• No1@aussie.zoneOP
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    1 year ago

    We can’t expect them to beat European teams who have better resources and can leverage facilities used by mens.

    Look at the Aussies in those European leagues.

    • Sam Kerr, Chelsea
    • Caitlin Foord, Arsenal
    • Mary Fowler, Man City
    • And the others…

    Oh, we can and have beaten European teams. Cough. France. Ranked 5. Cough.

    I’m calling this a golden generation. Get on board. Choo-choo!

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      1 year ago

      Didn’t count France as it was through a penalty shootout which could go 50/50. We beat them but it was far from convincing and even if we got to penalty shootouts for all our games it’s unlikely we’d win all of them.

      Yes we do have players but we don’t have depth. England and Spain and even Sweden have 95 percent of players in the European leagues.

      And in terms of Spain and England in top teams of top leagues. Someone playing for Sydney FC wouldn’t even get a look in for the Spanish or English side.

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        1 year ago

        I like good attack vs great defence But fair enough. I’ll just go for the underdog Matildas.

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          Sometimes underdogs do well. I think we need to think outside of the world cup, for both genders and focus on our domestic leagues. Their improvement correlates directly to the improvement of the national team, especially at grassroots level. I’m really hoping for a promotion and relegation and to include way more teams through multiple leagues. That would be a good first start.