Tony Popovic will keep throwing his untested Socceroos in at the deep end after an unglamorous win over New Zealand proved his Australia side still have a long way to go before they are at the level he demands.
Popovic accused his team of being too "negative" in the first half of Friday's 1-0 win at GIO Stadium in Canberra that extended his unbeaten start to life as national team coach to nine matches.
