Osieck leaves door open for Bresciano

Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has left the door open for veteran midfielder Mark Bresciano to play a part in Australia's 2014 World Cup qualification campaign.
Bresciano, 31, has not played for the Socceroos since last year's World Cup in South Africa, after which he asked not to be considered for national team selection so he could focus on club duties with Italian club Lazio.
It was thought Bresciano could make his return in next month's friendly matches against New Zealand and Serbia but he was left out of Osieck's 23-man squad on Tuesday.
However, the German coach says Bresciano is on his radar and could make his return to national colours as Australia build towards the beginning of their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign in September.
"I considered it (picking Bresciano) and a couple of weeks ago we had some contact," Osieck said.
"But when I was in Europe recently I have to admit I couldn't get to Italy for some other reasons and there were so many other games and the schedule was not really appropriate.
"Down the road I could imagine that he may come back into our team."
Bresciano, who has 11 goals for Australia in 57 caps, made 20 appearances for Lazio this season and has another year left on his contract.