Four More Out of Australian Squad

September 1, 2009

Harry Kewell, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire and Danny Invincibile have withdrawn from the Socceroos squad for Saturday’s international friendly against the Korea Republic in Seoul.

Australian coach Pim Verbeek explained the changes.

“Harry played 30 minutes for Galatasaray last night and scored a goal when he came on as a substitute, but his ankle is not 100 per cent,” Verbeek said from Seoul.

“As a result it is not worth the risk of bringing Harry to Korea for the match and it is better that he receives treatment instead.

“Also, last week David Carney signed with a new club (FC Twente) in a new country (Netherlands) so it is more important that he settles into his new environment and start playing regular club football again.

“In terms of Luke Wilkshire, he has played plenty of football in the previous two months and unfortunately for Danny Invincibile, he picked up a back injury last week and it was not advisable for him to travel by plane for such a long time as part of his recovery process.”

Saturday’s match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium will be the 23rd between the Korea Republic and Australia, with the Socceroos holding the advantage of nine wins to the Korea’s five, with eight draws between them.

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