All Whites vs Solomon Islands | Fri 1 Sept | 7:30pm | QBE Stadium

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Squad.

Kosta BARBAROUSES Melbourne Victory, Australia, 42 (3)
Myer BEVAN Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada, 0 (0)
Michael BOXALL Minnesota United, USA, 27 (0)
Kip COLVEY San Jose Earthquakes, USA, 11 (0)
Tom DOYLE Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand, 6 (0)
Andrew DURANTE Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand, 20 (0)
Dane INGHAM Brisbane Roar, Australia, 4 (0)
Stefan MARINOVIC Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada, 19 (0)
Michael McGLINCHEY Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand, 48 (4)
James MUSA Sporting Kansas City, USA, 1 (0)
Glen MOSS Newcastle Jets, Australia, 29 (0)
Monty PATTERSON Ipswich Town, England, 13 (1)
Winston REID West Ham United, England, 21 (1)
Marco ROJAS SC Heerenveen, Netherlands, 37 (5)
Storm ROUX Central Coast Mariners, Australia, 7 (0)
Oliver SAIL Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand, 0 (0)
Shane SMELTZ Borneo, Indonesia, 57 (24)
Ryan THOMAS PEC Zwolle, Netherlands, 14 (2)
Themi TZIMOPOULOS PAS Giannina, Greece, 11 (1)
Chris WOOD Leeds United, England, 52 (20)
Deklan WYNNE Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada, 11 (0)

Was Musa in the original squad?

Edit: Replacement for Tommy Smith. As you were... :)

Wow, James Musa brought in from left field...

Hey, he's an MLS starter now thank you very much. And if there's one thing that guarantees you All Whites selection its being a starter in the MLS! Oh wait...

Must be a chance of playing too now, given no Tuiloma in squad. Musa has been playing far more of late as a DM rather than CB. 

Good on him. Plugging away in unfashionable USL, obviously been playing well enough to get noticed, and now rewarded on 2 fronts.

His athleticism will be an attribute to the squad

Hope he plays DM... he's 25 so has plenty of years in him and I would love some greater depth in this position.

Throw ins a plus

Solomon Island squad named. Benji T till there. Also ACFC's Micah L. Also Henry Faraodo. Plus a certain Desmond Tutu...

See www.oceaniafc.com latest.

also 3 ex Nelson Suburbs players, Atkin Kaua, Gagame Feni & Jerry Donga 

Benji T was getting locked up by Hamilton Wanderers last weekend. Think Winston will be fine.

Benji Totori played in Nelson, but for Richmond. Henry Fa'arodo played for FC Nelson as well. Big representation for the region in the Solomon's squad.

So how will we line up?

                           Marinovich

                Boxall   Durante   Themi

Ingham                                              Wynn 

                     Thomas    Musa

                           McGlinchey

                           Wood  Dyer

Wynn ahead of Doyle based on match fitness.

You wouldnt start Reid? And I hope you mean Myer not Dyer

tired... yes on Myer.

Just assuming Reid will get injured : (

I'm expecting:

MARINOVIC

BOXALL . REID . DURANTE .  

INGHAM .                                 WYNNE

MUSA

McGLINCHEY .   THOMAS

ROJAS    WOOD

Wow. Wood has already played 50 times for the country. He'll crack the tonne before he's done. Unless. He turns into Reid now that he's in the EPL. I'd say Reid is another no show. Sad.

Reid is injured that I suspect is a real injury, And if Wood does take a knock will we see Brockie? again.

I doubt Reid is faking an injury - West Ham are not going to ask one of their better players to feign injury especially when 3 points are up for grabs.

Guess we are looking at a Dura, Themi and Boxall back three now.

Musa pretty much locked in as starting DM too?

Not the best of luck this again with injuries eh.

Sure as hell hope some of those players wrap themselves up in cotton wool come November (if we make it)!

Bloody hell, hope I can make this game. A major client hasn't paid me in 2 months and I have literally no spare funds. :(

Solomon speedsters licking their lips. Dura's going to be rusty AF.

Messi in Honiara is going to be a great watch.  I hope Sky show it.

Not as good as Totori in Buenos Aires...

No Reid

I'm shocked.  Shocked I tell you.

Fudge Reid.

If Reid wasn't actually injured West Ham wouldn't have him missing games with the state they're in. Not too upset by this.

When does anyone ever miss a game with a fake injury anywhere at any time? What could irk here is that he'll be fit come Sep 9, but isn't being allowed or made to come and potentially be fit for Sep 5. Personally, I'm whatever about it, 

I'm upset by this because our chances of capitulation dramatically increase without Reid there.

There's no conspiracy though, if he wasn't injured, he wouldn't have been stretchered off the field before that West Ham match!

Stephen Old or Nikko Boxall to be called up in his place.

Both playing professionally, Old got a start in League One the other day, so it playing at the highest level compared to alternatives and Boxall is doing well in Europe, albeit at a lower standard comp.

inb4 Moses Dyer

This is what I like to hear. Old back in the fold #RHYMES and N.Boxall being looked at. 

Can't see a new call up at this stage in these circumstances, and if it will be, I think Francis de Vries gets it. Brotherton or Adams.

Prescient.

Given the timing of this and the way Adams played at the OFC I'd be happy for him to play in a back 3. 

Durante shouldn't be in he squad given I don't think he's played a pre season game for the Nix yet??

How can he be fit yet Lewis and Tui not.

Anyway, Adams did well and should slot in for Reid. Brotherton just doesn't fill me with confidence. In his prior AW games he's always looked nervous in possession and defaults to a long ball (aka hack). We should be fine with the OFC team at the back.

I hope Musa gets a run. I really think the AWs are missing athleticism. Hudson talked about fitness recently but I actually think it's more than that. You need more than guys who can run all day. We need guys who are athletic, strong and quick especially in the midfield. And both Musa and Tui have those qualities. 

The line up suggest we will be parking the bus going for the long-ball countering, the type of game Brockie would do well in. 

When will Hudson make a call on a replacement? Reid has been injured since the weekend and today is already Thursday.

I think the longer he takes to make a decision, the more likely he will pick an Oceania-based player, e.g. Adams.