Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has declared the A-League is of the same standard as many of Europe’s football leagues.
After returning from a scouting trip to finalise his Socceroos squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, Postecoglou has proclaimed that he is in no rush to head back, labelling unnamed leagues as “very poor”.
“Watch some football from Europe. It’s hard to watch. It’s very poor in standard,” he said.
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“I’m not just talking about the UK. I’ve just come back from Europe and I won’t mention the clubs but I saw a couple of first division games and I could have walked out at half time.
“That’s not a knock on them, it’s paying credit to our competition.
“We shouldn’t continually seek some sort of validation for our competition, if a player does well in our competition it means he’s got to be a good footballer.”
The first of the Socceroos’ next two qualifiers is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 6 October.
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – Match Details
Saudi Arabia vs Socceroos
Thursday 6 October 2016
King Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah
8:45pm kick-off (4.45am Friday AEDT)
Socceroos vs Japan
Tuesday 11 October 2016
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
8pm kick-off (AEDT)
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