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AUCKLAND
� �Positive excitement� � those are the words chosen by Auckland City coach
Ramon Tribulietx ahead of the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011
scheduled for tomorrow.
The Oceania champions join a stellar cast in a draw that include Asia�s
Al-Sadd, European giants FC Barcelona, Africa�s Esperance, Club du Futbol
Monterrey of Mexico and Brazil�s Santos and the as yet unknown J-League
winners.
Despite
the pomp of the draw ceremony, Tribulietx already knows Auckland will play the
winners of the J-League in Toyota City on December 8. It�s the specific
identity of those opponents that remains a mystery. What Tribulietx does know
is Auckland City will have a game on their hands.
�Whichever J-League team we draw will be very
difficult to beat,� Tribulietx said, �we train everyday and tailor the players
programmes to fit with their jobs and study commitments. But the players are
excited - but it is a positive excitement � I think it�s healthy.�
Two points separate Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Gamba Osaka in a
three-way chase for the J-League title with three rounds left.
�It
will be more difficult this time � it�s the Japanese champions on their own
ground. But we�re leaving nothing to chance and we�ll be prepared for the game.
We�re ambitious and believe we�re a good team � we�re going to give it our best
effort,� Tribulietx said.
Auckland
City has overcome similar odds before.
Two years ago, a 0-3 loss to Mexico�s Atlante was bookended by a 2-0 win over
Al Ahli and a 3-2 win over African champs TP Mazembe � a side that finished
runners-up to Inter Milan last year.
�What
we achieved in Abu Dhabi in 2009 doesn�t happen very often so we must be
realistic about our chances,� he said, �anytime an amateur team plays a
professional side, you have a tough game.�
If Auckland City pulls off an upset win, they must then back up for a
quarter-final showdown with either Esperance, Al-Sadd or Monterrey, just two
days later. As the Rugby World Cup showed, a short turn around between games
for smaller nations can prove an insurmountable obstacle.
Tribulietx believes one game a time philosophy works best.
�We have to concentrate on the first game and worry about the second one when
and if it happens. I think everybody is aware the challenge is different this
time playing the J-League winners first. There is no pressure to repeat what we
did two years ago,� Tribulietx said.
Auckland City plays two games before departing
for Japan.
On Saturday, they face Hekari United of Papua New Guinea at Kiwitea Street in
the O-League before their final ASB Premiership game with YoungHeart Manawatu
on Sunday week, also at home.
One player who could be missing from Saturday�s game with Hekari is All White
midfielder Chad Coombes who was injured during the 3-1 win over Waitakere on
Sunday.
�It�s hard to say how long Chad will be missing � maybe ten days, we hope it is
a lot shorter than that,� Tribulietx said.
Auckland�s squad has plenty of depth with another former All White James
Pritchett an able replacement while former Rangers youngster Andrew Milne has
impressed in training.
ENDS
OFC Champions League
Saturday 19 November, 2011
Auckland City v Hekari United
Kiwitea Street, Sandringham
Kick-off: 2pm
ASB Premiership
Sunday 27 November,
2011
Auckland City v YoungHeart Manawatu
Kiwitea Street, Sandringham
Kick-off: 2pm
FIFA Club World Cup Draw
November 17, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup playoff
Friday 8 December, 2011
J-League winners v Auckland City
Toyota Stadium, Toyota City
Kick-off: 7.45pm (Local Time)/11.45pm (NZT)