Melbourne City coach Rado Vidosic has predicted Mathew Leckie will dominate Saturday evening’s A-League grand closing and rated the Socceroos star as among the finest gamers he has mentored.
In an open warning to the Central Coast Mariners forward of the title decider at CommBank Stadium, Vidosic stated attacking weapon Leckie was “back to his best” after being sidelined for a number of weeks with a hamstring harm.
The 32-year-old winger returned to motion in mid-April following a lay-off of virtually two months and has labored his means into kind.
“When you lose eight or nine weeks in the season, it’s hard even for him (Leckie) to get back and perform straight away, but he’s back to his best right now,” Vidosic stated.
“We’re going to see the best of Mathew Leckie on Saturday and I can’t wait for the game to start.”
Vidosic has coached a number of the A-League’s best gamers, together with Thomas Broich and Besart Berisha, and he charges Leckie – who spent a decade in Germany earlier than returning to Australia in 2021 – in that firm.
“I’ve worked with a lot of good quality players and he’s one of the best that I’ve worked with,” the veteran coach stated.
“He’s such a humble guy and a hard worker. Sometimes he does the dirtiest work out of everyone.
“Someone who played 10 years in the (German) Bundesliga probably wouldn’t need to do that in training sessions, but that’s him.
“He’s just an unbelievable leader on the field with his behaviour and with his actions.
“He’s quiet when it comes to talking on the field, but he’s very good with younger players. He’s always giving them feedback.”
Leckie will kind a part of a deadly City attacking arsenal that may even embrace fellow Socceroos Jamie Maclaren, Marco Tilio and Andrew Nabbout.
Vidosic has given the quartet, and the remainder of his City squad, extra freedom to specific themselves since taking on as coach from Patrick Kisnorbo in November.
“We changed a few things with the way we worked at training,” Vidosic stated.
“Training became shorter but more intensive. There’s a little bit less on team tactics but more on individual behaviours.”
Initially appointed in a caretaker capability, Vidosic was given the job on a everlasting foundation in February.
Leading City to a premiership-championship double would full a memorable turnaround for Vidosic after he was axed as Brisbane Roar’s head coach after simply 11 video games in cost in 2012.
“Unless you are (Manchester City manager) Pep Guardiola, you will get sacked. It’s just the way that this magic roundabout goes,” he stated.
“A couple of bad results doesn’t mean that you’re a bad coach, and a couple of good results doesn’t mean that you’re a good coach.”
City Football Group managing director of world soccer Brian Marwood is amongst Vidosic’s greatest followers.
“Rado is a great man,” Marwood stated. “He is genuine, has deep care for his players and his football knowledge is superb. He has been part of our organisation for several years in a few different roles and we’re delighted to have him.”
Originally revealed as Socceroos and Melbourne City star Mathew Leckie tipped to fireplace in A-League decider
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
