New Zealand Men's U-17s
New Zealand U-17 training squad
Defenders: Luke Adams, Reece Lambert, Harrison Nash, Oliver Wright, Harshae Raniga, Callum McKenzie, Shawn O'Brien, Reill O'Meagher, Bill Tuilioma
Midfielders: Jordan Vale, Cameron Martin, Rhys Jordan, Sam Burfoot, Nathan Buswell, James Debenham, Stephen Carmichael, Warren Pinto, Ahmad Al-Shamsi, James Wypich, Joshua Dixon
Fowards: Tim Payne, Cameron Howieson, Alex Risdale, Rory Turner, Ken Yamamoto
Coaches: Steve Cain, Darren Bazeley
kiwigooner492010-10-28 14:06:26Perhaps they turned NZ down. Cooper is eligible for Vanuatu and I think I remember hearing earlier that Hart has Israeli citizenship. Could be that neither want to play for NZ?
Looking at Steve Cain's last campaign, "What do 95% of all the players chosen have in commin?".
Answer - They were either out injured for a month or two, could not make it to training or were out of the country. Advice - Dont go to every game and every training if you want to be chosen.
�They�ll be players who miss out that talent-wise are good enough to be there but it can come down to the balance of positions.�
It can also come down to as a parent how far your c#*K is up his arse or how English you really are?
Looking at Steve Cain's last campaign, "What do 95% of all the players chosen have in commin?".
Answer - They were either out injured for a month or two, could not make it to training or were out of the country. Advice - Dont go to every game and every training if you want to be chosen.
�They�ll be players who miss out that talent-wise are good enough to be there but it can come down to the balance of positions.�
It can also come down to as a parent how far your c#*K is up his arse or how English you really are?
Lol. Will not comment on his coaching ability because of privacy issues but you have to be thankful he is a Mathematics teacher at Kelston boys, not an English teacher because if you read a lot of his articles, the Englishmen spelling leaves a lot to be about!
Um wouldn't getting good results make his CV look good?
Um wouldn't getting good results make his CV look good?
Lol. Will not comment on his coaching ability because of privacy issues but you have to be thankful he is a Mathematics teacher at Kelston boys, not an English teacher because if you read a lot of his articles, the Englishmen spelling leaves a lot to be about!
Yes. Some terrible omissions.
http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=785&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=73da79deb4
Edit: Hmm - on second glance, that looks like the original squad selected after the National Talent Centres, not the pared down qualification squad.
oldbastard2010-12-14 15:05:40
I really hope we haven't selected muscle over skill.
I really hope we haven't selected muscle over skill.
Coaches here don't learn. Cain has the footballing knowledge of a monkey and the moral fibre of a twig.
I really hope we haven't selected muscle over skill.
Coaches here don't learn. Cain has the footballing knowledge of a monkey and the moral fibre of a twig.
You don't rate him then...?
I really hope we haven't selected muscle over skill.
Coaches here don't learn. Cain has the footballing knowledge of a monkey and the moral fibre of a twig.
Makes me wonder what you know about football. Steve Cain does know about football,but not sure what you mean about the moral fibre of a twig?
I really hope we haven't selected muscle over skill.
Coaches here don't learn. Cain has the footballing knowledge of a monkey and the moral fibre of a twig.
Makes me wonder what you know about football. Steve Cain does know about football,but not sure what you mean about the moral fibre of a twig?
I mean he has none.
Attacking balance to New Zealand squad for U-17 qualifiers
New Zealand U-17 coach Steve Cain says he has emphasised attack in selecting a 20 strong squad for January�s FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament in Auckland.
Steve Cain adresses his squad at training.
December 16, 2010
AUCKLAND � New Zealand U-17 coach Steve Cain says he has emphasised attack in selecting a 20 strong squad for January�s FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament in Auckland.
The Young All Whites has been pooled with Fiji, American Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in Group A of the 10 team OFC U-17 Championships beginning on January 8, with the winner of the pool facing the top team from Group B comprising Tahiti, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Tonga.
The winner of the January 19 final will represent Oceania at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Mexico in June and July.
With little margin for error, Cain has opted for players who can break down Oceanic teams increasingly well drilled on defence.
�If anything we�ve gone with an overload of attacking players,� says Cain.
�We�ve got some very talented and pacey players in this squad. We hope to go at teams and we know we�ll be up against some pretty solid and well organised opponents and we�re looking to impose our game on them. We at home so we�re going to look to make things happen when we�ve got the ball.�
In the 2009 edition, New Zealand posted 2-0 wins over Tahiti and New Caledonia and a 3-0 victory over Vanuatu 3-0 in qualifying before reaching the knockout stages of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
Cain says that if qualification is secured the balance of his squad may have a different look to it for the finals.
�If we�d been going to a World Cup we�d need to be more conservative and more balanced between attack and defensive minded players.
�It�s a difficult choice because we are not taken anything for granted � we know how strong some of the teams are going to be but we have to back ourselves especially at home and with the type of players we�ve got.
�We�re trying to be as positive as possible but bearing in mind there are no gimmes in this world anymore.�
The majority of the squad have been with ASB Youth League squads this season and a few have been listed in ASB Premiership squads. Waitakere United�s Tim Payne � who made his debut for Auckland City late last season � has already featured the top league and that tender age of 16.
The New Zealand coaching staff had interest from players with kiwi ties in Australia, USA, Taiwan and Europe although the group chosen are all New Zealand based.
�It�s a reflection of how well we did last time and of course who well the All Whites did in South Africa. The attention we�re getting Worldwide has ramped up quite significantly.�
Cain has identified Vanuatu, who sent an U-15 side to the U-17 qualifiers two years ago, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea as the main threats to New Zealand in the group stage.
New Zealand Squad for 2011 U-17 OFC Championships
Goalkeepers
1-Scott BASALAJ (Team Wellington)
20-Scott ARMISTEAD (Oratia United)
Defenders
2-Harshae RANIGA (Central United)
3-Shawn O�BRIEN (Canterbury United)
4-Reece LAMBERT (Central United)
5-Luke ADAMS (Waitakere United)
16-Bill TUILOMA (Birkenhead United)
Midfielders
7-Kip COLVEY (Asia Pacific FA)
8-Rhys JORDAN (Forrest Hill United)
11-James DEBENHAM (Albany United)
12-Jordan VALE (Waitakere United)
13-Cameron MARTIN (Auckland City)
14-Ryan HOWLETT (Waitakere United)
15-Nathan BUSWELL (East Coast Bays)
17-James WYPYCH (Team Wellington)
18-Calvin OPPERMAN (Central United)
Forwards
6-Alex RIDSDALE (Canterbury United)
9-Tim PAYNE (Waitakere United)
10-Cameron HOWIESON (Asia Pacific FA)
19-Ken YAMAMOTO (Canterbury United)
Management
Stephen CAIN (Head Coach)
Darren BAZELEY (Assistant Coach)
George SMITH (GK Coach)
Dale WEBSTER (Team Manager)
Rob LEE (Physiotherapist)
Andrew FOSKETT (Sports Scientist)
Paul KENNEDY (Team Doctor)
OFC U-17 Championship
January 8-19, 2011
Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
Winner qualifies for FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011
Group A: New Zealand, American Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu.
Group B: Tahiti, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Tonga.
New Zealand schedule
January 8 � bye
January 10 v Vanuatu, 4pm
January 12 v Fiji, 1.30pm
January 14 v American Samoa, 1.30pm
January 16 v Papua New Guinea, 3pm
January 19: Final