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Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka has urged his team to display some fighting character after watching his charges slump to their second A-League loss on the trot.
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KB said | November 24th 2009 @ 7:50pm | Report comment
It’s must be very clear to Lavicka by now that, if Steve Corica is not playing, the SFC’s midfield falters… Steve Corica must be protected at all costs from injury or any other problems that may arise; whether it being illness or receiving a mere parking ticket… I’m calling upon the NSW Premier, Nathan Rees, to provide all the necessary medical and police protection he can muster, to ensure that our captain, Steve Corica, can stay on the park until the end of the season….
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KB