The Asian -class team has the intention to join the tournament in Southeast Asia
According to Tony Popovic, the AFF Cup is a very attractive tournament and he wants his players to have the opportunity to play in this tournament. The coach of the kangaroo country team said: “I really like the AFF Cup. As for the Australian team, the more there are more rubbing matches for Socceroos in many different tournaments as possible. Any international tournament will be It will be useful for the players. For this tournament “.
Coach Kim Sang-Sik will have more strong opponents if the AFF Cup adds the Australian team
The AFF Cup promises to be better if there is an additional Australian team
Before coach Tony Popovic, the former Australian coach Graham Arnold also supported the kangaroo team to attend the Southeast Asian Football Championship.
The Australian Football Federation has joined the Asian Football Federation (AFC) since 2006. After that, by 2013, AFC distributed Australia to the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF). The distribution of Australia returned to AFF under the geographical conditions of Australia, the country is very close to two countries in Southeast Asia islands, Indonesia and Timor Leste.
Since returning to the AFF in 2013, Australian football has attended a full range of young tournaments of regional football. They are entitled to send national futsal teams to participate in the Southeast Asian championship. However, in the AFF Cup for men and women, the Australian national football team has not been agreed by the AFF for competition. In the AFF Cup for women, Australia is only sent to the youth team to attend. And in the AFF Cup for men and Australia is not sent representatives to attend.
Change in accordance with the development trend
According to the overall trend of global football, this can be changed, if coach Tony Popovic has opened and if the Australian Football Federation earnestly asked AFF to allow them to attend the AFF Cup.
The army of coach Kim Sang-Sik will have more chances to rub with very strong opponents at the regional tournament
Currently, the teams in Southeast Asia are really looking to be rubbed with highly qualified teams outside Southeast Asia, in order to improve their own level. Therefore, the addition of Australian teams played with teams in the region in an official tournament in Southeast Asia, better for Thai, Vietnam, Malaysia or Indonesia teams.
On the other hand, many teams in Southeast Asia now use many naturalized players. For example, Indonesia has a squad of all European players, so the remaining teams in Southeast Asia are now not strange with disputes with good body players and physical strength, from outside countries. Southeast Asia. Therefore, the Australian team appearing at the AFF Cup right now is no longer a big problem, with Southeast Asian football.
The remaining problem was mentioned by coach Tony Popovic of the Australian team in the case of a kangaroo team to join the AFF Cup, which is: “It seems that the schedule of this tournament does not support us. But they they I will slowly study the above issue. If there is any opportunity for us to complete our international schedule, why don’t we do it? “
Also related to the schedule of the AFF Cup, not excluding the possibility in the near future, the time the AFF Cup will change. It is possible that this tournament in the near future will take place in accordance with the FIFA Days schedule, in the context of strong federations at AFF such as Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore all want the tournament to take place in a favorable time frame. Most for each team of each football background to gather the most easily, building the strongest national team.