Australia will concede a lot of goals. They don't have the speed at the back to break up counterattacks, nor is the pressing game good enough to stop the opposition from playing through them.

In attack, Cahill is still a threat upfront in the air, but his legs are gone and he doesn't offer a threat in behind the line. Oar and Leckie are decent players, good pace, reasonable technique but the product in the final third lacks quality, hence why they don't play in the top leagues.

 

title fixed

 

hvala!!

 

BTW - it's on HRT2 at 1 or 2 am...

Says this on the HRT2 web site program

Brazil: Prijateljska nogometna utakmica: Hrvatska - Australija, emisija prije i poslije utakmice + prijenos (oko 01.00/02.00) + repriza 120'*

 

australia, is this being televised on foxtel or sbs?

 

its on fox matey. But i dont have fox. Shit bitch.

 

In the good old days you could watch all HTV programs online but I think they put a block on which is hell of a shame if only for Drago Cosic's enthusiasm!

 

i have hrt2 at home but, its curretly unavailable, therefore i hope it gets fixed by the friendly otherwise i'll watch it on the computer. Hopefully there's going to be a sopcast link.

 

balkaniyum on 55" smart TV

farken !!

 

My best mate here ( ostraya) is mad soceroos fan. we will see the game at my place. celebration of football

 

Anyone know if there will be a broadcast for this game? NY/NJ channel and what time is it scheduled for? Thank you in advance

 

Time is in my first post, I am also in NJ

Not sure about broadcast here, couldn't find it on ESPN, espn3.com or fox sports or foxsoccer2go app. Last one was on GOL in Spanish only

 

Since this is the final warm up prior to Brazil, I would like to see something like this to start the game and for the entire 1st half:

Plete
Srna-Corluka-Lovren-Pranjic
Vukojevic
Rakitic-Modric-Perisic
Eduardo-Rebic

 

Since this is the final warm up prior to Brazil, I would like to see something like this to start the game and for the entire 1st half:

Plete
Srna-Corluka-Lovren-Pranjic
Vukojevic
Rakitic-Modric-Perisic
Eduardo-Rebic

i would just like to win so i have braging rights to aussies until next time :cap:

 

Cheers Nepoznat! I checked Gol tv, no listing for this Friday. Gol tv showing the Mali game again on Saturday though... Also checked watchespn, no listing... I'm sure there will be a stream somewhere though. Thanks for the response.

 

I usually post a stream within one hour of game time but I'm usually sleeping at this time of day. I plan on downloading the game from torrent after the fact and watching later in the day. Only issue is having to stay off of internet to avoid spoilers!

 

Hey all...I havn't posted posted in a while but dont worry i've still been reading your comments daily! Anyways...as for the Australia game...ill be watching it at Cafe Scorpio in Queens with a couple of friends. The owner said they'll have the game game in HD. This is the lineup i'd like Kovac to try out...i would like to see it against Brazil too


-Pletikosa-
-Srna-Corluka-Lovren-Vrsaljko-
-Perisic-Modric-Rakitic-Pranjic/Rebic
-Kovacic-
-Olic-

We have nothing to lose in the Brazil game so why not put our best midfield out there? I believe our midfield will dominate Brazil's. Pranjic is a LM and plays much better there...just a shame he now plays LB and his talents have gone to waste...he can put in good crosses. As for Rebic..hes young and explosive and we can really use that down the wing.

Modric and Rakitic will make Paulinho and Oscar look like little school girls.

Jelavic has been playing poorly...Eduardo had started scoring for Shaktar towards the end of the season which was good news..but he can't pressure Brazil's back line like Olic will (hopefully). I just wish we had Ibrahimovic

 

http://www.dalmacijanews.hr/clanak/...yva8-uspjesna-provjera-vatrenih-u-gradskom-vrtu-perisic-briljirao-protiv-malija

???????????????????

Why are these guys covering the Croatian NT when they boasted they wouldn't until their people run the HNS???

Another empty bullshit threat which boomeranged on them :yess:

 

Ma boli te kurac za budale. Vjeruj mi,koliko u Dalmaciji znaju srat bezveze o nogometu,a nivo organizacije im je za čistu nulu. Dokle god se ekipa u Dalmaciji u potpunosti ne profesionalizira nemožemo očekivat pomak nabolje...Inače živim u Dalmaciji i navijač sam Hajduka.