One game into the Osieck reign and what have we learnt? Not a whole lot to be honest, which was always going to be the case with the familiar squad, but there is clear potential to work with should he take a few chances.

Firstly, high praise to the man for finally offering Matthew Spiranovic the chance to prove that he should partner and eventually succeed Lucas Neill. If he can transfer his undoubted talent to the international stage then the young centre half would have to be a shoe-in for the Asian Cup. 

His first 90 minute showing in the Osieck era was calm, confident and successful. He should be given every possible opportunity to follow this up beginning with the fixture against Poland.

The other source of player focus was Scott McDonald, and will continue to be until he knocks home that first goal.

While people will argue the 'Boro man has been given more than enough chances to break his international duck, the first 45 minutes he served up against the Swiss proved to me that he can do the job as a lone striker. He, like Lucas Neill, may be incapable of scoring for Australia but in terms of movement off the ball, energy and linking with those behind him, Scott is head and shoulders above the rest.

Furthermore, his style of play forces the team to hold the ball more than they normally would with a Josh Kennedy-type figure leading the line. The easy and often meaningless long ball option is scrapped in place of looking for the right pass.

Jason Culina seemed to be the one who benefited the most with some nice forward balls into Cahill and McDonald. Carl Valeri, meanwhile, was painfully off the pace in terms of mistimed tackles and poor touches. However, his forward runs to the edge of the 18-yard-box were an encouraging aspect of his game we've rarely seen before.

All in all it was a fairly encouraging start for Holger Osieck. A pleasing first half in which the attacking mindset was evident followed by a scrappy second 45 minutes, notable for the 'almost-fight' between Luke Wilkshire and Gelson Fernandes.

Hopefully will we see full game opportunities granted to both Adam Federici and Nathan Burns against Poland while Matthew Spiranovic should continue to build his partnership with Lucas Neill.

It can only be assumed that this fixture was being used to give Mark Schwarzer a confidence boost before he heads back to build bridges at Fulham. Mission accomplished in that respect.

We can now look to the upcoming fixture as a chance to build upon the positive framework laid by Mr. Osieck.

Man of the Match: Mark Schwarzer.

Should do better: Carl Valeri & David Carney.