If it was possible..

Harry Kewell
Marco Bresciano
David Carney

They would be my three picks…. plus Burns & Djite should have been in the squad

Being too young is a load of rubbish. They play better than the elder players.

the only thing worse than a fool is and arrogant fool. graham arnold is just that, and has squandered a chance to establish australia as a major footballing nation. and for what? pride. thats the thing that is so frustrating about this. he chose too many a-league players (im sorry, but he did), and snubbed djite and burns. in a team with such poor cohesion and team play, the cooperation of two strikers that have played successfully on the same team would have been just the spark australia needed.

i will say that some of the a-league players did very well, but that still does not excuse the poor choices that arnold made.

so, what are the positives? well, for one thing, next time around, it is likely that things will be much different and the olyroos could get a world class coach. another positive is that australia will stay below the radar. since the (unfair) loss to italy and the (unfair) draw with croatia in 2006, the world still underestimates australia. the large teams do not take australia seriously. these losses will keep australia out of the world’s view. i know that does not sound like a positive, but if the socceroos get through qualifications, it may prove to be a useful weapon in the world cup.

im an american adult, i could watch any team i want, but i choose to watch australia (even though i have to get up at 4 am to do it). i do this because australia plays great, entertaining football and truly has the potential to upset the powerhouses of the world. lets hope australia does it in 2010.