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Article: Le Roy plots Oman surprise for Aussies.
- Article from:
- Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
- Article date:
- October 13, 2009
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Byline: AFP
MELBOURNE: Coach Claude Le Roy says Oman have a healthy respect for Australia and hope to catch them by surprise in their AFC Asian Cup qualifier here on Wednesday.
The Australians are Asia s top-ranked nation at 14 and are 60 places ahead of the tiny Gulf sultanate, but trail Oman in their qualifying group and need a win to get back into contention for the 2011 Asian Cup finals.
Much-travelled Frenchman Le Roy, 61, faces one of his biggest tactical battles with Australia counterpart Pim Verbeek to get a precious draw or even an unexpected win to consolidate their place at the top of group standings.
"We have a lot of ...