Composed and confident Socceroos light years ahead of Norway shambles | John Davidson
They rode their luck at times but the performance against Colombia was of considerable merit
The daggers were already out for Bert van Marwijk after an awful coaching debut against Norway in Oslo. With limited preparation time, the Socceroos were disjointed and listless in a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of a lower-ranked opponent. The Dutchman got several of his selections wrong and Australia appeared a side unsure of what to do against a predictable, old-fashioned side content to lump the ball long. Normally predictable and dependable players made simple mistakes and looked all at sea. It was arguably the national team’s worst defeat for some time.
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