Socceroos striker Tomi Juric believes goals will not be a problem for what is expected to be a new-look starting XI against England on Saturday.
With Tim Cahill and Apostolos Giannou both unavailable due to club commitments in the Chinese Super League, the goalscoring onus will fall upon Juric and uncapped yet prolific Brisbane Roar striker Jamie Maclaren.
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A regular in the Olyroos setup, 22-year-old Maclaren brilliantly netted 20 goals in the A-League season just concluded and was finally rewarded with a maiden senior callup.
It is expected Maclaren will be handed the responsibility of leading the line at the Stadium of Light, but Juric, part of a Socceroos camp for the first time since November, insists he and his strike partner will deliver on the big stage.
A @Socceroos debut v England looming for Jamie Maclaren. Started up front in first XI at training today. Milligan set for surprise CB role.
— Daniel Garb (@DanielGarb) May 25, 2016
“Without a doubt (there’s goals in us),” Juric said.
“Jamie’s been in great form, he’s had a great season with Brisbane, so without a doubt we’ve got enough fire power up front to score some goals.
“It’s not just on me and Jamie, we’ve got other players that can score some some goals and who can deliver in the final third. That’s what so exciting about this team.”
The match kicks off at 4:45 am AEST on 28 May.
| Name | Club, Country | A International Caps (Goals) |
| Aziz BEHICH | Bursaspor, Turkey | 11 (2) |
| Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk) | Newcastle Jets, Australia | 1 (0) |
| Milos DEGENEK | TSV 1860 München, Germany | – |
| Adam FEDERICI (gk) | AFC Bournemouth, England | 15 (0) |
| Craig GOODWIN | Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2 (0) |
| Chris IKONOMIDIS | US Salernitana 1919, Italy | 3 (0) |
| Jackson IRVINE | Ross County, Scotland | 2 (0) |
| Brad INMAN | Crewe Alexandra FC, England | – |
| Mile JEDINAK | Crystal Palace F.C, England | 62 (12) |
| Tomi JURIC | Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands | 15 (2) |
| Robbie KRUSE | Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany | 40 (4) |
| Massimo LUONGO | Queens Park Rangers FC, England | 19 (0) |
| Jamie MACLAREN | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | – |
| Stefan MAUK | Adelaide United FC, Australia | – |
| Matthew McKAY | Brisbane Roar FC, Australia | 58 (2) |
| Mark MILLIGAN | Baniyas FC, UAE | 46 (5) |
| Aaron MOOY | Melbourne City FC, Australia | 13 (5) |
| Josh RISDON | Perth Glory, Australia | 2 (0) |
| Tom ROGIC | Celtic FC, Scotland | 15 (5) |
| Mathew RYAN (gk) | Valencia CF, Spain | 23 (0) |
| Brad SMITH | Liverpool FC, England | 6 (0) |
| Bailey WRIGHT | Preston North End FC, England | 10 (1) |
| Alex WILKINSON | Sydney FC, Australia | 16 (0) |
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