Wanderers coach Marko Rudan will unashamedly use the divide between Sydney’s upper-class east and “downtrodden” west to inspire his gamers forward of Saturday night time’s derby at CommBank Stadium.
Despite being a former Sydney FC participant, Rudan’s coronary heart bleeds crimson and black as he proudly represents the “blue collar” supporters of Western Sydney.
The Wanderers maintain derby bragging rights after beating Sydney FC 1-0 at Allianz Stadium in November, and Rudan once more desires to have the final chortle this weekend over Sky Blues coach and former teammate Steve Corica.
“When you understand the area and the people, it’s different,” Rudan mentioned.
“I’ve walked through the streets, I’ve played for Sydney FC, so I understand that area as well. (There is) a divide, and I speak to my players, and I educate them on the divide.
“There’s a clear disparity between the people that live in the east and the people that live in the west. It’s blue collar (west) versus the white collar (east).
“I’ve said it before, and I said it after the game when we beat Sydney FC on their turf as well – this is for the people.
“They feel downtrodden, they feel like the lesser of the two in society as well. It happened when I was growing up and it certainly is the case right now.
“You’re looking at an area that’s done it tough. It’s something that sort of stays with you as you go through life
“It makes you stronger, you’re able to overcome obstacles a lot easier … and that’s what our people are about.”
Rudan additionally took intention on the Sky Blues for the issues Wanderers supporters had with stepping into Allianz Stadium for the earlier derby as a consequence of situation with turnstiles.
“That won’t be the case for the travelling Sydney FC fans. We wouldn’t want to play those kinds of games,” he mentioned.
Sydney FC goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne mentioned the Sky Blues meant to “put things right” on Saturday night time.
“In a football season you can’t dwell on things too long, (but) when you think back (on the 1-0 derby loss) I guess it does hurt,” mentioned Socceroos and former Wanderers custodian Redmayne.
Sky Blues captain Alex Wilkinson mentioned the derby meant simply us a lot to Sydney FC gamers.
“The majority of squad have been together a long time and played in quite a lot of derbies, so they know what it means to the club” the veteran defender mentioned.
“The first 20 minutes is always fast and at a strong pace. It’s up to us to settle down and play our football and if we do that well enough, we will hopefully win the game.”
Originally revealed as Wanderers determined to reward ‘downtrodden’ west with derby delight
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
