Rudan unhappy with game switch
Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan's unhappiness after his team's 1-0 loss to Sydney FC wasn't limited to what happened in the game at Campbelltown Stadium.
The Phoenix opted to give up home advantage in the round 20 clash, with Westpac Stadium being unavailable, and instead staged the match at a Sydney venue.
It didn't go down well with their coach, and the crowd was a meagre 5,115 compared to the 23,648 record they set the previous week at Auckland's Eden Park.
The defeat left the New Zealanders more vulnerable to losing their top-six spot to Newcastle Jets during the run-in.
To cap it all, the Phoenix lost defender Dylan Fox to what Rudan fears could be a season-ending ankle injury.
"We had almost 23,000 at Eden Park last week. We could have played there again today but like I said, I don't think they the trust or the confidence in my players and my coaching staff to have played and found an alternative in New Zealand because there were alternatives," said Rudan.
The decision only added fuel to speculation Rudan will leave at the end of his first season in Wellington, having been pursued by expansion club Western United.
And he made it clear that standards must improve if he is to remain at the club.
"The federation is coming together with our club and I think that's also pretty positive but if they're going to continue to wait and not make things happen," said Rjudan.
"I've given them a deadline, I won't tell you what it is but they know what is going on.
"I'm giving them the opportunity to improve because, like I said, the fans and the players deserve this club to improve and not just sit on their backside and be another number."
Meanwhile, Sydney FC are 11/10 to win their next game against Adelaide United, who are 5/2 with the draw 23/10.
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Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan's unhappiness after his team's 1-0 loss to Sydney FC wasn't limited to what happened in the game at Campbelltown Stadium.
The Phoenix opted to give up home advantage in the round 20 clash, with Westpac Stadium being unavailable, and instead staged the match at a Sydney venue.
It didn't go down well with their coach, and the crowd was a meagre 5,115 compared to the 23,648 record they set the previous week at Auckland's Eden Park.
The defeat left the New Zealanders more vulnerable to losing their top-six spot to Newcastle Jets during the run-in.
To cap it all, the Phoenix lost defender Dylan Fox to what Rudan fears could be a season-ending ankle injury.
"We had almost 23,000 at Eden Park last week. We could have played there again today but like I said, I don't think they the trust or the confidence in my players and my coaching staff to have played and found an alternative in New Zealand because there were alternatives," said Rudan.
The decision only added fuel to speculation Rudan will leave at the end of his first season in Wellington, having been pursued by expansion club Western United.
And he made it clear that standards must improve if he is to remain at the club.
"The federation is coming together with our club and I think that's also pretty positive but if they're going to continue to wait and not make things happen," said Rjudan.
"I've given them a deadline, I won't tell you what it is but they know what is going on.
"I'm giving them the opportunity to improve because, like I said, the fans and the players deserve this club to improve and not just sit on their backside and be another number."
Meanwhile, Sydney FC are 11/10 to win their next game against Adelaide United, who are 5/2 with the draw 23/10.
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Source: bet365.com
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