Hopefully the Nix spend at least some dollars marketing the game this week.
Auckland FC's big announcements on Thursday should help with some football media attention in the city. Plus the Black Caps season will be over, and the Blues (Sydney) & Warriors (Melbourne) are both out of town.
Forward balls to Zawada would be a handy option over Sydney's press. Fingers crossed on him!
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350207550/wellington-phoenix-men-must-pick-themselves-big-sydney-clash-after-melbourne-city
Next, the Phoenix have to face the hottest side in A-League Men, one that has not lost for eight matches and only once in their last 12, and salvaged a 1-1 draw on Sunday, despite being reduced to 10 men early at home against Brisbane Roar.
Auckland FC's big announcements on Thursday should help with some football media attention in the city. Plus the Black Caps season will be over, and the Blues (Sydney) & Warriors (Melbourne) are both out of town.
Forward balls to Zawada would be a handy option over Sydney's press. Fingers crossed on him!
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350207550/wellington-phoenix-men-must-pick-themselves-big-sydney-clash-after-melbourne-city
Next, the Phoenix have to face the hottest side in A-League Men, one that has not lost for eight matches and only once in their last 12, and salvaged a 1-1 draw on Sunday, despite being reduced to 10 men early at home against Brisbane Roar.
With help from assistant coach David Zdrillic, who has been schooled in the Red Bull football groups’ high-pressing ideology, Talay has perennial contenders Sydney looking threatening again, even if they were nine points behind the Phoenix (but with a game in hand) in fifth at the end of round 20.
Sydney’s visit to Auckland is likely to provide the sternest of tests for a Phoenix side who have struggled to create chances across most of their last 270 minutes of football, with the last half-hour of last Sunday’s win over Adelaide United the notable exception.
Italiano said he was hoping forwards Oskar Zawada and Oskar van Hattum would be available next weekend after missing Saturday’s match.
Italiano said he was hoping forwards Oskar Zawada and Oskar van Hattum would be available next weekend after missing Saturday’s match.