Sydney FC coach Steve Corica hasn’t spoken to his Wanderers counterpart Marko Rudan for the reason that pair’s sideline spat final month, however that received’t cease him shaking the hand of his former Sky Blues teammate on the finish of Saturday evening’s derby – whatever the end result.
Bragging rights might be on the road this weekend at Allianz Stadium within the third Sydney derby of the season.
The ledger is locked at a win apiece, with Western Sydney profitable 1-0 at Allianz Stadium on November 12 and the Sky Blues hitting again at CommBank Stadium on February 11 with victory by the identical scoreline.
Tensions have been excessive following Sydney’s with, with Wanderers star Brandon Borrello saying the Sky Blues “deserved nothing” and have been “bang average”.
Corica and Rudan – who have been teammates when Sydney FC received the title within the A-League’s first season and are each members of the Sky Blues’ corridor of fame – clashed on the sidelines.
While Corica wouldn’t reveal Rudan’s phrases, he stated the feedback have been in the same vein to Borrello’s rant.
“I haven’t seen him or spoken him since but I’ll shake his hand after this weekend’s game, no matter what the result is,” Corica stated.
“We don’t catch up, but he’s played for Sydney FC and is in our hall of fame, so his picture is up (at the Sky Blues’ Macquarie training base).
“It doesn’t worry me but my players often comment when they see his picture.”
Corica additionally isn’t involved by Rudan utilizing the so-called class divide between Sydney’s “white-collar” east and “blue-collar” west to inspire the Wanderers this weekend.
“I don’t buy into any of that stuff. A lot of their players wouldn’t live in the west anyway,” he stated.
However, Borrello’s feedback haven’t been forgotten by Corica.
“That’ll be our motivation on Saturday night – I didn’t like what he said at all,” the Sky Blues mentor stated.
“It was out of order. When they beat us, we didn’t say anything and they carried on like they won the grand final.
“It was a bit disappointing from their end.”
Corica was adamant his gamers wouldn’t let their feelings get the higher of them when crossing paths with Borrello throughout a derby that could possibly be performed in entrance of greater than 35,000 followers.
“I won’t even have to say anything to them. We’ll just get on with the job at hand,” he stated.
A win is essential for the sixth-placed Sky Blues, who after dropping 1-0 to Wellington Phoenix final Sunday are at risk of falling out of the highest six with back-to-back defeats.
“We intend to respond with a win,” Corica stated.
Originally revealed as Sky Blues have loads of motivation to beat the Wanderers in Sydney derby
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
