An injury to Mat Ryan looks set to hand Mitch Langerak his first Socceroos start in nearly two years.Coach Ange Postecoglou will be forced to find a new goalkeeper when he names his 23-man squad on Tuesday for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Japan, with Ryan ruled out for three weeks after injuring his knee during training with Spanish club Valencia.It is the only major change expected from the squad that comfortably accounted for Iraq and the United Arab Emirates last month in a perfect start on the road to Russia 2018.Langerak, who hasnt started a match for Australia since a 1-0 friendly win over Qatar in October 2014, looms as Ryans likely replacement.The 28-year-old has established himself as VfB Stuttgarts No.1 gloveman this season, following their relegation to 2.Bundesliga and the departure of his main rival Przemyslaw Tyton, and kept a clean sheet in their most recent 1-0 win over Kaiserslautern.Postecoglous other options are Adam Federici, who is yet to make a Premier League appearance for Bournemouth this season, or the uncapped Alex Cisak, yet to miss a match for Leyton Orient in League Two.Alternatively, he could go for Brad Jones, who is on top of the Eredivisie with Feyenoord after a 1-0 win against PSV Eindhoven, which came on the back of a surprise 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the Europa League midweek.Jones, 34, has played only twice for the Socceroos since withdrawing from the 2010 World Cup squad when his son was diagnosed with leukaemia.A-League coaches will be nervously awaiting the squad announcement as the qualifiers in Jeddah (October 6) and Melbourne (October 11) clash with the competitions opening weekend.But unless Postecoglou pulls a surprise, the only domestic player certain of a spot is Melbourne Citys Tim Cahill, who came off the bench to score the winner against the UAE in Abu Dhabi.Several European-based players will be coming into camp in top form, with Aaron Mooy continuing to win huge plaudits for his displays for Huddersfield Town - one English columnist over the weekend wrote he is cut from the same silken cloth as Zinedine Zidane.Mathew Leckie also made headlines for setting up the first goal to breach Bayern Munichs defence in any competition this season.Leckie teed up Dario Lezcano, who briefly put Ingoldstadt ahead 1-0 at Allianz Arena, and then forced a brilliant save out of Manuel Neuer before the European powerhouse eventually ran out 3-1 winners. 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He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. Trevor Bauer Indians Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. PARIS -- Olivier Giroud is gunning for goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.With 10 goals in his past 11 games for France, Giroud is in the best form of his career heading into the European Championship semifinal against Germany on Thursday.He also has a taste for scoring against Neuer.Of course hes a key player for them, but Ive scored a few against him, Giroud said Monday. In any case, hes not an insurmountable wall.When France beat Germany 2-0 in November, Giroud scored against Neuer -- who has conceded only one goal at Euro 2016.Neuer was also in goal when Giroud scored home and away for Arsenal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last season, and he also netted against him when the Gunners won 2-0 away to Bayern during the 2012-13 campaign.The following season, Giroud scored against Borussia Dortmund.I generally do well against German clubs as well, said Giroud, who has three goals at Euro 2016.His muscular style of play, allied to good technique and heading ability, seems to work against German players. The first of his 20 goals for France was against Germany in 2012 and his first goal in the Champions League for Arsenal was against Schalke 04 later that year.No wonder, given his track record and his current form, he is confident about the week ahead.My objective is to help us win the Euro, he said. If I can help us do that by scoring one or two more goals then thats great.Five weeks ago, fans jeered Giroud off the pitch when he was substituted against Cameroon, even though he scored a volley in a 3-2 win.By contrast, he was given a huge ovation on Sunday night after scoring twice in a 5-2 win against Iceland in the quarterfinals.Its nice to be cheered. But its not a case of revenge, the 29-year-old Giroud said. I give everything for the team. Thats the main thing.Giroud, who is 1.92 meters (6-foot-3), has not always been high in the popularity stakes.Despite a healthy return of 82 goals in 182 games for Arsenal, he has yet to win over a section of the fans.dddddddddddd Whatever he does, he is always being compared: either to former Arsenal stars Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie, or to Frances Karim Benzema.He does miss chances, sometimes many, but good strikers keep getting them because they know how to find dangerous positions.One of the hallmarks of Girouds play -- one that endears him to other Arsenal fans -- is that he never hides and always works hard.His ratio of 20 goals in 53 games for France is better than Benzemas 27 in 81, and Giroud has played much more as a substitute than Benzema.Benzema, a two-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid -- where he has scored 161 goals -- is not playing at Euro 2016. He is facing preliminary charges of conspiracy to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena and coach Didier Deschamps left him out.Some observers view Girouds success as a triumph over Benzema, having been in his shadow.Its not a view thats shared by Giroud, whose career path saw him play for unheralded French clubs Grenoble, Istres and Tours, before winning the French title with Montpellier in 2011-12 and securing a move to the Premier League.Im not turning it into anything personal, Giroud said. (Karim) will be back in the (France) team. I dont have any problems with him.At the 2014 World Cup, Frances attacking trio in the 1-0 quarterfinal loss to Germany was Valbuena, Benzema and Antoine Griezmann.On Thursday, Griezmann and Dimitri Payet will be looking to play Giroud into goal scoring positions, while the Arsenal forward will be aiming to lay the ball off for his teammates.Together, the three players have scored 10 of Frances 11 goals at Euro 2016 -- Griezmann with a tournament-leading four and Payet three. Each of the three has also provided two assists.There is chemistry between us, Giroud said. ' ' '
