Yengi chasing Socceroos start under new coach Tony Popovic

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Returning Socceroos forward Kusini Yengi is keen to test himself under new coach Tony Popovic. Yengi, 25, has yet to play under Popovic but is ready to push for a start against the Saudis at AAMI Park on Thursday night. Vision courtesy: AAP

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00:00Can you coach for me for the first time?"

00:04So I'm looking forward to seeing how he is, because yesterday I was doing training, seeing

00:09what's different between him and Arne, and learning new things and preparing and getting

00:14ready for the game.

00:15He came into last camp having not played much football due to an injury at the start of

00:18the season.

00:19He wanted to come into that game and get a red card and then go back to football so he

00:24doesn't get injured again.

00:26time.

00:27So I just put my head down and worked on my rehab and tried to get my body in the right

00:32place so that I could get back and play against Portsmouth and doing well.

00:36And then I knew if I was playing well, I would get selected.

00:40And so now I'm in a lot better place than I was going into the previous camp.

00:43I've played a lot of football games and my body feels good and my mind is clear and I'm

00:47looking forward to these games and to do well and to help win points and help qualification.

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