Jason Geria watched Australia’s disaster-class against Bahrain on television two months ago, thinking he’d never get a chance to play for them in the rematch.
two months ago on television. The thought that he could be involved in the rematch was so far from his mind it was utterly fanciful – not because he didn’t think he was capable, but because he assumed that ship had sailed long ago.“The feeling sort of wasn’t completely there, that I might be able to contribute. But I’ve always felt like I’ve had something to give. And I’ve always followed the national team ... I remember watching that game, and it seemed like a frustrating night for the guys.
“I was aware of Jason for a long time,” Souttar said. “Obviously, I’d never played with him until he came into camp – and then he came on second half against China, and I thought he was excellent. His first action of the game was beating their striker, left winger and wrapping a pass into the 10. And I went, ‘Oh, here we go.’”
The Socceroos have taken five points from their three games so far under Popovic: two draws and a win, withnot advancing their World Cup qualifying hopes, while also not setting them back too dramatically. The team was due to fly out late on Friday with no clarity over the condition of Geria’s Victory teammate Nishan Velupillay, who came on in the second half and helped turn the tide against Saudi Arabia but was forced off prematurely with an ankle injury. Asked post-match about whether he would replace him in his squad, Popovic said he hadn’t thought that far ahead, but he will at least have the fresh legs of Craig Goodwin to call upon after he served his one-match suspension.
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