The Australian coach’s future is up in the air

The Argentina selection, led again by Leo Messi, ended in dream of an australian fairy at the World Cup in Qatar, where the ‘Socceroos’ said goodbye with pride, unanimously praised, and where the period of reflection on the future of the coach opens Graham Arnold.

Returning to the round of 16 sixteen years later, in this case after leaving a team like Denmark in the ditch and only to be overtaken by France, and coming up with options until the last minute against Argentina, has been all. a triumph for ‘aussie’ painting, that has to fight to grow in a country where football is not even close to the king of sports.

In Qatar 2022 Australia, by defeating Tunisia, achieved the first victory in twelve years in a World Cup; 1-0 was the first clean sheet in 48; he won for the first time by a team installed in the ‘top 10’ of the ranking (Denmark); Mathew Rayan and Mathew Leckie broke the record for games in a final tournament with ten, beating Mark Bresciano and Tim Cahill; and Garnag Kuol became the youngest player to play in a knockout match since Pele.

are some milestones of this group that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, he had to play a good part of his World Cup qualifying matches away from home and had to play two play-offs, one in Asia, against the United Arab Emirates, and another intercontinental, against Peru, both at the Qatari Ahmad Bin Ali stadium, where he came under the influence of Messi and company.

“This Socceroos team led by Graham Arnold represents Australia and Australian rules football flawlessly in Qatar“, assured the president of the Australian Federation, Chris Nikou.

“The path to qualifying for this year’s FIFA World Cup is a challenge for the Socceroos, but on world football’s biggest stage, the Socceroos showed the Aussie’s renowned fighting spirit and determination to match them with the best. Incredibly proud,” he said.

“Australia is a football country and the way this Socceroos team performs on and off the pitch will attract new people to the sport and inspire future generations of Socceroos,” added Nikou.

James Johnson, executive director, pointed out that the choice has already shown They can compete on the world stage. We will now use this platform to continue to move forward and grow as a footballing nation, with player development at its heart. The world has once again taken away the rules of Australian football and our efforts in Doha will live forever in the global football narrative.”

“The performance of our Socceroos in Qatar, which will continue with a Women’s World Cup on home soil in July and August next year, as well as the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, will inspire more people of all ages and the roots that come to a universal sport create a legacy for sport in Australia for generations to come,” Johnson said, congratulating the players and Graham Arnold for “making” the country what it is. proud of.

Certainly the future of the coach is one of the great unknowns. He came to the position in 2018 to succeed a beloved coach like Ange Postecoglou. This is his second phase after the interim period between 2006 and 2007, where he was unsuccessful. This did not remove the major criticism of the qualification phase. He was even asked to leave months ago.

Instead, the former national was able to lead this team to completely unexpected heights and in endorsement of the good performance, he made a public request to the Australian government to increase the financial resources and means so that the ‘Socceroos’ have a home where they can work with the youth academy and the professionals .

His paper contract ended at the World Cup, but the heads of the federation, satisfied with his work, they may offer you the renewal as soon as possible, Although I could deny it: “My contract is up and I want to leave, take a vacation, relax and see what happens.” Everything is up in the air at the moment until there is a period of reflection by all parties.