In the end, it really should have surprised no one that Graham Arnold constructed his own reality in the build-up to the Socceroos 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia. “I’ve been around the national team now for 40 years and I’ve never known a game to be a dead rubber,” he declared. “It’s more about going out against this team that’s qualified for a World Cup and showing our worth, and giving an opportunity for these players to step up and for them to push for a position in the playoff squad.”
Full story published for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/30/pressure-builds-on-graham-arnold-as-socceroos-slump-to-saudi-arabia-defeat
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