Margin for error narrows after Socceroos blunted tactically at Asian Cup | Scott McIntyre

A disciplined Jordan side provided Australia’s rivals with a blueprint for victory

At least one thing was cleared up as Australia fell to a surprise 1-0 loss in their Asian Cup opener: Scottish punditry doesn’t quite have the grip on Jordanian football that they could have.

One wonders what Chris Sutton – a fortnight after terming both the tournament and Jordan as “Mickey Mouse” – would have made of the bruising, determined and at points, slick, showing from the west Asian nation.

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