Mitch Langerak won’t reverse his retirement decision after watching fellow goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne’s unorthodox methods get the Socceroos into a fifth straight World Cup VinceRugari
, citing Japan’s tough coronavirus restrictions and his unwillingness to be apart from his young family while serving repeated stints in quarantine., even after Australia’s fraught qualification campaign for Qatar 2022 ended with a euphoric penalty shootout win over Peru last month, plus the subsequent loosening of COVID-19 rules in Japan, which still isn’t open to tourists but has allowed footballers to travel in and out with relative ease.
“I reckon I woke up half my apartment complex,” Langerak said of his reaction when Australia beat Peru 5-4 on penalties. “I came into the club the next day and everyone was congratulating me, buzzing, absolutely frothing - it was like I was actually there. Obviously, it was huge for Australian football, huge for all the guys and everyone who was involved.”Earlier this year, when the Socceroos’ World Cup fate looked precarious and Ryan was on the outer at Real Sociedad, ex-Australia goalkeeper Mark Bosnich said Arnold should have been on the phone to Langerak to convince him to make himself available again.
Langerak has previously left the door ajar for a recall should the Socceroos face a goalkeeping emergency through injury or illness, but barring a significant shift in mindset or circumstances in the coming weeks, it appears he won’t be adding to his eight international caps.
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