Sometimes events can transpire at such a rapid rate it can almost feel like one’s ability to perceive the passage of time has been distorted; a sense of dyschronia brought about by everything, everywhere, all at once. Just observe the past few months in the world of the Socceroos.
It feels like an age, but it has been just 62 days since Graham Arnold stood down as coach, burnt out by his six years in the role and feeling his message had stopped resonating. Three days later, Tony Popovic was announced as a replacement, his availability proving timely as Football Australia scrambled to salvage a campaign that was already threatening to go off the rails.
