If glory can be forged only by fighting hard and competing fiercely, then why did our team suffer a 0:7 defeat against Japan in the first round on the road?
Compared to the 2006 World Cup, Australia's soccer skills have declined significantly, but the skinny, bony kangaroos are still bigger than the rats. Despite the turmoil they are going through at the moment, their overall strength is still a step above the national football team.
If those so-called media people and fans had any expectations when they qualified for the Top 18, they might be relatively rational after the first two rounds of defeats. They are no longer banking on relying on Bahrain's and Indonesia's performance to get an extra berth just to avoid the bottom of the table.
How do you make sure you don't go down to the bottom? Japan struggles to score at home. The same is true for Saudi Arabia on the road. If they are at home in Australia, they may be able to get a point (at home) or zero, so the only thing left to do is to try to score in Bahrain and Indonesia, preferably to keep each other in check.
The two matches in October, away from Australia, and at home against Indonesia to strive for three points, this may be the strategy of coach Ivan. This plan is similar to the ancient art of war "Tian Ji Race Horse". However, can the national soccer team really do the same thing?
Currently, Indonesia's FIFA ranking is only 129th in the world, which can be called "Asian fish belly". But since the introduction of the "Dutch naturalized army", the team has been refreshed, the overall valuation of up to 24.53 million euros.
Looking back at past encounters, the national soccer team has an absolute advantage against Indonesia. In the past five matches, the Chinese soccer team won four, drew one and remained undefeated. The last meeting took place on November 15, 2013 in the Asian Cup qualification group stage, with Wu Lei's goal, the national football team on November 15, goal: 0 small victory over Indonesia.
In the first two rounds of the 18-team tournament, Indonesia's opponents were not easy to deal with, drawing 1:1 with Saudi Arabia on the road and drawing 0:0 with Australia at home. Such Indonesia, the national football team wants to win, really so easy?
