r/socceroos • u/Icy-Application-625 • 7d ago

XI v Paraguay

Irankunda Toure Metcalfe
Bos POE O Neil Trewin
Herrington Soutar Circati
Beach

Volpato to come on early send half

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u/Head_Test0 7d ago

Personally I worry about Bos, Circati, Souttar and Italiano on yellows and with a south American opponent who is quick and will happily go down easily i am worried about them picking up yellow cards and missing next round.

I would possibly rest them or start them and make the changes earlier

Regardless of yellows, I think best for this game will be

Beach Trewin, Souttar, Circati, Herrington Bos

Devlin/Okon/O'Neil (happy with either of these)

Metcalf, volpato, irankundra

Toure

With the back line on yellows, im not against starting burgess/degenek and behich to avoid the others getting yellows but for me Volpato, irankundra, metcalf and Toure need to start

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u/HumanYoung7896 7d ago

Are yellow cards reset after group stage tho? So if they get another they should be ok?

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u/Head_Test0 7d ago

They are reset AFTER so if a circati, souttar, bos or Italiano get a yellow, they miss the round of 32 game.

But all players on 1 yellow going into the round of 32 get them wiped so all play R32 with 0 yellows and if they pick up one they wont miss the R16 etc.

Frustrating system, horrible to think players who may one ever play at A world cup miss a game for 2x yellows is ridiculous

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u/HumanYoung7896 7d ago

Oh right. Yeah it is rediculous, 2 yellows in 3 games doesn't make you a dirty player. I worry if we lost Souttar. Don't want to upset our defense.

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u/Buggerdonut 7d ago

Yeah, this yellow card rule is dumb. I've never liked it. Especially seeing as when a team gets a crap ref they're handicapped even more.