Melbourne City coach Rado Vidosic says his workforce is underdone however match sufficient for “90 minutes” in opposition to Chinese Super League membership Zhejiang on Wednesday night time.
With City but to begin its A-League marketing campaign, Vidosic stated it was unlucky his facet wouldn’t be as sharp as Zhejiang within the AFC Champions League Group H match on the Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
“If you look at the home team, they’ve played (27) games in the (Chinese) league – they are match-ready, something that we are not,” Vidosic stated.
“But … it’s only 90 minutes, so we are ready to play 90 minutes, and we’re gong to give everything that we’ve got.
“We’ve had a lot of training sessions but unfortunately, not enough games.”
City drew 0-0 with Japanese second-tier membership Ventforet Kofu final month at AAMI Park in a Champions League stalemate that Vidosic stated was a “good result” for his workforce,
“It was a very tough game. They’re a very physical team.,” he stated.
City midfielder Steven Ugarkovic stated it was vital for “the whole of Australian football: that his side performed well in Asian competitions.
“It’s a good opportunity for us to put our best foot forward,” Ugarkovic stated.
City’ facet is ready to incorporate captain and star striker Jamie Maclaren, who travelled to China following final week’s start of his child daughter Remi.
Source: www.news.com.au
