Comments on: No surprises http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:13:50 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: clayton http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/comment-page-1/#comment-344 clayton Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:38:22 +0000 http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/#comment-344 so many of our favourite aussie stereotypes are more myth than reality ... the outback (we all live in the city) the bronzed aussie adonis/adonisia (we are as overweight as most other western countries) the laid back larrikin (isn`t he too busy pulling as much overtime as he can to - get that promotion/ stave off the sack/ pay off the mortgage/ send the kids to private school?) don`t worry, i am gonna get to footy eventually the have a go, fearless aussie (the aussie olympic finals campaign, the game in china, two defensive midfielders ... you can smell the fear) and of course, the quirky, authority deriding aussie larrikin (none of that fancy stuff in this national team thank you very much! you there, that guy dribbling in the corner, out!) verbeek was given a job to do, and he is setting about doing it, his way. fair enough. but i can`t shake the feeling i may be cheering for another country at the WC finals, whether australia is there or not. but hey, its a free country, fans are free to obsess about results or daydream about footballing magic ... whatever works for you. was the title "no surprises" a nod to the radiohead song of the same name? i find that song very fitting when i think about the way the NT is heading. so many of our favourite aussie stereotypes are more myth than reality …

the outback (we all live in the city)

the bronzed aussie adonis/adonisia (we are as overweight as most other western countries)

the laid back larrikin (isn`t he too busy pulling as much overtime as he can to – get that promotion/ stave off the sack/ pay off the mortgage/ send the kids to private school?)

don`t worry, i am gonna get to footy eventually

the have a go, fearless aussie (the aussie olympic finals campaign, the game in china, two defensive midfielders … you can smell the fear)

and of course, the quirky, authority deriding aussie larrikin (none of that fancy stuff in this national team thank you very much! you there, that guy dribbling in the corner, out!)

verbeek was given a job to do, and he is setting about doing it, his way. fair enough. but i can`t shake the feeling i may be cheering for another country at the WC finals, whether australia is there or not.

but hey, its a free country, fans are free to obsess about results or daydream about footballing magic … whatever works for you.

was the title “no surprises” a nod to the radiohead song of the same name? i find that song very fitting when i think about the way the NT is heading.

]]> By: David http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/comment-page-1/#comment-342 David Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24:40 +0000 http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/#comment-342 Regarding Culina, I remember watching a TWG segment in early 2005 when he was being interviewed during his time with FC Twente, containing footage of him playing. And I'll tell you this, judging from the highlights he was playing like an out-and-out attacking midfielder, scoring goals such as surpassing three defenders before unleashing a shot from 30 metres, another lobbing the goalkeeper near the halfway line. He had unbelievable invention, like he was Australia's answer to Alvaro Recoba. Nowadays he just sits there deep in midfield helping Grella or Valeri. Ever since Guus Hiddink signed him to PSV, he is now converted into a "dour midfield grater". Yes I may have seen only highlights, but that sort of quality I just described doesn't suddenly disappear. What happened to this guy? Regarding Culina, I remember watching a TWG segment in early 2005 when he was being interviewed during his time with FC Twente, containing footage of him playing. And I’ll tell you this, judging from the highlights he was playing like an out-and-out attacking midfielder, scoring goals such as surpassing three defenders before unleashing a shot from 30 metres, another lobbing the goalkeeper near the halfway line. He had unbelievable invention, like he was Australia’s answer to Alvaro Recoba.

Nowadays he just sits there deep in midfield helping Grella or Valeri. Ever since Guus Hiddink signed him to PSV, he is now converted into a “dour midfield grater”. Yes I may have seen only highlights, but that sort of quality I just described doesn’t suddenly disappear. What happened to this guy?

]]> By: Yani http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Yani Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:03:57 +0000 http://www.realfootball.com.au/no-surprises/2008/08/27/#comment-338 I have to agree with everything..... I hope Garcia gets a run for the socceroos, but I highly doubt Pim will play him. I have to agree with everything….. I hope Garcia gets a run for the socceroos, but I highly doubt Pim will play him.

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