Ange Postecoglou, on the job less than two weeks, named his initial Socceroos roster for Australia's November 19 friendly in Sydney against Costa Rica. Among those chosen were four current A-League players and five more who spent at least part of last season in Australia's top flight. Here are Postecoglou's initial A-League selections:
Ange Postecoglou names four A-League players to his first Socceroos camp
Ahead of Australia’s friendly against Costa Rica, the former Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory manager picked four active A-League players and a host with domestic experience.
Ivan Franjic - Brisbane Roar
Matt McKay - Brisbane Roar
Mark Milligan - Melbourne Victory
Michael Zullo - Adelaide United
Five more players played in the A-League as recently as last season:
Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) - FC Luzern
Lucas Neill (Sydney FC) - Omiya Ardija
Tom Rogic (Central Coast Mariners) - Celtic
Mat Ryan (Central Coast Mariners) - Club Brugge
Dario Vidosic (Adelaide United) - FC Sion
Beyond that, six more spent at least some time in the A-League:
James Holland (Newcastle Jets) - Austria Wien
Mile Jedinak (Central Coast Mariners) - Crystal Palace
Robbie Kruse (Brisbane Roar/Melbourne Victory) - Bayer Leverkusen
Mitch Langerak (Melbourne Victory) - Borussia Dortmund
Matthew Leckie (Adelaide United) - FSV Frankfurt
Tommy Oar (Brisbane Roar) - FC Utrecht
Alex Wilkinson (Central Coast Mariners) - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
While Postecoglou's appointment certainly presents a greater opportunity for domestic players, it remains likely that he will keep much of the status quo in the build up toward Brazil 2014. Beyond next year's World Cup, Postecoglou could give more A-League players a look at the Socceroos squad as he looks toward the 2015 Asian Cup, hosted by Australia.
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