Coffee through an intravenous drip, calls for the national coach to be sacked, and watching multiple opportunities amount to virtually nothing; finally it feels like a proper World Cup qualifying campaign. It was a strange and eerie feeling last night leaving the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium last night. Thai fans were celebrating their fallen heroes and deservedly so, you could circumnavigate the globe many times and fail to find a braver effort than last night. With the assistance of the woodwork and some gutsy defending the Thai national team leave Melbourne with their heads firmly held high. Almost stealing a point away to the reigning Asian Champions would’ve been beyond their wildest expectations and will most likely get lost here in Australia as we reach for multiple panic buttons. Two goals were all we could muster on a cold, wet and miserable night in Melbourne, although we had a ridiculous amount of opportunities that we squandered throughout the night. The misfiring Tomi (and Tom) guns will need to be serviced before we continue our ‘Road to Russia’ campaign. Apart from scoring the opening goal the only contribution Juric made for ninety minutes was placing the ball down on the spot for [...]