Kruse named in the Asian Cup squad

Melbourne Victory striker Robbie Kruse has been named in Holger Osieck’s Asian Cup squad. Kruse, 22, who joined Victory last year has had a season to remember topping the A-League goalscoring charts with 10 goals to his name.

Due to the selection Robbie will miss all games in January which include:
- Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory – January 5th
- Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United – January 9th
- Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory – January 15th
- Melbourne Victory v Melbourne Heart – January 22nd
- North Queensland Fury v Melbourne Victory – January 26th
- Melbourne Victory v Gold Coast United – January 30th

The 23-man squad released by Osieck is:
Nathan BURNS (AEK Athens, Greece), Tim CAHILL (Everton FC, England), David CARNEY (Blackpool FC, England), Nathan COE (Sønderjysk Elitesport, Denmark), Jason CULINA (Gold Coast United, Australia), Brett EMERTON (Blackburn Rovers, England), Richard GARCIA (Hull City FC, England), Brett HOLMAN (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Mile JEDINAK (Genclerbirligi SK, Turkey), Brad JONES (Liverpool FC, England), Harry KEWELL (Galatasaray SK, Turkey), Neil KILKENNY (Leeds United FC, England), Robbie KRUSE (Melbourne Victory, Australia), Scott McDONALD (Middlesbrough FC, England), Jon McKAIN (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Matt McKAY (Brisbane Roar, Australia), Lucas NEILL (Galatasaray SK, Turkey), Jade NORTH (Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand), Sasa OGNENOVSKI (Seongnam Ilhwa, Korea Republic), Mark SCHWARZER (Fulham FC, England), Matthew SPIRANOVIC (Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan), Carl VALERI (U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, Italy) and Luke WILKSHIRE (FK Dinamo Moscow, Russia).

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