The All Whites Drew With Peru And Everyone’s Cool With That
Once upon a time the All Whites went to Bahrain in the first leg of a World Cup playoff and came back with a battling 0-0 draw. The second leg, as they say, was history.
Last Minute Thoughts on All Whites vs Peru: Tactics, Teams & Travel
The biggest game of football to be held in Aotearoa in at least the last four years (if not eight, really) is close enough that it’s almost time to pick up that old stained white jersey from the drycleaners.
Flying Kiwis – November 7
No reason to panic, The Woodsman was back and swinging his axe on the weekend just like Winnie was. And also like Mr Reid, Woody was equally rusty in his return after missing last week.
The All Whites Squad's Been Named For The Peru Qualifiers And The Reckoning Is Nigh
It’s the definitive squad of Huddo’s reign. It’s the culmination of everything he’s been building towards – they contracted him ‘til the end of the World Cup campaign for a reason. Okay then, let’s make sense of it all.
Fighting Off The Panic After the Welly Nix’s Winless Start
We’ve seen more than enough Welly Nix seasons to know that one win can spark a run of four or five… yet right now that one win is acting pretty elusive. Leprechaun levels of elusion.
Pondering on Tony Readings’ Departure and the Future of the Footy Ferns
Its funny, we were all pondering the impending departure of one national team manager and all of a sudden another goes ahead and unexpectedly resigns. Tony Readings has called time on his tenure in charge of the Football Ferns
Flying Kiwis – October 31
Stefan Marinovic only really booked his place as the ‘Caps number one about a week ago but he’s already started twice in the knockout stuff, not even conceding a goal in the process. That’s the form we wanna see, mate.
Assessing The Impending End of the Anthony Hudson Era…
Word on the street is that Anthony Hudson is close to agreeing his first gig of the rest of his career. It’s like the second album test, how do you follow up coaching the mighty All Whites?
Flying Kiwis – October 24
Three weeks out from the World Cup qualifying playoffs, it seems like every game involving a New Zealand or Peru player has taken on this extra context now. That context being a simple one: DON’T GET HURT!
West Ham Are A Bit Of A Mess Right Now: An Investigation
Slaven Bilic could lose his job soon. With Crystal Palace and Leicester City already having dumped their managers that leaves West Ham as the next likely candidate… after Ronaldo Koeman at Everton, of course.
The Implications of Andrew Durante’s Injury
Of all the things going on within football in Aotearoa these days, Andy Durante limping off late in the Phoenix’s 3-2 defeat away to Sydney late the other night wasn’t the most immediately memorable.
A Big Ol’ Kiwi Premiership National League Insert Sponsorship Preview!
‘Where All Whites are made’, goes the tagline. Once upon a time that would’ve been more insult than inspiration but in recent times it seems like they might just be onto something.
Flying Kiwis – October 17
And here we had it, the game that we’d all been waiting for, a Flying Kiwis Premier League Derby for only the third time in history and Chris Wood’s first experience of such conflicted stakes.
Peru, Peru, How Do You Do?
And with that the All Whites will compete for a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Peru, over two legs, home and away, in November. Maybe that’s a better prospect than playing Chile or Argentina but Peru didn’t seem too intimidated by the opportunity.
#WellyNix – First Impressions of the Kalezic Era
When Vido Jr put that header away five minutes in it seemed like we were in for golden times at the Wellington Phoenix. It was strangely reminiscent of the goal the All Whites scored, actually.
Flying Kiwis – October 10
Leading your sports news tonight… Abby Erceg is one game away from captaining successive NWSL championship teams. That and the small matter of the biggest Flying Kiwis Derby of all time which is coming up.
The All Whites’ Wing-Back Conundrum
Most of the problems with the All Whites right now are things we can deal with. We’re over-reliant on Chris Wood’s goals? No worries, he scores a lot of them and he’s pretty fit these days.
All Whites 1-2 Japan: One Last Dance Before The Big Ones
Alright, that’s it then. No more tests and no more experiments. The next time the All Whites play will be against the South American representatives in the Intercontinental Playoffs of World Cup Qualification.
The New Season Is Here But The Welly Nix Are Still An Unknown Prospect
It’s impossible to know what to expect from the Nix this season. A new coach, several new players in key positions, barely any preseason games against A-League teams to judge them against… impossible.
Flying Kiwis – October 3
Seems now like Woody’s a regular for the Clarets. Another ninety without a goal means he’s officially in a drought by his recent standards but, coincidence or not, Burnley have also only conceded one goal in the 390 Premier League minutes that he’s played for them.