In an ominous statement to their A-League rivals, Brisbane Roar coach Rado Vidosic believes latest arrival Do Dong-Hyun may make reigning Johnny Warren Medallist Thomas Broich more dangerous.
South Korea under-20 international Do was unveiled by the Roar in Brisbane on Tuesday after the 19-year-old agreed to a three-season deal.
Vidosic said the injection of left winger Do would ensure a more central midfield role for Broich, who claimed the A-League’s best player award last season before helping the Roar clinch back-to-back championships.
And that could spell big trouble for their opposition, Vidosic said.
Asked if Do’s signing made Broich more dangerous, the Brisbane mentor said: “You hope so – it definitely gets him more involved because in the middle you get more touches.
“With the speed that we have got now out wide we can really penetrate and be even more dangerous.”
Vidosic licked his lips at the prospect of Do – who trialled with the Roar in May – linking with the likes of fellow attacking weapons Broich, Ben Halloran and Besart Berisha.
“With the attacking brand and aggressive defence that we have used the last two years I am quite sure that we will again be one of the front runners,” he said.
“If we can get all the small details right I am sure we will be very hard to defeat.”
Finally handed the reins after assisting previous head coaches Miron Bleiberg, Frank Farina and the championship-winning Ange Postecoglou, Vidosic was also confident he had already put his own stamp on the Roar.
“Now we are going to try to maintain all those qualities (that have won two titles) but also try to be sharp and try to penetrate as quickly as we can because now we have players who can do that quite effectively,” he said.
“We are getting more and more combinations that we can apply. I am very excited about that.”
Do’s signing takes the Roar’s player list to 20.
Brisbane are expected to fill their remaining visa spot by signing an overseas defender to replace Bahraini international Mohamed Adnan.
ItsCalledFootball
Roar Guru
I stumbled across the Roar highlights reels for HAL season 7.0 on YouTube and what a season you guys had. I'll never forget that game when we had you beat and then lost 2-1 after a goal from Besart in the 5th minute of extra time - still hurts and probably cost us a home semi. And what about the controversy of the GF as once again you came from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Its like it only happened yesterday. I'm jealous of your team and the way you guys play and its basically the same team again this season and a couple more options. I'm confident SFC will do better with Crooky this season and the team is looking sharp - Crook is the man in control. Looking forward to beating you guys in HAL 8.0.
Roarsome
Guest
Great news! Just a CB away. Looking forward to the ACL with some valuable experience gained this season. -- Comment left via The Roar's iPhone app. Download The Roar's iPhone App in the App Store here.
tk
Guest
Welcome to the roar DDH.
grazorblade
Guest
with fitzgerald henrique halloran berisha and this guy competing for the front three spots there are going to be some talented players left on the bench i hope they sign several cbs to complete their roster
The Bear
Guest
Super pumped. Rado has pinpointed our weakness. Quicken up transition to mix things up a little!!! Now just needs to put a rocket up the defence. Back to champions just got shorter odds for a third. -- Comment left via The Roar's iPhone app. Download The Roar's iPhone App in the App Store here.
tonysalerno
Roar Guru
A good signing for the back to back premiers.
Ian
Guest
Broich getting more touches in the central mid field can only be a good thing. Looking forward to the next season.