Football's performance over the past 12 months suggests it can fulfil its potential in Australia in the years ahead.

What's dangerous about this is we don't know its potential. For the present, everything hinges on what we find out in China, as far as our projections [are concerned].

I'm excited about it. One of the great things about coaching is there's a difference between potential and performance. And one of the goals is to close that gap from where you actually are and where you can actually get to. I know we need to get a lot better and you hope you can make a bit of a difference.

Australia must remake its team.

Based on his performance today, I think he has the potential to do very well.

It is much more difficult to measure potential than performance.