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Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka believes the break afforded them by the postponement of Wednesday’s A-League clash with Perth could be just what they need to find consistency.
It gives the Sky Blues more time to recover from the huge physical and emotional effort required to beat Brisbane Roar 2-0 last Sunday, halting the premiers’ record unbeaten run.
Now a win against last-placed Gold Coast away this Sunday could put Sydney in the mix for a top-two spot on the ladder.
“We were quite confident after we beat Brisbane Roar last weekend,” Lavicka said after team training on Wednesday.
“The boys were then focussed on Wednesday’s match and we were ready to play.
“But I think the players will now be refreshed physically and mentally for the next match now without the quick turnaround for the mid-week game.”
Consistency has long been an issue for the Sky Blues who went from being premiers in the 2009/2010 season to finishing in a club-low ninth place last season.
And with all eyes on the boys in blue after their emphatic win over the Roar, Lavicka is eager to prove the feat was not just a one-off.
“Good teams in the A-League are able to keep the consistency so this is a good challenge for us to show ourselves and everybody else that we really are a good team,” Lavicka said.
“I believe they are mentally prepared for that pressure.
“We want to be one of the best teams in the A-League but without consistency and the momentum there’s no way we can achieve that.”
With Perth stranded in Western Australia by an electrical storm, the FFA will now have to reschedule the postponed Campbelltown Stadium encounter, which would have been local hero Brett Emerton’s homecoming of sorts.
“He’s part of that area so of course he was excited to play there but there are two ways to look at it,” Lavicka said.
“On one hand yes he is disappointed to not be playing this week in Campbelltown but on the other hand he now has more time to get good training and good recovery before our match on Sunday against Gold Coast.”
It was hoped the postponement would also give striker Mark Bridge (back) and midfielder Terry Antonis (fatigue) a chance to be fit for Sunday but Lavicka has ruled both out of the Gold Coast match saying they need more time.
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