McKay called up to replace Milligan

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BRISBANE Roar midfielder Matt McKay is the surprise selection in the Socceroos starting XI as the midfield replacement for injured Mark Milligan.

Meanwhile Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has called for super subs in the clash with Holland after he was disappointed with the impact of his bench players in game one.

Two of Australia's quickest players Ben Halloran and James Troisi came on when Chile was under pressure but failed to impact the result, while defender Ryan McGowan was the enforced change at right-back for Ivan Franjic.

McKay has been picked ahead of Swiss-based Oliver Bozanic, Swindon Town's Massimo Luongo and Austria Vienna's James Holland.

Matt McKay leads a Socceroos running drill at training at Arena Unimed Sicoob in Vitoria on Monday. Source: Getty Images

Postecoglou said picking Milligan's midfield replacement was about striking a midfield balance, rather than rewarding someone on training form.

And as he did at A-League clubs Brisbane and Melbourne Victory, he's implored his subs to make an impact, and will point to Tim Cahill's two-goal heroics off the bench against Japan in Kaiserslautern in 2006 which ignited Australia's campaign.

"I was a bit disappointed with the injection of the substitutes we put on in the first game and I think that's an important part of the game here,'' Postecoglou said, just hours after Belgian subs Dries Mertens and Marouane Fellaini pinched a 2-1 win over Algeria.

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"We've seen a lot of substitutes come on late in games and turn games and I don't think we had that impact in the first game.

"It's not just the guys who are starting, we want to have a look at who our bench is and make sure the people coming on make an impact.

"We had a good chat to everyone about that during the week, to make sure that they're all ready to go because you just don't know when that substitution is needed and usually people are coming on at the most crucial time.

Regarding Milligan's replacement: "Everyone's worked really hard in training, it's more just the balance of the side and what we think we need tomorrow night.''

McKay's promotion is due to the balance of the team, says Australia coach Ange Postecoglou. Source: Getty Images

"Those guys are all pretty fresh, they're all fit and ready to go, from my perspective it's just about looking at the balance of the side and looking at what we're going to get the most out of, particularly early on.''

Postecoglou said like the Chile game, the Socceroos weren't going to get a host of chances in Porto Alegre, but would have to capitalise.

"When we get the ball I think we can be pretty dangerous going forward but we've got to make the most of it,'' Postecoglou said.

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"We're not going to have many moments all the way through, when we do we need to punish them.

"We won't change too much (formation), we're pretty happy.

"We need to be a bit more aggressive and we will be more aggressive and to be fair to the players the conditions here are a lot more comfortable then what we faced there so hopefully that gives us the option of pushing on a little further.''


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