As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball
Saturday, 21 July 07, 06:29 PM
We must move forward, not backward, upward, not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
For those of you unfamiliar with that line, it was delivered by an alien in an episode of "The Simpsons". It's more relevant than you may think, because a foreigner is what Australia now needs in order to qualify for the world cup.
Last night's defeat to Japan on penalties will be remembered as "heartbreak" by some, and more than we deserved by others. Despite a bright opening couple of minutes Japan had the better structure and created all the better chances. Once the Aussies were down to 10 men the only option was to play for spot-kicks.
Some will argue that not winning the Asian cup at the first time of asking is a good thing as it won't upset our new hosts. However too many weaknesses have been exposed for any Australian fan to be happy about how the campaign went. A new manager is what we need Mr. Lowy, please deliver with time to prepare for our first world cup qualifier in the zone.
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AusTeo
Melbourne, AU
This is the regular column for the Melbourne Victory of Australia. The Victory is currently defending the A-League title and will play Asian Champions League at the end of the domestic campaign. There will also be the odd comment about the fortunes of the Australian national team.
On Victory's title defence officially over