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<blockquote data-quote="BigTen" data-source="post: 36960"><p>Australia are really under the gun in this playoff. They think that they have the advantage of playing the second leg at home but essentially they are not.</p><p></p><p>The reasons for the above statement is that Uruguay know what they need to win the game whereas the Australians don't.</p><p></p><p>For every goal that Uruguay score it will dramatically increase the goals that Australia need to win the game.</p><p></p><p>If Uruguay score the first goal, and as Australia need to press forward to score at least one goal to even up the tie this is not unlikely, then Australia will need to score three goals to go through. And even if Australia take a 2-0 lead at any stage all Uruguay need is one goal to get back in front. This puts the Australians under a lot of pressure knowing that they have to score at least one goal but if Uruguay score then they will need to score a lot more.</p><p></p><p>Australia needs to win by two clear goals after ninety to go through. If the game goes in to extra-time then a goal for Uruguay will result in Australia needing two. That is a lot of pressure for a team that needs to score and cannot afford to concede.</p><p></p><p>I think that Australia has a good shot at going through (although I do think that they will miss out again) but for a team that has a suspect defence at times to expect to go through 90+ minutes against Uruguay is asking too much, I think.</p><p></p><p>Australia has come a long way since 2001 and will be competitive in Asia even though they are an Oceanian team and should have been made to stay there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTen, post: 36960"] Australia are really under the gun in this playoff. They think that they have the advantage of playing the second leg at home but essentially they are not. The reasons for the above statement is that Uruguay know what they need to win the game whereas the Australians don't. For every goal that Uruguay score it will dramatically increase the goals that Australia need to win the game. If Uruguay score the first goal, and as Australia need to press forward to score at least one goal to even up the tie this is not unlikely, then Australia will need to score three goals to go through. And even if Australia take a 2-0 lead at any stage all Uruguay need is one goal to get back in front. This puts the Australians under a lot of pressure knowing that they have to score at least one goal but if Uruguay score then they will need to score a lot more. Australia needs to win by two clear goals after ninety to go through. If the game goes in to extra-time then a goal for Uruguay will result in Australia needing two. That is a lot of pressure for a team that needs to score and cannot afford to concede. I think that Australia has a good shot at going through (although I do think that they will miss out again) but for a team that has a suspect defence at times to expect to go through 90+ minutes against Uruguay is asking too much, I think. Australia has come a long way since 2001 and will be competitive in Asia even though they are an Oceanian team and should have been made to stay there. [/QUOTE]
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