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Cult A-League star Jason Cummings was so bad when he came on as a substitute for Australia on Wednesday morning against France that Socceroos legend Zeljko Kalac said it was like the side 'played with 10 men'.
The 27-year-old Mariners striker, who was born in Scotland but qualifies for Australia through his mother, was brought on for Mitchell Duke in the 56th minute of the Socceroos' 4-1 loss at Al-Janoub Stadium in Qatar.
Instead of giving Australia a much-needed injection of energy with the side down 2-1, Cummings was a liability according to Kalac, who earned 54 caps for the Socceroos.
It was one of the most extraordinary sprays at an individual Aussie footballer in recent memory, with the ex-goalie saying Cummings was 'minging', which is slang for stinky or disgusting.
Jason Cummings, who plays in the A-League for the Mariners, was not up to scratch in his World Cup debut from the bench, according to Kalac
Zeljko Kalac, who represented Australia 54 times, was brutal in his assessment of Cummings' performance: 'non-existent'
'Mate, he was minging. He was absolutely minging,' Kalac said on Club Neds, in response to a question about why Cummings was brought on instead of Jamie Maclaren.
'He was non-existent. We basically played with 10 men when he came on.'
It was a withering takedown by the legendary 202cm goalkeeper known as 'Spider', who was ironically speaking on a betting program despite his recent, much-publicised struggles with problem gambling.
Kalac wasn't finished, saying he'd go chips in on Cummings
