Adelaide United captain Craig Goodwin admits the Reds might want to produce “something special” in Gosford on Saturday night time to succeed in the A-League grand closing.
The Reds’ season hangs by a thread after there have been overwhelmed 2-1 final Saturday by the Central Coast Mariners within the first-leg of their A-League semi-final.
The defeat continued Adelaide’s latest abnormal run of type.
After taking the competitors by storm throughout an unbeaten run on 12 matches, the Reds appear to have fallen right into a gap when it issues most.
They have gained simply considered one of their previous 5 video games in a regarding spell that has included two losses to the Mariners, who’ve clearly labored out Adelaide’s defensive deficiencies.
In three video games towards the Reds this season, the Mariners have scored 10 targets, and conceded simply two in return.
Everything, due to this fact, factors to a cushty second-leg win and a berth within the grand closing for Central Coast.
However. Goodwin was adamant his aspect may spoil the Mariners’ celebration at Industree Group Stadium.
“We’re obviously disappointed to be down (2-1), but we have full confidence going into this next game,” the Socceroos star mentioned.
“Especially in the second half, we could have turned that (first-leg) around.
“The goals that we conceded … one (was) an amazing goal from outside the box and one that definitely we can affect and change with our positioning and with our set-up and defence.
“It’s a do-or-die game. These are the games you want to play in your career and the ones that you remember, so we’ve got the chance to do something special here.”
Goodwin tipped the Reds to carry in a “hostile” Gosford atmosphere.
“It’s nothing different to what they would have faced here at Coopers Stadium,” he mentioned.
“We want to play in these games where it’s a big crowd and it’s only going to give us a good atmosphere and we have to use that energy to feed off, even if it’s negative towards us.”
Goodwin was additionally assured the Reds had the depth to beat the lack of Japanese striker Hiroshi Ibusuki, who’s sidelined with a calf damage.
“It’s a really big game, and to have someone like Hiroshi out is disappointing, but we’ve got the depth in the side and we have to move on and focus on the match,” he mentioned.
“We’ll change a little bit of the style (of our play) because of what Hiroshi brings to the squad, but it won’t change the way that we play.
“We are true to the football that we believe in. We’ve stuck with that all year and it’s worked with us and helped us get to this point.
“We believe in the way that we play, and we’re going there to get the win.”
Originally printed as Craig Goodwin suggestions Adelaide United to ship in ‘hostile’ Gosford atmosphere
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
