Theyre clear favourites to win Tuesday nights World Cup qualifier, but former Brisbane Roar captain Matt Smith has warned the Socceroos might struggle to contain Thailands `Messi.Diminutive playmaker Chanathip Songkrasin, fittingly known as `Messi J, will be Thailands tricky trump card at the Rajamangala National Stadium.Former Socceroos defender Smith, who won three A-League titles the Roar, has himself been on the receiving end of Chanathips cunning game.Smith plays for Thai Premier League outfit Bangkok Glass while Chanathip steered champions Muangthong United to last seasons title.In terms of their attacking strengths, he would be the one the Socceroos would have the most trouble with, Smith said.Hes probably the cleverest, hes very good on the ball technically - he could definitely play at a higher level.He tries to get the ball into the smaller pockets and hes very comfortable linking with players around him.With a name like Messi J he literally floats around.Hell get himself into transition and look to counter-attack pretty quickly.Hes good around the box and he can see a lot in terms of forward runners - and he can finish.Smith expected Thai fans to come out in force on Tuesday, in what will be the first opportunity for the community to show public national support following a 30-day mourning period after the death of their king.Despite Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou predictingThailand would set up defensively, Smith felt their real strength lay in attack.I see it week in, week out, he said.They can defend also, but in terms of picking one over the other they attack very well.Smith was on the sidelines watching Socceroos training over the weekend, taking up a rare opportunity to reunite with former Roar coach Postecoglou.The 34-year-old has been attempting to implement Brisbanes football philosophy at Bangkok Glass, where he is their first foreign captain.The team also has another Australian influence in new coach Aurelio Vidmar, appointed in August after his contract with the Australian national teams wasnt renewed.I think our club is ready for a coach of Aurelios stature, Smith said.Hes settled in well, now weve got a good opportunity in the pre-season to work on stuff hes been trying to implement. <a href="http://www.cheappatriotsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-lawrence-guy-jersey">Lawrence Guy Jersey</a>. 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If Exaggerator wins Saturdays Travers Stakes, the centerpiece of a Saratoga meet that is annually the best race in North America, he will have built a case for this years champion 3-year-old male that will be difficult, if not impossible, to overcome.I suppose if Nyquist won the Breeders Cup Classic and defeated Exaggerator in the process, it might tip the balance for this divisional title back in his favor. But thats a tall order. While a lot can happen between now and the Breeders Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Santa Anita, the truth is neither Nyquist nor Exaggerator have yet shown they are in the same league as our two top older males -- California Chrome, who was monstrous winning last weeks Pacific Classic, and Frosted, so impressive winning the Met Mile and Whitney in his past two starts.So, short of some Breeders Cup Classic fireworks, a victory Saturday in the Travers by Exaggerator will put Nyquist in an Eclipse Award hole that he wont be able to get out of. A resume of victories in the Travers, Haskell, Preakness and Santa Anita Derby, and a second in the Kentucky Derby, would outshine Nyquists record this year of wins in the Kentucky Derby, Florida Derby and San Vicente, a third in the Preakness, and whatever he might do between now and the Breeders Cup, if anything.Of course, all of this depends on if Exaggerator wins the Travers. And that is a HUGE if. Exaggerator might be by far the most accomplished member of this bulky 14-horse Travers field, but his accomplishments were not fashioned in a vacuum. In fact, the way Exaggerator has compiled his record this year has made him one of the most polarizing horses of 2016, and makes him vulnerable Saturday.Some handicappers, this one included, maintain that Exaggerator has been extremely fortunate over the past 5? months. Exaggerator is a horse who requires a hot and contested pace to make his late run most effective, and he is a horse who relishes a wet racing surface. 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As the strong 7-5 favorite in the Belmont, Exaggerator surrendered, finished 11th of 13, and was beaten by 14 lengths.On Saturday, Exaggerator will get only half of what he wants. The pace in the Travers should be honest, with the potential of it going even a little faster than that. Barring an unforeseen track bias -- with a couple of isolated exceptions, the main track at Saratoga has for the most part played fairly this year -- the pace will play toward the late kick of Exaggerator, and other closers like him.However, unless the National Weather Services forecast for Saratoga is horribly wrong, Exaggerator will not catch the wet track that was present in all of his big performances this year, and, for that matter, in his Delta Downs Jackpot win last year. And that presents an interesting question.There are those who maintain that Exaggerator is more pace dependent than he is surface dependent, and might even go so far as to say he is not surface dependent at all. 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