isms ▁h anging ▁over ▁his ▁head , ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁Ne ill ' s ▁age - related ▁lack ▁of ▁pace ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁when ▁the ▁S occ ero os ▁were ▁defeated ▁ 6 - 0 ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁against ▁Brazil ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁again ▁defeated ▁ 6 - 0 ▁against ▁France ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁( Austral ia ) ▁prepared ▁a ▁video ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁goals ▁scored ▁against ▁the ▁S occ ero os ▁by ▁France ▁and ▁Brazil ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁friend lies , ▁ident ifying ▁Ne ill ' s ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁defence ▁for ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁those ▁goals . ▁Se ctions ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁social ▁media ▁called ▁for ▁Ne ill ▁to ▁ret ire ▁with ▁comment ator ▁Rob bie ▁Sl ater ▁stating ▁Ne ill ▁should ▁be ▁stood ▁down ▁as ▁S occ ero os ▁captain ▁ ▁Another ▁media ▁comment ator ▁Mark ▁Bos n ich ▁described ▁Ne ill ▁as ▁" part ▁of ▁the ▁problem " ▁for ▁the ▁success ive ▁ 6 - 0 ▁losses , ▁given ▁Ne ill ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁pace ▁in ▁defence . ▁Ne ill ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁criticism , ▁ref using ▁to ▁cont em plate ▁ret irement , ▁instead ▁appearing ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁bl ame ▁at ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁the ▁younger ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁squad . ▁In ▁that ▁media ▁interview , ▁Ne ill ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying : ▁" I ▁add ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁I