IC08 Live Scores - Round 2 - Royal Park, Melbourne

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IC08 Live Scores - Round 2 - Royal Park, Melbourne

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Friday, August 29 2008 @ 08:06 pm ACST

It's quite a reasonable point you make about the mismatches, and no one wants to see such blow outs. Personally I think I would have done it differently, but then we don't know all the nuances of who wanted what and it's hard to be critical when most nations wanted it that way.

But having said all that, the WFN crew has spoken to some of the staff at Finland, China and Sweden, and they were content. It wasn't a formal interview where they were under the pump to say all the right things, it was just chit chat after games etc, and we asked whether they were concerned their guys were being discouraged, but the answers were quite the opposite.

All the staff came in with their eyes wide open, aware of the potential for big losses. Most of their players, not all but most, have reasonable to good skills, as seen for example when watching China warm up and go through some drills. What they haven't ever encountered before is the level of intensity here - putting those skills into practice under extreme pressure. They say their players are really learning quickly what's required - at least for future reference.

We could be all conspiracy theorist but that's what the staff are saying, but obviously they're also looking forward to rounds 4 and 5 when they play each other. But certainly in 3 or 4 years when the next Cup is likely, if there are very new teams they must be separated from the best, who will be playing a very very good standard of footy. Who knows, there be regional qualifying by then.

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Brett Northey - Co-founder and Chief Editor of WFN

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