Fitness cloud lingers over Rogic

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 23 Mei 2014 | 16.42

PLAYMAKER Tom Rogic is the latest Socceroos player to have a World Cup fitness cloud hanging over him after being excluded from Friday's training session.

Rogic, who has been carrying a groin injury, was among a handful of players carrying niggles excluded from the main group at Jubilee Oval, Kogarah yesterday, but while he's likely to miss the South Africa clash on Monday FFA is confident he will be fit for Brazil.

Curtis Good (hip flexor) and captain Mile Jedinak (groin) worked with physio Les Gelis and strength and conditioning coach Alan McCall for most of the session while Sion's Dario Vidosic and Nagoya Grampus striker Josh Kennedy peeled away from the main group to do light running for most of the session.

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Keeper Mitch Langerak was the other unsighted player, and is another week away from commencing training after he hyperextended his knee training with Borussia Dortmund last week.

Socceroos assistant Ante Milicic said there was no need to take risks in Monday's send-off game against South Africa at ANZ Stadium, considering with remaining games against a local Brazilian side (June 2) and Croatia (June 6) before the Chile opener on June 13.

"He (Ange Postecoglou) will look at every player individually, case by case, and then see if they can participate on Monday and if so, is it better starting that individual or off the bench,'' Milicic said.

Tom Rogic competes for the ball during an Australian Socceroos training session at Central Coast Stadium. Source: Getty Images

"He doesn't need to risk anyone that doesn't have any question marks and the beauty of it is we have got a game lined up on June 2. On top of that there's a Tuesday session after the Monday game before we depart.

"It's not a game where he has to risk any players, and there's probably players that he wants to see more than others and he'll make that call.

"Now it's just how Ange wants to use the game, does he want to test out a few things in different positions? We've also got a game on June 2 and there's a lot of travelling to get there.

"I'm sure he's got in his mind certain players that are pretty much going to Brazil, and he'll look at all the loads, fatigue, sleep, how players are pulling up and make a decision on if and how many late arrivals play on Monday.''

Milicic, who was headhunted from Western Sydney Wanderers, said he has "learnt plenty" under Postecoglou, who he refers to as "the boss".

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He said the coaching staff faced a huge challenge implementing their possession-based game in a month, but praised the players' attitude.

"This is a unique situation where we have four weeks with them. You don't look at it as we've got four weeks we'll take our time, no it's the opposite, we've got four weeks to get as much information into them because we can't afford to waste any session with a new young group.

"Working with young, hungry boys is good for the coaching staff,'' he said.

"It (the attitude) is what you'd expect from such a young group that are fighting for spots to go to a World Cup — the level's been good.

"So every session's important, on or off the field, that we can give as much information as possible about the style going forward.

"The players have been receptive, they want to learn and they've bought into what the boss wants. It's not going to happen overnight but we're all focused on going in the one direction.''


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