Would a squad of our Asian players win the League?

We could have... counting Australians since they play in Asian football.

Ange as manager.

Milosevic
Feely

Cha
Irvine
Iwata
Zhi
Du Wei
Kobayashi
Inamura

Kwon
Ideguchi
Ki
Mooy
Hatate
Nakamura
Rogic

Maeda
Yang
Mizuno
Tilio
Arzani

Viduka
Kyogo
McDonald
Oh
Yamada

A sneaky one could be you could include Samaras since his dad was born in Australia and was eligable for them.

Just taking them at like the age they were with us. So never included Harry Souttar who played for our youth team.

The keepers are pish and defence weak given that Iwata and Zhi playing at centre-back would probably be better than Du Wei and Kobayashi.

But the midfield and forwards would be quality and with good depth.

Playing Angeball, i'd say it could be done.

More nonsense to talk about since it's pre season

 

You would just play no defenders, imagine a front 3 of Viduka, Kyogo & McDonald that would be frightening then Maeda and Yang on each wing.

Would probably outscore near enough every team to be fair.

 

Not to open a political can of worms but you could include our Arab-Israeli players

Milosevic
El Hamed Iwata Inamura
Cha Hatate Kayal Maeda
Nakamura Rogic
Kyogo

Bench:
Viduka
Ki
McDonald

Anyway there's no way we'd win anything it's fine going forward but there's no defence or GK

 

Milosevic
Cha Iwata Inamura Hatate
Ki
Rogic Mooy
Nakamura Viduka Maeda
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Yang, Kyogo, McDonald off the bench.

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Hatate did used to play left-back and that one game he played right-back for us he scored a double mind.

 

With those options in goal and at the back, not a chance. Decent midfield but no pace or physicality in it.

Get the ball forward and we're laughing.

 

If we include Israeli's then we'd be talking a Treble. I left them out since they play in European competitions, would be like cheating including them and Australians would need to be one or the other probably.

Milosevic
Cha Elhamed Bitton Inamura
Ki Hatate
Nakamura Rogic Maeda
Viduka​

With Gershon, Iwata, Zhi, Kayal, Mooy, Berkovic, Adaba, Yang, Oh, Kyogo, McDonald on the bench.

We'd be leathering teams.

 

Yeah I thought it may be too strong, to make it accurate I only included "Arab-Israeli's" and left out any with European heritage (Gerson, Bitton, Abada)

Still think the lack of keeper would harm us though

 

This would be Mizuno time to shine.

Talk about a player you loved for no reason.

 

I’d go-

Milosevic
Iwata Irvine Inamura
Naka Hatate Rogic Maeda
Kyogo Viduka
McDonald​

* the defending, just imagine the goals.

 

Elhamed was so underrated. Fantastic defender.

 

That would be an awesome midfield and attack and a terrible defence. It certainly wouldn't be boring!

 

Yang over Nakamura?

 

Even with two midfielders counted in the defence bit in Jackson Irvine and Iwata to make it look slightly better it’s still shocking (Edit: Just realised Zhi’s also there haha)

Even with that though, the absolute quality going forward is insane and probably enough.

Milosovek

Cha Iwata Inamura

Maeda Naka Ki Mooy Hatate

Rogic

Kyogo Viduka​

That team in Scotland would still concede a lot, be susceptible to hammer throwers and long ball but squeeze right up the pitch, would always have the ball, have the pace to cover in behind and would score an insane amount of goals

Ki, Naka, Mooy, and Rogic in the centre would rarely lose the ball. Have so much magic in it, would get so many free kicks for Naka to put away.

And the thought of Viduka partnering Kyogo, that would be insane. I’ve always thought Kyogo is unlucky he’s in an era of the lone striker, he’s perfect for the old big man little man partnership. And Viduka was sheer quality, the best striker I’ve seen for us not named Henrik. Link up and hold up play was insane, great on the ball, score any type of goal and would make so much space for Kyogo. The little we seen of him and Henke before he broke his leg was insane, and nearly bandaged the fact Barnes was a clown.

That under Ange though? * *. Hatate would join in LWB, not the best of him but would. And Daizen is Daizen. Would cover Naka’s poor defensive game and make so much room for him on that side.


Ki would need to learn how to win headers very well, would be him and Viduka alone for defending corners

 

Nakamura assisting Mizuno to score was the first ever goal two Japanese players linked up for a goal for a club in a European League. Always sticks in my head because there was a massive thing made of it in Japan. Honestly Naka being here and that publicity, and stuff like that being a big story in Japan is a big reason to my mind why we’re an attractive option to Japanese players. Ange coming from the J League to us and the success he brought with guys from that league has only enhanced that.

We have a reputation over there. It’s a great thing.

 

Surely Killen should be in for a shout as well

 

As others have said, the Viduka-Kyogo link up would be insane. That’s a 50 goal partnership minimum you’d have to think. Then you also have Maeda, McDonald, Nakamura, Rogic, Mooy, Hatate… oooft.

Those defenders though lol. The Ange win games 7-4 system would be in full effect

 

Actually no. While Australia applied to be part of Asia for WC Qualifying purposes, NZ is still part of Oceania.

 

Midfield of Hatate, Naka and Rogic would be a watch.

Imagine Naka as an 8 in our system now he would be a shambles. Tailor made to play in those half spaces. Always felt he was a square peg in a round hole and was still one of the best players in Europe.

 

Was thinking Naka in the middle but actually too many good options so aye would have Naka on the right.