Australia

The Socceroos are in a state of paralysis. Australian football has a lot to learn | Emma Kemp

24-Mar-2022 22:57:26 | Guardian

World Cup qualifying defeat to Japan in Sydney should prompt a period of introspection centred around youth development

There is a special corner of Twitter which spends much of its time lamenting the flaws of football in this country. It is referred to – in equal parts affection and frustration – as #SokkahTwitter. This inebriating sphere of pandemonium is a silent-but-deafening concoction of joy, rage, intellectual acuity and utter nonsense.

But it is also, almost unanimously, in agreeance on one core belief: player development pathways in Australia are fundamentally flawed.