Australia coach Graham Arnold said today's match against the UAE will be quite different from that of the two teams in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup in 2015, which saw them win 2-0, stressing that many changes have taken place on the teams and not on the «Kangaroo» only, and they are nevertheless determined to win the meeting today to move to the Golden Square.
He stressed at the press conference yesterday that the mass attendance of the match, which will be in the interest of «White», will not affect them, because he believes it will be a double-edged sword for their rival. "It's true that the stadium is expected to be filled with the hosts, but that's a double-edged sword, because that number can turn into pressure on them," he said. "For me, I'll push a group of players who can play against a crowd."
"I think the performance is improving over time," he said. "In the last game against Uzbekistan, we faced this opponent in an open game. While the situation was different for Syria, Palestine and Jordan, we respect our opponents, They have a great coach, the Italian Alberto Zaccheroni, but we'll win the game because we want to go ahead and keep our title. "
Arnold said that Australia had been rebuilt after winning the Asian Cup of Nations in 2015. "After winning that title, we re-built the team, and now the performance is great and close to the European way, Foot in Asia has evolved a lot, and the difference between Asian and European football has become very small ».