Darren Bazeley
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Oct 5, 2026
Felicity ReidCORRESPONDENT
With all of the international friendlies on the calendar, playing for points in a cup win doesn't happen often.
Felicity ReidCORRESPONDENT
Uh, not many would have expected the All Whites to be, uh, in this position, but post-World Cup, there's been questions about coach Darren Bazeley's next move as he's out of contract later this year, and there's a review currently happening into the World Cup.
Felicity ReidCORRESPONDENT
Uh, Bazeley has said he wants to stay, but whether they realized the context of it or not, the Japanese media put him on the spot to justify his contribution to New Zealand football and how he's helped it grow.
Darren BazeleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I know all of these players.
Riccardo BallHOST
Uh, they ev- eventually went down to host Japan two goals to one.
Riccardo BallHOST
But in the bigger picture, looking at the four games in this international window, what have you made of what you've seen from the All Whites under Darren Bazeley here?
David ChoteGUEST
I think it's satisfying, isn't it? They're a side that, uh, now rebuild for another World Cup cycle, and they'll need to refresh, and this was a chance to give some of those players a run with, uh, many being unavailable.
David ChoteGUEST
There's a, a line-up of players who would probably come into the first team or the first choice line-up.
Riccardo BallHOST
So horses for courses, right? You don't play 4-1-4-1 all the time.
Riccardo BallHOST
But I think you look at this, and you look at what Basil's done in the past, and then you look at this.
Riccardo BallHOST
It looks like he's gone, OK, we need out-and-out wingers.
Riccardo BallHOST
So you've got Randall and Rogerson, and he's realised that Justin and Macau both operate better centrally.
The WildcardHOST
It also is a team where there's not a lot of, uh, like I think Ukic is about the only guy who's been picked who wasn't part of the, who didn't, wasn't part of squad during the previous World Cup cycle.
The WildcardHOST
So everyone else has been in teams under Darren Bazeley.
The WildcardHOST
There's a few guys who are getting either second chances or just like next chances.
The WildcardHOST
Owen Parker-Price and Lachlan Bayliss.