Ricki Herbert: ‘Hay got his tactics right — and our set pieces worked a treat’
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In his sixth World Cup briefing for Friends of Football, All Whites legend Ricki Herbert anticipates what lies ahead for the national side now they have won the Oceania qualifying series … By Ricki Herbert One’s game over and already … Read More

Ricki Herbert: ‘The All Whites need to be more clinical with their finishing’
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In his fifth World Cup briefing for Friends of Football, All Whites legend Ricki Herbert analyses New Zealand’s 1-0 semi-final win against Tahiti. By Ricki Herbert I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised at the highly physical and uncompromising approach … Read More

Ricki Herbert: ‘Alex Greive has made the most of his All Whites opportunity’
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In his fourth World Cup briefing for Friends of Football, All Whites legend Ricki Herbert analyses New Zealand’s 7-1 win against New Caledonia. By Ricki Herbert One day, head coach Danny Hay may well look back and be thankful for … Read More

Ricki Herbert: ‘Hay now has the luxury of rotating his squad again, if he wants’
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In his third World Cup briefing for Friends of Football, All Whites legend Ricki Herbert analyses New Zealand’s 4-0 win against Fiji. By Ricki Herbert Head coach Danny Hay must be delighted at the way the group games are panning … Read More

Ricki Herbert: ‘Getting the win against PNG is all that matters’
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In his second World Cup briefing for Friends of Football, All Whites legend Ricki Herbert analyses New Zealand’s 1-0 win against Papua New Guinea. By Ricki Herbert They hit the crossbar, they hit the post, they had headers cleared off … Read More

Ricki Herbert: ‘Danny Hay has been smart and turned obstacles to advantage’
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No one is better placed than All Whites legend Ricki Herbert to understand what it takes to reach the FIFA World Cup finals. He did it as a player in 1982 and as the coach of the New Zealand team … Read More

Confident All Whites seal Oceania qualifiers with 5-0 win in tournament final
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The All Whites are just one win away from securing their third appearance at a FIFA World Cup finals. New Zealand beat Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament to earn an intercontinental … Read More

How lockdown workouts prepared All Whites striker for professional career
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All Whites striker Alex Greive has revealed how twice-daily gym workouts during New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown helped get him in shape for his move into professional football. The former Birkenhead United player joined Scottish Premiership club St Mirren this year, … Read More