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Redmayne informed SBS Sport that he’s able to assist captain Mat Ryan, who, regardless of taking part in restricted minutes for Danish champions FC Copenhagen this season, is all however sure to be the Socceroos’ beginning goalkeeper in the course of the World Cup, barring an damage setback.
“I do know my position within the crew,” Redmayne informed SBS Sport. “Mat is the nationwide crew captain, a implausible goalkeeper, chief and a consummate skilled.
“To assist him and the crew as greatest as I can is my aim.
“Everybody has to arrange within the squad for any position that they could be confronted with. It’s an thrilling problem and one thing that retains you in your toes.”
The 33-year-old shot to fame in June after his penalty shootout heroics in opposition to Peru ensured Australia certified for a fifth consecutive World Cup.
The second will go down as one of the vital iconic in Australian soccer historical past. It additionally earned him nationwide recognition because the ‘Gray Wiggle’ as a result of his penalty saving method.
“I nonetheless get a bit nervous, excited and emotional when eager about it,” Redmayne stated.
“I bear in mind sitting on the sofa and watching John Aloisi’s penalty (in opposition to Uruguay in 2005) with my mum. To suppose that second (in opposition to Peru) is up there with that’s incomprehensible for me.”
Redmayne’s journey to turning into a nationwide hero has been lengthy and winding with the shot-stopper taking a number of years to nail down a everlasting beginning spot within the A-League.
In 2017, following Danny Vukovic’s departure from Sydney FC, Redmayne took the primary jersey for the Sky Blues and made it his personal.
The person who picked him to be Vukovic’s successor was Graham Arnold. He referred to as Redmayne earlier this week to tell him of his choice within the Socceroos’ World Cup squad.
“It was virtually on the spot waterworks as quickly as I hung up,” Redmayne stated.
“It was type of at each ends of the telephone. It’s one thing that’s actually particular for myself and my household.”
Redmayne and Vukovic will function backups to Ryan in Qatar, with Mitchell Langerak controversially neglected for choice within the 26-man squad.
“There’s at all times disappointment,” Redmayne stated.
“Even somebody like Marco Tilio, I reached out to him and texted him yesterday. It’s at all times exhausting to see mates miss out and particularly mates which have been there throughout lengthy exhausting stints.
“It’s the type of nature of the sport; there’s at all times powerful selections to be made and also you by no means wish to see individuals miss out.”
Earlier than Redmayne boards his flight to Doha on Sunday evening for the World Cup, he’ll be hoping to guide Sydney FC to victory over cross-town rivals Western Sydney Wanderers.
“As soon as that remaining whistle goes, then I’ll flip my consideration to the World Cup,” Redmayne added.
“As professionals, we’ve obtained jobs to do, and I believe you’ve obtained to deal with the following hurdle in entrance of you and that for me is Saturday evening.”
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