The Australian team managed to get into the Qatar 2022 World Cup by overcoming the playoff once morest Peru, following an intense penalty shootout. One of the protagonists of the classification was the goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, who entered in the last moment of extra time and, with his peculiar style to save, stopped Alex Valera’s shot, which decided the series.
The 33-year-old goalkeeper’s performance drew attention, not only because of his intervention, but also because he performed a kind of line dance to distract his rivals, something he had already done at Sydney FC, his club. However, despite becoming the architect of the ticket to the World Cup, his presence in the competition is not certain.
As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, coach Graham Arnold is planning the details for the World Cup event and one of the areas he is analyzing to modify is the goal. According to the aforementioned source, the strategist thinks of summoning Mitchell Langerak, a goalkeeper who plays for Nagoya Grampus in Japan, following his long stay in Germany.
However, the coach of the Australian team would run into a problem: the former Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper had decided to move away from the ‘Socceroos’ due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, given that he had entry complications and exit in Japanese territory to be able to comply with the calls.
Precisely, Andrew Redmayne went on to take the position of second goalkeeper before Langerak left; while Danny Vukovic (37 years old, from Nijmegen) remained as the third option. Due to his experience, Mathew Ryan remained as a starter and is a fixture in the Australian team. In the next friendlies, coach Graham Arnold will reveal his decision.
