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Olyroos coach Tony Vidmar says Nestory Irankunda’s long career with the national team is his absence for the U-23 Asian Cup, where many European talents have been left out of the squad.
Aiming to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Vidmar on Thursday unveiled a 23-player roster for this month’s tournament, made up largely of members of the team that reached the final of March’s WAFF championship in Saudi Arabia. Held from April 15 to May3, the top three finalists of the championship will automatically qualify for Paris, while the fourth-placed team will face African country Guinea in the playoffs for the final spot up for grabs.
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With A-League Men clubs required to release their players under the terms of the separation agreement between the league and Football Australia, 15 members of the team are exercising their industry on the most sensible Australian flight. Marco Tilio, Jacob Farrell and Ryan Teague are all back after an injury sidelined them in March. However, despite Adelaide United’s first hat-trick at the weekend, Irankunda did not play.
Resisting outside pressure to call him up for foreign under-23 and senior national teams, Football Australia have remained steadfast in their decision to adopt a cautious strategy with the future 18-year-old Bayern Munich player, hoping for a steady progression through their junior division. which focuses on your long-term well-being and managing your expectations.
“I’ve met Nestor a couple of times in the last few months and he’s a very emotional player, and what happened to him this season I think he’s on a 24/7 rollercoaster,” Vidmar explained on Thursday.
“I’m definitely in the big picture. We need Nestor to be a Socceroo of more than 10 years, year after year. It will be the future of the national team. And we just need to be aware of what we’re doing. with him in the national team area and at the moment and we don’t need to hurt him.
“He just turned 18 and it’s a great call for him to come and all those expectations from outsiders. Because I asked him about expectations, and that’s a challenge for him. And throw that to a little kid, it can do more. “damage. We know his ability but we’re very confident in the team we have. “
Vidmar would not close the door on the option of Irankunda playing in Paris if the Olyroos qualify, and the 76-time Socceroo pointed to the common communication he has with his South Australian compatriot.
“The human being is the number one person,” he said. “He’s been through a lot this year. I’d hate to be in their shoes. We just push it, everybody pushes it. Everyone is a part of it. “
“Yes, I perceive that betting on the national team is something huge. And I talked to him about it. I think he just needs to play football at his club and then prepare for the rest of his trip. He just turned 18.
“He may be self-centered and bring it in just for fun, but by dealing with players and going on dates with them, you learn a lot more about them. And we think the big picture is the [senior] national team. “The Socceroos.
“You want to talk about him for the next 15 years as a national team player. It’s not something that [international duty] becomes complicated for him because he has to deal with a lot of things. And that’s all we want to be aware of AND as national teams, that’s our goal. He’s our number one, and we were after him.
Newcastle United winger Garang Kuol, on loan at FC Volendam, heads the foreign contingent that Vidmar has called up, along with Reims striker Mohamed Touré (on loan at Paris FC), Jacob Italiano from Borussia Mönchengladbach and Gwangju. The defender of the . FC Alex Popovic.
However, six players (Alessandro Circati, Nicholas Bilokapic, Calem Nieuwenhof, Cameron Peupion, Nectarios Triantis and Patrick Yazbek) have been flagged through Football Australia as released through their clubs.
“It’s the second most important tournament after the World Cup and we’re in a scenario where we’re losing our most productive players,” Vidmar said. “It’s going to be a topic of discussion with European clubs. “
Vidmar said he had already obtained assurances from “some” clubs that they would release players for the real Olympics (European clubs are not required to do so), even though in the qualifiers it was stipulated that clubs could simply replace their minds.
With the Socceroos set to face Bangladesh and Palestine in World Cup qualifying in June but have already qualified for the next stage, the coach also pointed to talks with Socceroos boss Graham Arnold about how the window could be compatible in the build-up to July’s World Cup. Olympic Games.