AFC WORLD CUP 2026 QUALIFIERS SEPTEMBER REVIEW

welcome people back to the Michael talks football channel I mean if you thought konob B was crazy AFC decided to go on iasa trip during these qualifiers in September window because Qatar might be FR Australia don't know what a gasu is and Japan went super saion mode so we're going to break down each and every group we're going to talk about the first two match days of AFC welcome qualifiers get your thoughts in the comments down below if you're Indonesian are you happy are you bah are you happy if you're qari I don't know if you're going to show up if you're USC are you guys qualifying to the World Cup for the first time ever get your thoughts in the comments down below I decided to break into Todd B's bank account and went to go get the number one Asian football Guru on YouTube Twitter Instagram I don't know if he's still posting on Tik Tok I have no no clue about that nowadays we got Jack from deadball TV how you doing buddy obviously you're an Asian football historian Guru whatever you want to call yourself but even you couldn't predict what happened over this window F firstly I do appreciate the million dollars that you transferred to my bank account to get me on this episode still waiting on the second deposit though so you might want to check it's an it's Argentinian pesl sorry oh melay took that yeah I'm never seen that that went that went straight to funding an infrastructure project here in South America um and I dude I don't know I think if you ask the Indonesians they they're calling me a false prophet based on my predictions and how the Indonesian national team actually play but we're going to get into that the nonsense that happened here and I just got to ask you straight up what is the biggest problem with Qatar because they lost at home 3-1 to the UAE and they drew 2-2 with North Korea now granted that game against North Korea they might as well been playing in the monsoon in the Amazon or somewhere because the rain was so ridiculous the goals from North Korea they turned into the puskus national team but what's your biggest takeaway from Qatar during this window that are they now in big trouble because they didn't play Iran or usbekistan away they got let's say they got played on neutral ground they played UAE at home I would be extremely worried if I was Qatar right now yeah I would be worried if I was Qatar conceding five goals in two games against UAE at home and North Korea away maybe I'm probably in the minority here I'm actually more concerned about the UAE performance at home you cannot let an arch rival like that come in your house and spank you like uh like the UAE did I'm sorry I got to interrupt you I don't know because North Korea had 10 men for 70 minutes they did have 10 but but look at the gasos dude did you see the second free kick from North Kore Ian I mean that that goal was ridiculous that might be the best free kick goal in all year that that might actually be aa's top five like at the end of the year I mean it was incredible also I just feel like the pitch was such a disaster it kind of like nullified a lot Plus I'm very bullish on North Korea I understand they had 10 men but those boys are legit I said it in my predictions they they're gonna upset some teams and I don't know if you could call qara uh away I mean it's being played in Myanmar I think it was as an upset but LA but I'm not super surprised by that but but qar I don't know I'm curious do you I think it's because round two was so easy for them that maybe they got punched in the mouth a little bit I was going to say that because who do they play in round two they played Afghanistan CB team they played India and you know you're the number one hater of Indian football on YouTube and then they played QA to still don't know what a goal is other than scoring penalties so yes I think it's level of competition but also Qatar they fielded a lot of their u23s I think in the last three games or two games of that round but remember they only conceded five goals in the the entire Asian cup they've already conceded five and they haven't played the two big boys so I would be really concerned do you think it's now like if they lose their next two games or if they drop more points then they might not get a direct spot to the World Cup after this after this disastrous round so far 100 spot uh 100% I didn't think they were going to get a top two spot anyways but I didn't think they were going to walk away from this with one point in this window I still thought they were going to beat the UAE and then I actually thought they were going to draw North Korea um but with how usbekistan look Iran they're they're a bit of an interesting case I actually think they're they're a little bit better than how people are are talking about them yeah dude they might be looking at Fourth I don't know what their next fixture is but this is one of the easier windows in group a and you got a point so you can't be feeling good qatar's next two games are keran at home Iran away Kyan at home has to be three or they're done yep yep has to be three points if they don't get that done I would already say that even the third four spot they're in big trouble because North Korea out yeah yeah North Korea can take it and UAE I mean Paulo Bento has trusted the youngsters and I think it's worked out for them I know you're very uh bullish on the USCS and so am I I think they will directly qualify to the World Cup are you more confident about them after this window of course they beat North Korea at home I think that game they should have won 34-1 the Kyan game was a bit of a weird one obviously it's a rivalry they came back twice in the game then they eventually took the lead orono's goal by the way urov turned into urino that goal was spectacular from him so I'm kind of I was a little bit concerned from the performance performances excuse me from the USCS but I think that sort of performances that I'm actually positive about that they didn't play their best kov didn't even play but they still got the job done maybe in the years past they would have dropped these points especially away to Kiran so are you a little bit more positive about them or are you sort of concerned about the way they actually played in those two games that's a phenomenal question I would say the needle for me has moved positively but we're talking like a couple inches here I think the first half against North Korea was very good and then I felt like they completely took their foot off the gas katanic he's a very pragmatic manager you're not going to see like a ton of allout attacking football from usbekistan ever but I thought that he he parked the bus too early and I mean the North Koreans almost got back in the game and and stole a point in Tosh Kent which would have been a disaster I think they get I they get some bonus points for weathering the storm but let's not forget there was also a penalty save in that game so it could have played out very differently for the USCS I think their kgus game I mean what a what a showcase for step football that game was arguably my favorite game of the window like Banger Absolut Banger I'm a little concerned Kus Republic got two goals especially when we look at this USC side it's usually defense that second goal that second goal from Kyan was ridiculous the little flick off the post and in oh my God kgus got up for this game for sure I just think the USCS I'm not ready to be like oh they they've answered all my questions we're we're flying now they have to beat Iran I'm tired of the draws man you got to beat Iran it of these two fixtures you really do but I think the biggest positive for usbekistan during this window is they're five points ahead of Qatar who I would say is their rival in getting that direct spot so I think this is actually a nine out of 10 window for usbekistan maybe some people would say oh we're not happy with the way we played you know FF didn't get a lot of minutes no kusenov maybe that could be concerns but I think to win these two games the way they did it can only say if you actually play your best they would have Cruis past these two teams they would have and I think now with the Qatar are playing I mean usbekistan now they will have a fully fit team against Qatar whenever they play hopefully they have a fully fit team compared to when they they played each other in the Asian cup where USC were just decimated by injury after injury and still took it to extra time so I think usbekistan after it's only two games but I'm still I'm so high on these guys I think they're really going to do it this time around now some people were a little bit like oh Iran they're not playing the best football but this is their this is what I know of Iranian football in World Cup qualifiers win one nil take it home win one nil but I would say this the home game against kyrgystan that field was a disgrace to have that sort of field and I saw a lot of Iranians pissed off about it it's a disgrace and obviously there can be so many fingers pointed to that to that to that I'm not GNA go into it we're not gonna get into it because then that could take forever but are you just like on same old same old with their performances and results yeah like not only is this the most Iran performance in a window I've ever seen it's also the exact same group of players who did this exact same thing in the 2022 cycle like nothing has changed they just have a a different manager now and I also think I think we we benefit from being removed from the political drama of this team um because when I look at it I'm like this has got to be affecting the players like I don't know if you saw Med thatmy after the game like he was obviously very upset about the conditions here and they're winning in spite of that and then they go to the UAE away from home not an easy place to play and one nothing is in my opinion very flattering for the UAE I mean ASM Moon misses plenty of two chances to put it away that enemy misses a goal asmon almost had the assist of the window where he had that little flick oh yeah oh my gosh dude disgust I thought I was watching the Asian cup again I mean it was like Prime asthma who was crazy and thenm just misses the kick like they won decisively they're just dealing with a lot of BS in the background they got the six points it's almost in their DNA to win these games one nothing like you said anyways I think they're doing well it it's still a strong team they're just 2026 really looks like the last toah for this generation everybody in that World Cup will be 33 34 at this rate I mean yeah by the way osoon why did you have to focus on horses buddy why I could just see it from just the way he plays he has no confidence it's like he doesn't take football serious anymore gave that great assist to uh tari in the game against UAE but still like some of the chances he was missing I'm like Prime osor because we're we're already past prime osun that guy's fito he would have buried those two chances in my opinion so correct look this is Iran at the end of the day people they're not going to play the sexy football you know maybe like usbekistan do or uh Japan will do Anan will do it the Iranian way one n and you're going to take it or you're going to leave it but one team that I need to get their kit somehow someway is North Korea we don't know their players we don't watch the league I mean if somebody somehow outside of North Korea is watching the North Korean League send the link right now because this baller uh riung who scored the golaso against Qatar bro this dude is 20 years old and was destroying both usbekistan I thought and Qatar and the fight that they had with 10 men and still had chances to beat Qatar in the second half I can only say if they can just have better discipline and also just be more clinical I think North Korea can finish third or fourth based on what I've seen 100% agree and this is my assessment of them both from round two and in round three I mean let's not forget this North Korean side went away to Japan blue lock Japan seven goals a game NFL Japan and walked out of there with a one-nil defeat meanwhile bachra at home giving up five no absolutely not like you got to watch out for these North Koreans man like I think they will only get stronger as qualifying goes on these guys haven't played anybody in six years because of the goddamn pandemic like they're just now getting reps again let's not forget they also Drew Jordan in a friendly before this window even started they just need exposure we have have no idea what the training is looking like behind the scenes all we know is that they've been training I promise you these guys been working I promise you they've been on the training pitch okay and I promise you their their coach he's got that he got a trigger finger with a whistle like he's gotten them running suicides 400 meter relays non-stop like these dudes are in shape man they don't look like a team that doesn't have a lot of guys playing in top leagues you know in Japan or in Europe and they're going to play party pooper and I think how they've looked so far I would say they're a little unfortunate to not get a draw in Tash Kent which holy [ __ ] would a result that would have been and then to hold Qatar in in a monsoon albeit mad impressive to them if they can I'm gonna say it right here if they can do the double on kgus Republic which I think they can and Lord help me they get a win against UAE which I think they can oh they might be cooking well funny you say that because their next two games are UAE away and Kyan away so we might be cooking already after October to see North Korea qualified if somehow North Korea qualified to the World Cup held in the United States that that is the greatest storyline ever in walk up history I don't care what anybody says watching them against Syria in the second round I said no they got lucky to be here North Korea because Syria had about 10 good chances in that game to kill them off well yeah now that now they're proving me wrong because the football they played and the spirit I can I can only plaud them for their performances any thoughts on UAE Kyan maybe Kyan a little bit unfortunate I actually thought they looked pretty decent against Iran as well UAE good window I think they got a good window here UAE great window for the UAE um I kind of called Paulo Benso out in my prediction for this uh for this window and I was like look I'm tired of you beating Yemen bro like you got to beat somebody a little better than that and he turned around and beat somebody much better than Yemen the Asian Cup champions in Qatar so I think that was a that was a big result to lose to Iran at home one- nothing doesn't it I don't think it's going to ruffle any feathers I don't think the media is going to be pissed because I think if we're being honest it was a complimentary a flattering score line to UAE like I said earlier Kus Republic I just want to know right and I want your opinion did they just get up for the start of round three where they were like okay we're the weakest team in this group but we're just going to let's just give it our all and see what we can do and we kind of saw the best that they can muster in this window and and then they're gonna fall off or do you think they're going to continue being this competitive throughout the rest of the cycle well first with the UAE I do like some of the youngsters they got the abdalah guy where the first goal he scored against Qatar oh my God he sold two qataris deported them out of Qatar and scored a goaso into the top left corner I mean the come UAE did nothing in that game and then all of a sudden it's took like the 60th minute I'm like wait now you want to start playing football and then all of a sudden they just started scoring creating chance after chance that they nullified Qatar the the Iran game at home I'm like okay it's tough so maybe the uee you can lose that game but they got now very good chance U of finishing in the third and fourth I did predict them to finish fourth before these qualifiers began Kyan I think it's just all right we got they're just a doell battery right now they're going to start off well but slowly but surely it's just going to die off and of course they're gonna get up for it against usbekistan but I was actually more impressed the way to Iran like the second half kjo had a really good chance like coo had a really good chance to equalize the game and if Kyan got a point away to Iran I mean that would have totally changed my narrative about them because they were God awful at that Asian cup I thought they were one of the worst teams I saw nothing trash they got dominated by Thailand uh what was it two Thailand at that game I was like no no no this is not an Asian Cup team what I've seen so far in these two games Kyan can take the positive signs nobody's going to predict them and I think that to themselves they're not going to see themselves qualifying for the World Cup or getting third and fourth but it's about baby steps and baby steps so look good window from them and good window but now this group it gets fascinating concerning what happens in October we move on to Group B then where it's a bit more tighter up the top South Korea these guys are just keeping up with they're just the Keeping Up with the Kardashians of national team football why why do they always want to create drama and more drama the only reason why they're winning these games is just because of talent I mean son leyen all these guys I mean they had beef after the game against Palestine you know Kim and Jay's you know talking to the fans there's just so much background noise that I think it's affecting these players I'm glad that they wanton to away to Oman I don't think it was still the greatest of performances but this team just needs some confidence booster they just need some right likes to hit them and saying you guys are actually good and the new manager I don't think he I think he's just the Korean Jurgen clintsman at this point unless he can change it somehow we're just sticking to the same old Vibes with this team that we've seen for the past two years rely on individual talent and that will carry them somewhat far in the Asian cup or qualifying to the World Cup do I mean do you see anything different with South Korea because I really don't I don't I don't think it's too early to call I think you're right in that we're seeing a continuation of the same issues that that basically sunk their Asian CB campaign I think what's really going to be difficult for South Korea and why I I I'm almost ready to say they don't win the group anymore is if you look at the teams that they're playing here all of these teams are are pretty damn good counterattacking sides and I'm willing to bet that when South Korea plays Jordan Iraq that they're going to seed possession to the Koreans and they're going to do the same thing that they did at the Asian cup just wait for the opportunity wait for the turnover at Midfield and then punish them I even think Kuwait and Oman you know if if they get a second chance they could steal a point from Korea so it's just a mixture of like the team being in bad form morale being so low I I I think this Oman win will help but obviously there are problems the the people are fed up with the KFA I don't know if there's much faith in the manager it's not going to be a very comfortable qualifying cycle for South Korea and it pains me to say that no would agree I don't think it's going to be easy but they'll get the job done if they don't make it into the top two then oh my God I mean dissolve this Federation I mean dissolve this Federation everybody has to go except for Le kongen and Son those are the only two guys oana if they don't qualify top two when you look at how Japan play in South Korea you just see that the both teams one is coached well and they have chemistry the other is uncoached and just don't have any combination play the second goal that son scored I think K in he beat three four players plays into son and then son is beautiful goal that's it we don't see any combination play we don't see you know the overlapping runs from the fullback none of this it's just like okay we'll give the ball to him dribble dribble dribble we'll give the ball to him dribble dribble dribble and we'll see if some magic happens so h i I feel bad for my kerans I hope it gets better for you guys but you're gonna qualify because your team is just stacked with Talent cuz Jordan even though they drew to QA and I'm still pissed off at that game because Jordan should won 40 3 they at least beat Palestine away even though it was a neutral ground in uh Malaysia but all night I did I did tweet this out I think he's one of the most underrated ballers in the world period not Asia the world because without Alamar it could be a tricky game because we saw what Palestine did to South Korea held them even Palestine could have won that game I was like Jordan do not mess this up and they tried every single way to drop point in this game when they were two1 up Alat had about two chances all one had about three chances I thought I was watching the Jordanian version of Darwin Nunes in that game but at least they won I think it's good signs that even without alamari you get the points and the other guy stepped up all nine months is basically old one he's sort of kind of I still think he's a good player but Shaq and Kobe for this team is all nine months and allar dude how about with the hattrick of assists against pal you say they have the best did you say they have the best front three in Asia oh my gosh I mean that's look it's two it's top two the only thing is that Japan doesn't have a great nine Japan doesn't have a great nine but I mean I'm sorry you just cannot beat I don't care if you want to throw Junito Kubo Nakamura minam minina I don't throw anybody they do Japan is just a different Beast right now but of course Jordan's top two for sure like their attack is disgusting and they're un able the only thing that can stop Jordan is if they're wasteful in the day which is exactly what happened against Kuwait and that kuwa game pissed me off so much because I had some kuwaitis chirping at me like oh you're wrong you said Jordan we're gonna win I'm like oh oh oh my bad my bad I didn't predict that Al adab was going to throw the goddamn game in the 90th minute by committing the stupidest penalty of the entire window my bad that I didn't predict that zero ball knowledge I'm like come on dude y'all got so lucky to get a point away at Jordan now Jordan should have put it away also that out Amari goal damn dude Banger One Touch oh that was it was all all nms I think second goal that he scored all M's pass B sim bro Phil Al Marty he's like Al Marty's like Drew Holiday from the Celtics dude he's like he's the fourth option ain't nobody talking about him but he's picking he he guards the best player on the other team he still gives you 17 points six assists doesn't turn the ball over I mean he's an unheralded hero in Asian football like those guys if you want to call them a front four if you want to expand it to that yeah and we can get into Iraq now like Iraq do not have that Firepower they simply do not they have one fire power yes they have they have the possibly the biggest cheat cod in Asian football and I'm in Hussein yes he is the big I I I said this over and over again he is the Iraqi Holland because whenever he puts the Iraqi kits on dude turns into a beast but now that he's injured and obviously get well soon IM and Hussein but he might be out for the October games which could be very critical because you know who Iraq are playing in in October bro they got Palestine and South Korea away okay you gotta be Palestine yeah you gotta be Palestine South Korea away with no Hussein a win there and kasas might I mean he might be him if they can win that game away if if if in the same 12 month span jesus kasas takes out Japan and Korea oh yeah he's him yeah he's definitely him but look even Iraqis similar to Iranians they're both unhappy with the performances they put up but they got four points and going away to Kuwait rivalry game I don't even need to go into the history of that I think we all know what happened 10 men down after seven minutes and to still trying to throw the game yeah I mean was he trying to throw the game I don't think so I think he's he's made the challenge and he just thought okay early in the game might be a yellow card maybe I can get away with it the ref had other ideas I still think it's the right decision I think it is a red card but you know they didn't play the best in these two games like the second half against Oman I was like his cuss us you're trying every which way to throw this game away as well you're going way too defensive get the second goal and then you're comfortable like Ali jazim barely saw him in these two games obviously he didn't start against Q8 away and he obviously came off the bench at halim but even Ali jasim didn't have any impact whatsoever he had one shot on Target in the second half against Kuwait that's about it I'm actually still he was better against Kuwait so I'm actually still pos positive about Iraq yes but I think this is a wakeup call that a round three is going to be difficult so if IR Rock think because they had a uh a bang in Asian Cup group stage and because they ran the table in round two that they're going to do the same thing here they're they're going to be very disappointed and I do feel like it was a bit of a almost naive approach to the Oman game from Jesus kasas and then of course Kuwait away I mean the game plan goes out the window when you go down to 10 men they still outshot Kuwait away playing 83 minutes plus the game was still pretty entertaining even with the rock down of player so it's not like they were a loser from this window I just feel like their fans thought that they were going to be winning these games three nothing 5-1 like they were doing in round two and that's just not going to we're just not going to see that anymore no no we're definitely not going to see that I think it's got to be a bit more controlled and I think his C understand is that we don't need to win the flashy weight we're not going to do a Japan destroying every team we just got to get the results Iraq do you guys want results or do you want to play pretty football and lose I know what I would want get the results and qualify to the World Cup do you know an apology to kues up there absolutely not why not absolutely not they they got two points against Iraq and Jordan you did get two points against I and Jordan look here's the thing I got no beef with Kuwait right I just think every every time bro people just don't like it when I don't predict their team to win and everybody calls me a hater yeah yeah I know there is no luckier team this window than Kuwait period period I don't want to hear about tactics I don't want to hear about individual Brilliance I don't want to hear about the manager you are beaten by Jordan and a guy threw the game okay whatever happens once then you play your rock and you get you're a man up for 90 minutes and you get a draw I I I'll be it's a rock and IR Rock probably should have still gotten a goal but they're also missing by far their most dangerous attacker so there's no Iman Hussein Ender up a man for 90 minutes and you got a nil nil draw like I'm sorry if you think I'm going to come on this episode and start showering Praise on Kuwait you trip in y'all got super lucky congratulations we'll see what happens the next time you play these two teams we'll see if you get lucky again or maybe you actually will tactically outclass them or maybe you actually will score a goal from open Play We're GNA see that's all I got no hate for the kues No No there shouldn't be any hates but I think they got to just be realistic that okay they kind of lucky against Jordan I would say because Jordan just threw that game away andq I mean I can only remember one opportunity and I think it was like the 998th minute that Q8 had that's it that's all they had in the game so they didn't really create anything being up a man no not really theyve really got nullified throughout that matchup but still positive I'm honestly I'm I'm shocked they got two points I'm G to be I thought they would maximum in this third round get three four points so they already got halfway there and they could beat I guess of Palestine or Oman at home and get that three points there Oman it's just the same old same old they don't know how to score they got an own goal from South Korea defensively they look good but I'm just bored of you know what Oman are they're Tunisia of AFC 100% think even the Iraq game where Iraq literally said have the ball like have the ball and shoot and they maybe made Jalal sweat one time not enough they have no Firepower they have nothing I mean it's it's it's it's the same Oman from 2022 just worse yes and this is a hard group so godp speed to a mon good luck to seal you're gonna have to do a magical work here to get your team third or fourth place in my opinion toan so so Ali you got your work cut out for you let's get to the last group group C um I don't even know where to begin with this group because there's so many different story lines I can go to but I'm going to just start off with most negative possible China might be one of the worst national teams I've seen this year and I've seen San Marino play I've seen Jamaica play I've seen Honduras I've seen Puerto Rico I've seen Ghana I've seen loto that China away loss 7 nil I mean might just be the most disgraceful moment in Chinese football history and Me growing up like the early 2000s they made it to an Asian cup final or semi-final when they hosted it of course to now there you know what actually happened I think it was yesterday or two days ago 36 players got arrested for match fixing so you want to talk about the leag I don't that hopefully none of them because if that's the case oh boy they're going to be in big trouble and then you have a golden opportunity a golden opportunity to get some points at home against Saudi Arabia canu decides to get the most stupidest red card and obviously that's in his history he's got a little bit of aad and they I'm sorry the only opportunities China had was just set pieces when you give this team the ball they treat it like it's a grenade all right you have it no you have it okay we'll just Spam AC cross we'll spam another cross China I said this before this qualifiers began they are a finished national team the only reason why they're here is because Thailand decided to turn into pygmy elephants and not score against Singapore otherwise Thailand would be here inside of China they're finished and there's nothing how much how much better would the group be with Thailand here you get that Thailand Indonesia rivalry game twice you get to see isi go up against Japan twice come on man you get the Super Bros up top come on man like the world deserved to see Thailand here I wanted to give China the benefit of the doubt because I said at the Asian cup I was like okay they are finished I agree but if can build the Great Wall in front of goal and maybe just cling on with some draws and and terrorize their way to a setpiece goal which they did to their credit against Saudi Arabia that's how they're going to score every goal every goal from China this this window this qualifying cycle they will all be set pieces I promise you and I thought okay maybe they can harness that and maybe they can just become really really annoying in round three well they got a new manager round two was unconvincing but they I guest got a flattering result against South Korea losing one nothing I said okay they might have something here we might be cooking up some Sichuan and then to eat seven against Japan that's one thing but to Fumble to Fumble the Saudi Arabia game I mean there's there's no like get out of jail card for this Chinese National Team offensively it is the worst team in round three and it's not even close the technical level of this team is so L Oman and China might go pound-for-pound for that dude at least at least Oman have like two guys up top who can semi semi- punish you at least bachra got Maron right at least every other national team's got somebody who are we still talking about don't don't talk to me about KES Shia like there's no talent in this team it is shocking dude and honestly Biggest Loser of this window from this group is Saudi Arabia because if China wins that game you get rid of manini and then you might actually have something again but instead blame him though but you can't really blame manini either because canu decided to I think canu was trying to do an inside job he was trying to get rid of manini because you don't you don't make that sort of challenge that was such stupidity but it's funny how China ConEd both goals from set pieces from a corner so the thing that they're good at scoring from set pieces they conceded both goals so China are finished and Saudi Arabia I would agree to you manini is one lucky lucky lucky man this guy needs to go play the lotto immediately correct because he has two more games to save his ass but what I saw against Indonesia yes I get him out but I think we also have to agree to a point that they don't have enough Talent dude they got more Talent than Indonesia 1 they do but what can we do when Al desari just decides to miss chance after Chance wouldn't you be I mean manini the guy hasn't smiled at all during his tenure as Saudi araban manager drop so drop alari make the big decision you didn't even start sa aldu Hamed in the first game what the hell is that I think he was a fitness I think it was a fitness uh thing that's why I think oh well I mean he looked pretty fit he looked pretty fit when he came on I don't know he looked pretty fit against China too anyways Point aside he's not maximizing this team I I agree with the The Narrative going around that this Saudi team is down bad they are down bad they're not a top five team in Asia right now they're probably sixth right now but he doesn't even have them looking like that dude you cannot tell me manini is squeezing every drop of juice out of this Saudi lemon he's not he's not squeezing half of it out like this let's not act like the back Line's trash it's a good backline that back three is athletic they're strong Kano in the Midfield the other aldosari Abdu Hamed to the right come on man there's pieces here and he's just he's just not doing anything as manager anything at all I would be frustrated too but I don't think these players are helping him either yeah tactically they don't look the greatest but Al the sudden he had about three CH four chances during this window convert one of them my guy one of them FAS I I don't know what he's doing up there FAS when he sees Pakistan okay he turns into Messi every other team he turns into faras I mean this these attackers for Saudi Arabia are not helping manini and of course he's not helping himself and he's the highest paid manager in the world but these players are not they're not playing for him he's not really coaching them so what are we gonna do here with Saudi Arabia is it just a matter of okay they're just gonna try and squeak their way win by win I don't know if you can do that because their next game is against Japan is it at Abdul Hamed or are they going to Japan okay they won that game in 2022 yeah they did one n this is different team erard had this Saudi team fighting tooth and nail the like you said I don't think these guys like manini they're not GNA dig deep for him and the Saudi team is not good enough they don't have enough Talent over their opposition to play 85% and still win anymore I mean look at these results China that's kind of a weird one because the Kano red card I mean he went full UFC fighter it was embarrassing actually the fact that he was upset was also embarrassing yes but he has a history of this as well uh but another team that are really down bad oh the sakaro I I I have I don't know what to say about them because they're another case of a team like Tunisia like Oman where they're just allergic to scoring or actually creating any sort of golden chances you just see okay yeah they don't have the talent there's no Mark viduka Harry K Tim kahill I get it you can't create one chance against B they created a couple decent chances against Indonesia but this might be one of the worst windows in sakuro history getting one point and zero goals I thought defensively they looked pretty good against the Indonesia I thought Harry suu was an absolute monster but that attack is just stinky from duke to yangi getting the stupid red card to boil M when he came onto the field my gu my guy couldn't even cross the ball I beat a man and then he decided okay I'm gonna stop all right if you beat a man then he stops again then he decides to put the cross in and he doesn't reach anybody so when do we get to the point of Panic Station for sakaro here oh we're there we're already there we're already there I was very concerned dude at how because we kind of look at the socar we're like okay we know what Mitchell Duke is we know what Martin Bole is we know who GRE Goodwin is we've seen these guys for a while now okay we know the strengths and the weaknesses of the Keanu bakis uh Jackson Irvine double pivot which actually I thought was quite good against Indonesia but I thought even the young guys that Sila kid I'd never seen him before I'm sorry dude I don't think that I don't think that's the answer I mean the guy Pro he probably wasted two of Australia's best chances in the game when they were on counterattacks and he just cannot pass the ball he can't pass the ball he can't cross did you see his set as the game was ending Jesus Christ I mean like like Graham Arnold if he not facing criminal charges he's under investigation like the the FBI they're in they're forming the RICO case right now against him they might not have enough yet but they're they're looking at him they're looking at all his taxes from the last 15 years they're gonna find something but some of these Australian players I mean Jesus Christ aiz bayit Iruna I thought was awful against Indonesia honestly I thought he was had that one good shot against the post Indonesia were a little fortunate there but bro he was getting boded by whoever their left back was I don't know because Indonesia's got a different team every International window but he he locked up Iruna Iruna wasn't good against Bahrain I mean defensively that's a case of uh aunda maybe facing too much pressure because he's like the golden like child right now for sakuro football that all the pressure is on him all right you're playing at Bayern Munich you got the move you're you're going to be a star hopefully for us one day that all the pressure is on him to perform but look what he's working with that's like asking some dude to make dust into gold he can't do that no please please don't uh think that I'm saying that aunda like no is bad or anything like that you're right it's completely unfair that a guy with the Bayern Munich B team is being asked to carry Australia the team that won the Asian Cup in 2015 the team that just made the round of 16 at the last World Cup and was honestly a shot away from taking Argentina to extra time the fact that this kid is now being asked to carry the offensive load is crazy I said during the prediction I was like yeah there's no Jordan boss who's very important for Australia and there's no Matthew Ley but I was like ah I think they still have enough pieces to to win these games without those two guys I was dead wrong dude I was dead wrong they need those guys so bad they cannot lose one ounce of the offensive talent in this pool because the skill level of Australia plus Graham Arnold equals third in this group certified to your money back they are not top but yangi this guy I'm not impressed I'm not impressed by him whatsoever so far in a sakaro kit I think he's I Mitchell Duke an apology I really do because Duke Duke will give you those moments like he's just a hard worker he'll just give you the odd goal but yangi I mean you you got bullied by Bin's defense and then you're frustrated you get the red card I'm I'm not impressed by him so I don't know how Australia are going to do this because I gotta see what their next two games are I mean if they do not score a goal against China grah marold might need to pull it off jilan Assange and go to the Ecuadorian Embassy in uh canra right right ASAP ASAP bro and then they're going to Japan away that's their next two games if they lose by more than two goals against Japan I would love to ask the president of the Australian fa why they are keeping Graham Arnold because I actually think they're better set up to play the Giants I think they will have good games against Japan and Saudi Arabia they cannot break down anybody though dude no they but they'll play well against the big boys I think they get a couple draws maybe even a win against the Saudis how they look right now but what do they you got to score against Bahrain Indonesia and China you have to all right then let's get to Indonesia because there is a lots of Indonesians on YouTube and they're loving their national team right now I can't lie to get two points against Saudi Arabia and Australia they will take that any day of the week now did they look impressive no I think they roled their luck I did tell you about that Martin P guy I think we talked about it off camera a couple weeks ago I did tell you that guy is such an upgrade on this national team he is a Difference Maker okay their attack is a bit weak stro I'm still not his biggest fan I'll give it to him he's still young Ragnar that guy moves like he's Ragnar LOF Brook the dude is everywhere on the field pressing off the ball defensive work he was doing against Saudi Arabia I think the biggest Improvement Indonesia have made remember they lost to Australia 4-0 at the Asian cup and now they kept to a nil-nil draw now they didn't really have chances to score I thought against Saudi Arabia they looked a lot more threatening with their speed and the Counterattack but they're another team where it's a doell battery they start off hot they'll give you 45 minutes of electrifying football the second half every time I watch them they just fall off a cliff energy wise but they still got two points and right now stop the count if you're Indonesian stop the count because you're in a you're going to the fourth round of AFC qualifiers do you owe them apology you did say Saudi Arabia would win three- nil by the way I remember that did I say 3- nil I think you did I think no I said I thought I said I thought I said two1 or did you say one or did you say two1 oh man look I'm I'm throwing I'm throwing for Wars information Jack I said that Saudi Arabia would win two nothing and then I was like I challenged manini to get a third go out there and get a third yes now I remember and then people were like oh you idiot you thought it was three nothing and I'm like well thank you aldosari for that by the way um I don't know if I owe them an apology because I don't dislike Indonesia I just said hey the facts are you guys haven't been able to beat a national team not named Vietnam and guess what Michael after this window technically that's still true I'm not being a hater when I say that yeah I mean yeah technicality yes you're correct I mean technically is it is it true or not did they beat Saudi Arabia did they beat Australia okay so that's all I said that's all I said I said I think this team should be searching for eight points in this window I think they're good enough to do the double on China and get a couple tough draws well guess what they just got a couple tough draws they can definitely do the double on China now can they sneak one against Bahrain can they hit that double digit point Mark I think that's what we're looking at now I love shint he one of my favorite managers in Asia like I I don't think I hope there's not this narrative going around that I hate the Indonesians or anything like that that's not true at all like I I like how much they've improved I wish they played more exciting ball at times but I understand why they don't because they're playing two of the Giants of Asia they're going to get cooked if they do that their low block was strong Martin pies you were right I was not familiar with his game I had no idea who he was it's hard for me to believe when people are like oh this Indonesian guy coming in is good because they say that about all their players but pies might actually be the truth which Pi is better him or Kendry Pi after this window I'm taking the Martin Indonesia I think I think Martin Pi won this one for sure mar mar Pi deserves a move to Chelsea to join the 10 other goalkeepers Chelsea got on their books but the biggest uh Improvement I saw was it say the Central Center back for them oh dude the dude was Absolut monster absolute monster so it's a great I think it's a great window for Indonesia would I give it like an A plus I would say maybe like a B+ because I just want something more from the attack St I think he still got zero goals for the national team don't I mean some somebody's got to step up and I think we talked about this on another video where I said their top goal scorer has one goal they had eight different goal scores in the last round somebody needs to just take this attack and just it through the mud now their next two games Indonesia oh man away to bahin and Away to China imagine if they get six points there if they beat bakra away playoff spot wow wow playoff spot yep yeah if you're B rain after you terrorized your way to a win in the Gold Coast if you want top four you have to beat Indonesia like that that's must win for both teams no draw a draw is an L for Bahrain massive L for Bahrain I'm even going to say it would be an L for Indonesia if their aspiration is top four yes if they want to get fifth ah whatever yeah and I would agree with that I think now both Indonesia and bahin are going to look at each other in October and say we gotta beat you so I feel like that could be a sneaky Banger game between those two teams I don't have any words for bahin because I don't think bahin played any football during this window they had a laser show in their home game against Japan all I want to talk about is Japan dear Lord Jesus Christ if you thought they were upset about going out in the quarterfinal of the Asian cup they said here's 12 goals for you moru I sorry Jack owes you an apology they absolutely cooked I mean this I like this new formation that moriyasu is going for three center backs I mean it's super attacking three center backs mobo on left side R do on the other side and we're just gonna wave after wave after wave of attack now they just need a striker and I hope it's OA because I really like him at fin really impressed by his performances I mean this might be one of the best Windows I've seen in a long time from a national team to score 12 goals the way they did and just look so dominant I mean moru Take a Bow you've absolutely outdone yourself throughout this window and it just shows you the quality they got Off the Bench they got options on the field they're just attacking Morita I I've never seen this guy score go for sporting and he gets two goals against bot yeah they're Unstoppable I will apologize to moriau depending on how they play against the bigger teams in this group and based on the World Cup because that is that is the level for Japan like honestly they should be aiming for the semi-final of the world cup that should be the objective not a the object the objective is quarterfinal no the it's the the objective is quarterfinal they got to get that monkey off their back consistently going out in the round of 16 I think quarterfinal they got to shoot higher this team is so good man it's so good I agree with what you said I will give moriau credit he seems like he has learned at least one thing from the Asian cup and is switched to the back three I don't know why my boy Macha wasn't starting against Iran but don't let me go down that rabbit hole they look Unstoppable that they look Unstoppable B R to score five goals in Rea I don't know if that's ever been done we need to check the history books I I checked their worst defeat in World Cup qualifiers for bahin was away to Iran 60 I think in 2011 okay okay so we're talking about in this nah bro that's that's philth that's filth promise you theyve never eaten five at home before I promise you no it's even more filthy dropped seven on China like they they had no prisoners in that game you were doing the watch song it was getting dirty I thought the stream was going to be canceled and it was gonna be on PornHub after it turned to it almost became it almost became a a hate speech live stream like it was it was quite bad it was quite bad I mean people were talking about the South China SE it got political I had to you I had to cut that um but what a performance I mean I love this fixture because I'm I'm a history nerd and just seeing Japan versus China like probably the oldest rivalry in the world let's not even talk about football yeah and for Japan to beat them seven nothing I mean that has also never been done in the history of this rivalry Japan has never dunked on China to that degree I thought China was a basketball Nation but apparently not they got dunked on so I don't know what is going on that says a lot about both Japan and China in that situation dude the samurai blue are just they're just flying right now they're just they're just everybody is like neutral favorite everybody has their national team but we all all football fans well hopefully most football fans even though some people hate International Football will come together and say Samurai Blues we are your national team because of the football they play the ballers they got they are fantastic national team and scoring 12 goals in their opening two games Unstoppable and I I don't even need to see the rest of the games they will easily qualify they'll maybe get like eight wins I can feel like they lose a weight to either Australia or Saudi Arabia but they ain't going to drop no points at home I'm telling you that right now remember the last qualifying uh campaign it for 2022 World Cup I think they lost their first game to aan one nil at home and now and now they dropped 12 they said okay we learned from our mistakes we can't take any opponent lightly here's 12 goals for you enjoy people enjoy the football enjoy Morita minino and those oh my God I mean I was watching the game the 7n I was like stop stop it you're giving them too much pain right now Japan what a window we will be back here for October to see how it goes down it's there is so many good games in October if you're not subscribed to the channel and if you're not subscribed to deadball TV you are missing out on glorious glorious content Jack what is some content coming up on your channel I'm going to be having a lot of Asian videos on the channel coming up I'm going to try to do a recap of this last window Group by group because honestly there's too much for me to say I mean we just went for 55 minutes this is exactly what I'm talking about there's too much for me to say in one video it was going to be 4 hours so I'm going to be doing group a group b and Group C so you can check that out on the channel Michael obviously you're going to jump on with me and we're going to do some winners and losers and a couple other uh mini topics around the AFC and uh I got a big one planned I can't say what it is but it's going to be highly controversial and many people will be upset so make sure you hit subscribe for that uh you got to love D TV and everybody remember to hit the like button subscribe to the channel if you're new around here get your thoughts in the comments down below remember to join the Discord the Discord was popping off during the G ball and AFC World Cup qualifiers oh my God last week oh my God it was popping off I loved it but everybody have a beautiful day stay safe in this crazy world till next time adios