In reply to: Arena's a heck of a lot better than Davie. posted by Mr Wednesday
There's a pretty good argument that we outplayed Germany, certainly we played well enough to win the game.
He can get us qualified for '18, and I think the talent is there to make a run if we catch a favorable draw.
Sure, '06 was a disappointment, but I think it's pretty clear by now that most coaches will struggle to sustain success past a single World Cup. (Plus, the '06 team had injury issues and a pretty big talent hole in mid-20's aged players to deal with.)