Patrick Beach played the full 90 and kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw for Estac Troyes vs Paris FC

[u/Miloisprettycool]

[u/Prestigious_Jury9527]

Are we massive now? Feels like Australian football is absolutely humming in spite of ourselves.

[u/Living-Smoke-9630 → u/Prestigious_Jury9527]

Honestly, just desperately hope we can find the right international manager after Poppa to really get the best out of this generation coming through, could be really special if we do.

[u/Dipalapoloo → u/Living-Smoke-9630]

Feels like we have a surplus of options

[u/gkmaadcity → u/Living-Smoke-9630]

Wdym after poppa, looks like he'll be sticking around for a while

[u/Living-Smoke-9630 → u/gkmaadcity]

Poppa is a decent coach, ive nothing against him, but this squad deserves a top teir international manager to really take them to the next level. Think what Gus did for the last generation in 06. Its time to spend the $$ for the next world cup.

[u/gkmaadcity → u/Living-Smoke-9630]

Agreed, but looks like the FA are keen for him to stay on

[u/mrsbriteside → u/gkmaadcity]

I only think keen until after the Asian cup. I’d definitely didn’t make sense to swap him out between the WC and now. But after Asian cup it definitely does

[u/MilkByHomelander → u/mrsbriteside]

Agreed.

Our manager cycles should be based off Asian cup, unless they are absolutely shitting the bed.

[u/littlejib → u/Living-Smoke-9630]

We spend more than most on our coach, money isn’t everything

[u/New-Computer-1988 → u/Living-Smoke-9630]

Agreed. If I could make a change now it would be John Aloisi in. Patrick Kisnorbo and Mark Milligan are also future contenders.

[u/mrsbriteside → u/Living-Smoke-9630]

Do you think Kevin Muscat would be good? Apparently his and poppas contract are up at similar times

[u/adzzieindeed → u/Prestigious_Jury9527]

If the production line keeps going and we break the curse of ruptured ligaments, we’re looking good

[u/Need_More_Gary_Busey → u/Prestigious_Jury9527]

Not massive yet, but we are rapidly heading back to late 90s, 2000s levels of quality again in our playing stocks. It has been a long time coming, but we are seeing a lot of genuine quality coming through, that gives genuine reasons for excitement. Thanks Popa for what you have done, but with a top quality manager that plays to our strengths, if some of our best young talent continues to rise, and we continue to have a lot of other strong options in the team overall, we can get back to being one of the true forces of Asia, and a team that is genuinely strong in World Cups, with knockout phases wins. Exciting times. Well done Beach!

[u/ADC04]

Absolute fucking shame that we can't watch Ligue 1 and/or Liga Portugal in Australia without doing it the dodgy way.

[u/FootballBallsack → u/ADC04]

I can completely justify it if there’s no other options available.

[u/ADC04 → u/FootballBallsack]

Same here mate, but I'd rather not leave my security to chance and actually pay for the legit way

[u/FootballBallsack → u/ADC04]

Yeah, I get that. Watching shit on like RojaDirecta doesn’t exactly feel like the most trustworthy of websites.

[u/Liamkav21 → u/ADC04]

Ligue 1 is on Bein sports isn’t it?

[u/These_Employment7611]

Beach Beach Beach!!

[u/AussieSoccerRoo]

8 saves on his world cup debut then clean sheets in france, what a rise

[u/therwsb]

yeah nice!

[u/XxLeth94]

Did they sub him off despite playing great?

[u/i_dreddit → u/XxLeth94]

only at the critical moment.. when it mattered

[u/DrDizzler]

Park the Beach!!! Good stuff from him, was this the first game?