I was moved enough by this article that I decided to dust off Medium and write something about it. Read it at your own peril I guess.
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A nasty leak has dropped from New South Wales camp on the eve of Origin 2.
It’s reported Laurie Daley’s pregame speeches have been uninspiring, which some fear has contributed to the lopsided first halves in the past three matches.
📝 @travismeyn & @badel_cmail
TREVOR NOAH: "IF THERE'S ONE THING THE SOCCEROOS KNOW HOW TO DO, IT'S COMPACT DEFENSE... AND NOW THEY'RE SILKY ON THE BALL, TOO" 🦘
He's not surprised at all about Australia's incredible performance vs Turkiye
You have to assume that they know they're getting Fernandes if they have ruled themselves out of both Anderson and Tonali.
Otherwise, this might be a catastrophe.
Sandro Tonali is no longer an option for #mufc as they believe going to Newcastle to sign both him and Lewis Hall would cost between £120-130m which is considered too expensive [@FabrizioRomano]
Australia has 59,700 kilometres of coastline and every centimetre has been protected by Pat Beach. 🧱🌟
The 22-year-old keeper makes EIGHT saves as the Socceroos open their World Cup with a 2-0 win over Türkiye. GET IN 🇦🇺
If this holds, this is an utterly insane result.
An absolutely ridiculous defensive performance. The equal of anything Australia has done in a world cup.