ANALYSIS: After Peru, it's back to the drawing board for Socceroos boss Graham Arnold
; unable to bring himself to watch, he relied instead on the reaction of the players and staff around him to know whether Australia was going through or whether his job finished there and then, on the sidelines of Khalifa International Stadium.
But despite their unflinching support, not a single one of them can know the extent of the constant stomach churn and inner debate a head coach must wrestle with incessantly. All the while, the loneliness of a head coach knows the media will be quick to doubt you, seizing on any perceived weakness. "These boys, they've been through a lot over the last year and a half with COVID, not being able to get back to Australia.
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