Striking Problems

Bruce Djite has been drafted into the Socceroos squad amidst injury concerns heading into the World Cup Qualifier against Uzbekistan on April 1.

With barely a week to go till the game, reports coming from camp are that two un-named attackers have broken down with injuries, and Pim has therefore sent an SOS to the Genclerberligi front man.

Djite has had a good start to his Turkish adventure, scoring six goals in twenty games, and is now in line to play his first Socceroos match since September last year when he came on as a sub against the Uzbeks in Tashkent.

Earlier this week, Pim had hinted at playing Scott McDonald up front by himself, although it has not been revealed whether McDonald is one of the injured players.

With 10 points from their first four games, the Socceroos are in prime position to book an early ticket to South Africa. A win in Sydney against the struggling Uzbeks will all but secure qualification, hopefully allowing Pim to concentrate on getting our disastrous Asian Cup process back on track.