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[email protected] | P: (03) 9551 7588 | A: PO Box 142 Port Melb, VIC, 3207 www.goalweekly.com A-League Round 2 Friday 18th Oct - Sunday 20th Oct 2013 JETS POSTER Page 14 RD ONE REWIND Page 5 VPL REVIEW Page 16 V-LEAGUE WRAP Page 21 NATIONAL DUTY CALLS FOR BRAZILIAN JOB SAVE OUR SOCCEROOS (BLAME IT ON RIO) GOAL! WEEKLY FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2013 2 The Rocky Road To Rio Au revoir Holger after national embarrassment in Paris Holger Osieck sacked after Australia hammered 6-0 by France defenders and the two wing- By Tom Chieftain backs. That gives you the cover in defence and the flexibility in attack. One 6-0 loss can be seen as forgivable, especially when it’s Then there’s the enduring posi- against Brazil in Brazil. A sec- tional error: Tim Cahill as striker. ond thrashing, especially with He’s not a striker! He’s most national pride on the line, and dangerous as a lurking midfielder, even if it’s at the hands of one as proven by his rush of goals Europe’s better teams, is not. with his New York club from With that 6-0 loss to France, midfield and the fact his goal-rate 4-0 at halftime, Socceroos coach has dried up with the national Holger Osieck received his team.