Football Australia CEO James Johnson has thrown his full support behind Graham Arnold after the national team’s horror September window, but a do-or-die moment looms on the horizon.
Graham Arnold is set to face a grilling from his bosses at Football Australia next week over the Socceroos’ horror September window, which has turned their next World Cup qualifier against China into a clash that could define his tenure as national team coach.
Johnson stressed the meeting was “not exceptional” and was the typical course of action for FA after all international windows, but the nature of the Socceroos’ recent performances and the precarious status of their World Cup qualification campaign has undeniably increased the tension surrounding the team and
The Socceroos will play China, who are bottom of Group C with zero points, at Adelaide Oval on October 10, and then face a daunting clash five days later with Japan, who scored 12 goals and conceded none in their first two games.
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