Australia’s celebrations following victory over the United Arab Emirates have been tempered by an acceptance that the job is not yet complete
A late Ajdin Hrustić volley gave Graham Arnold’s side a nervy but crucial win in Wednesday morning’s Asian playoff in Qatar, after Caio Canedo cancelled out Jackson Irvine’s opener. The 2-1 victory sets up a final must-win inter-continental playoff next Tuesday morning AEST as the Socceroos continue their bid to reach a fifth consecutive World Cup.
Coach Arnold, who has been under intense pressure since Australia’s qualification campaign stuttered earlier this year, said the Socceroos knew the UAE would sit back, adding that he ensured his team would not play into the hands of the opposition. Arnold said he had wanted to emphasise “Aussie DNA” to the squad, which he characterised as being about the “fight” and the “win” and not how it would be achieved.“That is what I have been driving to the boys ... about the Aussie DNA, and that is fight, scratch and do whatever you have got to do to win the game. However we win it, who cares? Just win it.”
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