Max Balard has played every minute of every match for NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivise this season, earning comparisons with one of the greatest midfielders of the modern era, the former Leicester City and Chelsea star N’golo Kanté.
. Now he’s set to make his Socceroos debut after earning comparisons with one of the greatest midfielders of the modern era at his new club in the Netherlands.
Veteran midfielder Anthony Caceres is also in line for his long-awaited Socceroos debut at the age of 32, and is one of three Sydney FC players handed call-ups by Popovic, along with 20-year-old central defender Hayden Matthews, who has been named for the first time, and right-back Rhyan Grant, who hasn’t played international football in three years.
Eight players have been omitted from the October window, including 2022 World Cup regular Keanu Baccus, Bayern Munich prospect Nestory Irankunda and Macarthur FC midfielder Luke Brattan. MIDFIELDERS: Max Balard, Anthony Caceres, Ajdin Hrustic, Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree, Aiden O’Neill, Patrick Yazbek.
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