Australia yet to miss a beat under Arnold, but Asian Cup is true proving ground

First real test of Graham Arnold’s tenure starts on Sunday with Socceroos’ Asian Cup opener against Jordan

So far, so good. For all the complaining that came from many sections of Australian football when Graham Arnold was confirmed as the new Socceroos head coach before the 2018 World Cup, on the field Arnold’s side has yet to miss a beat.

As Australia’s 2019 Asian Cup defence gets under way this weekend in Al Aim against Jordan, his record post-Russia is played four for three convincing wins and a draw. Undefeated, with 13 goals scored and only one conceded. Three clean sheets secured, five debuts handed out and ten different goal-scorers. Not too shabby.

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