LIVE: What Arnold wants Socceroos to 'get rid of'

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has implored his players to debar societal media during the build-up to their past radical match, branding it "shite" and informing them against lovers who rapidly go haters.

When the Australians conscionable Denmark connected Wednesday greeting (AEDT), they'll beryllium gunning for their archetypal quality successful the circular of 16 since 2006.

"I cognize I support saying it, and I anticipation yet you mightiness beryllium believing that I don't work anything," Arnold said.

"I cognize the effect it tin person connected people, and it does person a immense effect connected celebrities, sports stars oregon whatever.

"Mentally it's the biggest thing, and if it affects your encephalon it doesn't substance however acceptable you are, technically however bully you are oregon however bully the tactics are; they don't instrumentality it successful due to the fact that they're mentally not ready."

Arnold made notation to his Olyroos side, which opened the Tokyo Olympics with a 2-0 triumph implicit Argentina but mislaid its adjacent 2 games and finished past successful its pool.

"If there's 1 happening I learned astatine the Olympics (it's that) aft the large triumph against Argentina it was excessively overmuch celebration, and that solemnisation is societal media," Arnold said.

"They get connected that until 4am oregon 5am and ticker each the large comments and bask each that shite, and it affects the slumber patterns.

"You're up until 5am looking astatine bully comments, and the aforesaid radical backing you are the ones sidesplitting you the time after.

"So conscionable get escaped of it, don't look astatine it."