VillaTomB38
Vital Football Hero
An interesting article has come up on bbc football regarding this issue...
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41860130
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41860130
The Mile Jedinak Thread
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Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
Fergie certainly used to put his foot down about players going away for international breaks .
We need to up the ante and become more ruthless, certainly for pointless friendlies.
Jedi has an important game in fairness but if they don't qualify he should jack
We need to up the ante and become more ruthless, certainly for pointless friendlies.
Jedi has an important game in fairness but if they don't qualify he should jack
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
Any hint of injury or anything like that chap.
Welcome to the forum btw!
Welcome to the forum btw!
Don't think any injury. Seemed to be stretching with his hands on knees towards the end but kept moving around freely enough I think and he wasn't looking towards the bench to come off at all. TV coverage ended for me just after the final whistle so no post game interviews or analysis much.We'll find out in the next few days I guess.
Massimo Luongo, QPR's captain is playing these qualifiers too.
Massimo Luongo, QPR's captain is playing these qualifiers too.
JuanPabloAngel
Alert Team
'Blowing out of his arse' is, I believe, the common parlance.
Good to hear he has no (obvious) injuries.
I have no issue with him playing for his country. Who wouldn't, given the chance? And as mentioned earlier, I'm pretty sure he'll fly First Class, beds and all. Of course, the time zone issue doesn't just go away, but he'll be ok by the time we play next.
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
Excellent, cheers for that dude. Just wondered if there might have been a limp or walking implying a tightness. Hopefully the minutes have brought him on nicely for us though as the Jedi at his best makes a huge difference.
Appreciate the response dude, thanks.
Luongo was wanted by us as well and seems steadier than Tshibola so far, but with how both were rated I don't think people are seeing the best of either, but clearly Luongo is a head in the game at the moment.
Appreciate the response dude, thanks.
Luongo was wanted by us as well and seems steadier than Tshibola so far, but with how both were rated I don't think people are seeing the best of either, but clearly Luongo is a head in the game at the moment.
Australian "FourFourTwo" player ratings for the game against Honduras :
"Mile Jedinak - 7.5
A brick wall in the Aussie midfield, Jedinak was the calmest head on the pitch. The 33-year-old offered assurance to Mooy and Luongo, allowing them both to play higher up the field."
Sort of what we need him to be for the rest of this season.
"Mile Jedinak - 7.5
A brick wall in the Aussie midfield, Jedinak was the calmest head on the pitch. The 33-year-old offered assurance to Mooy and Luongo, allowing them both to play higher up the field."
Sort of what we need him to be for the rest of this season.
holtelower
Vital Football Hero
Sorry. Wrong thread
holtelower
Vital Football Hero
Has anyone been to Aus ?.
When i go to California, there is no jet lag going there, but it knocks you for six for at least a week when ypu get back.
Which way does it hit you with Oz. Or does it depend which way you go
When i go to California, there is no jet lag going there, but it knocks you for six for at least a week when ypu get back.
Which way does it hit you with Oz. Or does it depend which way you go
JuanPabloAngel
Alert Team
Jedi has no excuse then!
McParlandTheGreat
Vital Champions League
Yep, I was thinking of that. Flight to LA, no problem with the extra daylight, up fresh the following morning to pick up my hire car and head east in the direction of Phoenix.
Coming back "overnight", night came and went quickly and it was a long, long day when I landed. At least a week recovery. Have heard it said that going east is the difficult direction.
villasince67
Vital Football Hero
Definitely flying to the east is the hardest. Arriving in Aus you can feel like shit for days with jetlag if you're not careful. Coming back to the UK from Australia (which Jedi faces this week), heading west with the sun, has always been easier for me, still tiring because it's 20+ hours travel but recovery is quicker.
If he's flying Qantas I'm sure he'll be well looked after, they are a major sponsor of sport here, not the football team but I think the FFA would have him on a good flight.
VillaTomB38
Vital Football Hero
Have flown to Oz twice from the UK, once to Brisbane and once to Perth. The one to Brisbane landing at 6:30am and being awake all day after, not really knowing what time it is all the way there with changing daylight and falling asleep on board at different times it’s a strange one. When I eventually did fall to sleep later in the evening I slept til the next afternoon! Was a great sleep. Flying to Perth on the other hand was nowhere near as bad, landed in the evening and slept all night, got over the jet lag quite quickly. When I’ve landed back in the UK from Oz I’ve been able to get over it quite quickly so I’d definitely say going east is worse, wherever you land in between is where you usually feel pretty knackered too.
DeanoVilla
One Bloody Number
People need to man up. Jetlag is a state of mind. A week to recover? Sod off. If you're tired, have a sleep and you should be fine.
