{"id":240156,"date":"2022-09-21T05:01:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=240156"},"modified":"2022-09-21T23:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T23:59:14","slug":"guus-high-praise-for-gutsy-graham-arnold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=240156","title":{"rendered":"Guus' high praise for 'gutsy' Graham Arnold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary coach Guus Hiddink \ufeffhas praised the courage of his one-time protege Graham Arnold, heralding his call to sub in goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne for the Socceroos' penalty shootout win over Peru<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"I didn't have the \ufeffguts to do so – he had the guts to do so," he told reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Hiddink was famously the man who steered Australia to their first World Cup berth in 32 years, when they clinched qualification to the 2006 tournament after a tense penalty shootout win over Uruguay.<\/p>\n

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But although Mark Schwarzer was the eventual hero of the night, with two penalty saves, their had been speculation throughout that Hiddink would sub on Zeljko Kalac \ufefffor the shootout – but had that option taken out of his hands when Brett Emerton began cramping in the final minutes, and had to be taken off, using the team's final sub.<\/p>\n

"I've had many years to think about it," Hiddink said.<\/p>\n

"I'm not clear if I would have done it." \ufeff<\/p>\n

It ended up working out perfectly for both the Socceroos and Hiddink – and Arnold was right there by his side.<\/p>\n

\"Redmayne<\/p>\n

\ufeff"What Guus did for our game in Australia … was an amazing feat, and it really changed Australian football," he said.<\/p>\n

The match in Brisbane will not only serve as a final home tune-up before the World Cup, but also a celebration marking 100 years since the Socceroos' first international, against New Zealand in Dunedin in June 1922.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The Socceroos squad boasts 31 players for the two upcoming games against New Zealand, with Arnold to use two different line-ups across the fixtures.\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n

There's few people better equipped to help whittle that squad down for Qatar than Hiddink.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

"We need the fitness, we need the freshest, and we need the best – and I know with Guus' eye for talent, but also on the way he speaks to players, that this camp can be a real bonus," Arnold said.<\/p>\n

Hiddink said he instantly accepted Arnold's invitation to get involved this week.<\/p>\n

"I had beautiful experiences in the past, qualifying through South America, through Uruguay, for the first time in decades," he said.<\/p>\n

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"My experience with this country, with this team, with the staff, was one of my highlights – and that's why I'm very happy to be back."<\/p>\n

Australia will take on New Zealand in Brisbane on Thursday, before a return fixture at Eden Park on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\ufeffNow 75, Hiddink last managed Curacao after post-Socceroos stints with Russia, Turkey, Netherlands and China's under-21 team, as well as two interim periods in the EPL with Chelsea, and a season in the Russian league with Anzhi Makhachkala.<\/p>\n

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