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Victory with experimental line-up pleases Socceroos coach Popovic

Victory with experimental line-up pleases Socceroos coach Popovic

March 28 : Australia coach Tony Popovic said he plans to continue experimenting with his line-up ahead of the World Cup after the Socceroos ended a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in Sydney on Friday. Jordy Bos scored the only goal five minutes from time when he slipped into the penalty area to steer the ball into the bottom corner. “Winning’s always important and there’s no greater feeling than that,” said Popovic. “When you can debut players and try players in different positions and still get the win, you’re getting the best of both worlds. “It doesn’t always go that way, with what we did in October and November but there’s a process and plan in why we are doing that and we’ve continued in this camp. “We got the win in the end so hopefully we get another one on Tuesday and that will be the plan, experiment with more players but wanting the win. That hasn’t changed.” Popovic’s starting line-up featured a mix of experienced performers and fringe players …