Socceroos 'going through the motions'
Mathew Ryan insists Australia need to show more intent against Palestine than they did in their opening Asian Cup match with Jordan.
The Socceroos slumped to a surprise 1-0 defeat to Jordan in Al Ain, and need to avoid a similar fate in their second game if they're to keep alive their hopes of defending the trophy.
Keeper Ryan said he'd been concerned during the Jordan match that the team hadn't matched the hunger and intensity of their opponents.
"You saw with the opposition when they scored their goal and celebrating the victory after, the desperation in which they were defending, just how much it meant to them, he added.
"Obviously we had the desire to win, it was just more evident in the mannerisms of their players.
"We were just going through the motions a little bit - at the end of the day, when you do that you get punished."
The Socceroos, 1/5 to qualify from thier group, had been confident going into their first game, despite having been hit by injuries.
Daniel Arzani and Aaron Mooy were ruled out before their final preparation camp, and Martin Boyle had to be replaced in the squad after being injured in the final warm-up game against Oman.
Coach Graham Arnold then lost forward Andrew Nabbout just before the match, bringing in Jamie Maclaren as his replacement.
Brighton keeper Ryan says the defeat was something of a wake-up call for the squad.
"When we don't come out and want it more than the opposition, a day like that can happen and I think that's the biggest learning curve we had from that," he added.
"We're going to show that we have learned from that from the start of this next game."
Ryan made an excellent save against Jordan to prevent them going 2-0 up in the first half, pushing a free-kick from Baha' Abdel-Rahman onto the crossbar.
The Socceroos are 2/7 to win their next game against Palestine, who are 10/1 with the draw 4/1.
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Mathew Ryan insists Australia need to show more intent against Palestine than they did in their opening Asian Cup match with Jordan.
The Socceroos slumped to a surprise 1-0 defeat to Jordan in Al Ain, and need to avoid a similar fate in their second game if they're to keep alive their hopes of defending the trophy.
Keeper Ryan said he'd been concerned during the Jordan match that the team hadn't matched the hunger and intensity of their opponents.
"You saw with the opposition when they scored their goal and celebrating the victory after, the desperation in which they were defending, just how much it meant to them, he added.
"Obviously we had the desire to win, it was just more evident in the mannerisms of their players.
"We were just going through the motions a little bit - at the end of the day, when you do that you get punished."
The Socceroos, 1/5 to qualify from thier group, had been confident going into their first game, despite having been hit by injuries.
Daniel Arzani and Aaron Mooy were ruled out before their final preparation camp, and Martin Boyle had to be replaced in the squad after being injured in the final warm-up game against Oman.
Coach Graham Arnold then lost forward Andrew Nabbout just before the match, bringing in Jamie Maclaren as his replacement.
Brighton keeper Ryan says the defeat was something of a wake-up call for the squad.
"When we don't come out and want it more than the opposition, a day like that can happen and I think that's the biggest learning curve we had from that," he added.
"We're going to show that we have learned from that from the start of this next game."
Ryan made an excellent save against Jordan to prevent them going 2-0 up in the first half, pushing a free-kick from Baha' Abdel-Rahman onto the crossbar.
The Socceroos are 2/7 to win their next game against Palestine, who are 10/1 with the draw 4/1.
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Source: bet365.com
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