Pim Verbeek
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Well done Socceroos, but improvement is needed
Michael Lynch On paper, it looks as though qualification had been achieved in straightforward fashion. But Australia must make changes to be competitive at the World Cup.
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Socceroos fans can at least dare to dream
Michael Lynch Tuesday night's must-win clash with Iraq in Sydney should hold no terrors.
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The agony and the ecstasy of our World Cup odyssey
Such was the ease of the Socceroos' qualifying effort for the 2010 World Cup - Pim Verbeek's squad made it with several games to spare - that it's easy to forget Australia has tended to live on a...
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A winner, no Archie-bargy
Michael Lynch Effervescent, exuberant, an essential cog in the Socceroos' scoring armoury. He is a man who produces goals at regular intervals and celebrates in his own inimitable style when he does so.
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Defender ready to give his all
Sebastian Hassett After being repeatedly overlooked, Sasa Ognenovski thought he would never play for the Socceroos.
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Sun shines on A-League
Michael Lynch Richly deserved victory by side that has been the most consistent club for years.
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Socceroos warned: we have to win
Sebastian Hassett Holger Osieck says there's only one plan for this month's World Cup qualifier against Oman.
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New faces get time to shine
Michael Lynch Necessity is the mother of invention, as Holger Osieck, the Socceroos' coach, is fast discovering.
Jets fashion a Heart stopper
Michael Lynch Melbourne Heart races to two-goal lead inside five minutes, but ends up splitting points.
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No rush on Grella return
Michael Lynch Vince Grella getting the lie of the land at his new club's training base at La Trobe University.
Coe signing continues Victory shake-up
Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou's new broom has become more like a high-speed leaf blower.
Socceroos face struggle: Verbeek
Former Socceroos coach paints grim picture for the future of the national team.
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Garcia out to push Socceroo claims
Michael Lynch Richard Garcia has spent half his 30 years living and playing at high-level clubs in England, yet the midfielder remains perhaps one of the least-known players to have pulled on the Socceroo shirt in...
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Socceroos face 'new' challenge
Michael Lynch The squad for the friendly against Lebanon next week shows Australia is rebuilding slowly.
Kennedy eyes a third (and final) World Cup berth
Michael Lynch, Oman Guus Hiddink took Josh Kennedy to Germany as a relative unknown with the Socceroos, and the beanpole striker, who provided a useful variation in attack, featured off the bench as the Socceroos...
Qatar? Got to be crazy
Michael Lynch Reflections on holding a World Cup in a place where the weather can be really hot.
Galekovic happy to be home at Hindmarsh
Ian McCullough Eugene Galekovic says a return to Hindmarsh Stadium can't come quickly enough for Adelaide United.
Pim prepares Socceroos for 2010 foray
Guy Hand Eighteen months out from the 2010 World Cup finals, Pim Verbeek's Socceroos find themselves within touching distance of a second consecutive finals campaign.
It's a hard time to leave Jets: North
Liam FitzGibbon Outgoing Newcastle captain Jade North admits it will be hard to walk out on the Jets while they are still fighting to keep their A-League season alive.
Socceroos break into world's top 30
Liam FitzGibbon The Socceroos have broken into the world's top 30 teams for the first time in the latest FIFA rankings.
