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That left them requiring a draw against Egypt to advance out of the group stage and it was evident what the game-plan was in the first 45 minutes as the Olyroos sat back, and absorbed pressure, instead of pursuing the free-flowing attack that led to such a strong start at the Tokyo Games. Arnold's conservative approach to the match proved costly as Egypt pounced on the counter attack and found soft spots to exploit in the tiring Olyroos defence. Ahmed Fotouh #20 of Team Egypt shakes hands with Harry Souttar #5 of Team Australia (Getty) Ahmed Rayan gave the Egyptians a 1-0 lead moments before ...

And yet a homecoming, however brief, could provide a circuit breaker to a stagnant two years. More pertinently, it would almost certainly yield game time months out from the Olyroos’ Olympics campaign and less than two years before the next World Cup. Six months after securing a promising loan move to the Eredivisie, Arzani has made four league appearances for a total 58 minutes. Last week, recently appointed Utrecht manager, René Hake, told Dutch media “it’s clear that he doesn’t meet our expectations”, and intimated the 22-year-old could leave imminently. Should that occur, the n...