Sydney FC goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne says the struggling Sky Blues owe besieged coach Steve Corica a win towards Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.
The Sydneysiders have dropped to tenth on the ladder after dropping 4 of their previous 5 A-League matches.
Having failed to steer his facet to finals soccer final season, Corica is on discover to carry the Sky Blues out of the doldrums.
If he can’t, it may value him his job.
“Yeah, we need to win for him (Corica), but everyone at Sydney FC is feeling the pressure,” Redmayne mentioned.
“We’re the biggest club in Australia, and we expect to win every time we go out on the pitch and challenge for the title every season.”
Redmayne mentioned there was greater than sufficient expertise and high quality within the Sky Blues squad to carry the staff up the ladder.
“There are just some areas we need to work on. Our heads haven’t dropped because we know we can get ourselves out of this,” the veteran gloveman mentioned.
“It’s such a tight league that if we can string a few wins together, we can quickly move up the ladder.”
Sydney has conceded on common two objectives a recreation this season. No different membership has conceded extra objectives (18) than the Sky Blues.
And whereas the unavailability of key defensive pair Alex Wilkinson and Jack Rodwell – who’ve each missed a number of weeks with groin accidents – hasn’t helped Sydney’s trigger, Redmayne mentioned it couldn’t be used as an excuse.
“It’s tough, but shouldn’t be a problem because if you’re in this squad, you should be able to do well when given a chance to play,” he mentioned.
Redmayne mentioned former Everton, Manchester City and Sunderland star Rodwell may return towards the Jets.
Sydney can be set to be boosted by the supply of influential midfielder Luke Brattan, who missed final Saturday’s disappointing 3-0 residence loss to Macarthur FC.
“The experience of ‘Brattsy’ in the middle of the park is sure to come in handy for us,” Redmayne mentioned.
However, Sydney shall be with out suspended winger Joe Lolley, with the versatile Max Burgess – who has recovered from concussion – being the Englishman’s probably substitute.
Meanwhile, as a part of an A-League/BBL cross promotion, Sydney FC and the Sydney Sixers are partnering for a $40 ticket deal that can achieve the client entry into the Sky Blues match towards Wellington at Allianz Stadium on Saturday week, and the Sixers recreation towards the Perth Scorchers on the SCG on January 15.
