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JAMES Troisi is hopeful rather than expectant of a call-up to Ange Postecoglou's first Socceroos squad on Wednesday.
But one thing is for sure, the midfielder will become impossible to ignore if he keeps producing as he has for Melbourne Victory in recent weeks.
Troisi was Victory's best player in the 3-2 win against Wellington on Monday night and his two goals took him to the top of the A-League scorers charts (four in four games).
Postecoglou will name a squad for the November 19 friendly against Costa Rica in Sydney that is expected to include experienced campaigners Lucas Neill and Tim Cahill, but not Luke Wilkshire.
Troisi, 25, has not featured in the green and gold since the World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in February last year, but is keen to add to his nine Socceroos caps.
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"For me first and foremost it's always been about club football," Troisi said.
"I need to play week in, week out and keep doing well and then hopefully I get a call-up.
"That's up to Ange, but hopefully I keep doing what I've been doing here and he sees that as a good thing."
After a frustrating 2012-13 season at Serie A club Atalanta where he struggled to get game time, Troisi said it was a relief to be playing consecutive matches, particularly with the World Cup only eight months away.
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"I was happy with the way I took those two goals," he said.
"I haven't had a lot of game time for a long time so I'm happy to get 80-90 minutes in each week so far. Game by game I'll be feeling better and getting stronger."
Victory coach Kevin Muscat said Troisi's first month has been all the more impressive given his late start to the pre-season.
James Troisi is targeting a spot in Ange Postecoglou's first Socceroos squad. Source: Getty Images
"He's had to understand and really have a look at the way we play," Muscat said.
"But he's certainly fitted in really well for us. He just gives us an added dimension through getting goals from midfield as well."
Troisi said it had been crucial to start a new era at the club with a win on Monday and he was adamant nothing had changed in the transition from Postecoglou to Muscat.
"It's what we've been working on at training and will continue to work on," Troisi said.
"It was an important win for us, to get Musky going I guess, but not much has changed.
"Ange has cemented that in to the club and in to Musky. It's a philosophy he believes in.''
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