Sky Blues chasing more glory
SYDNEY FC can secure the A-League premiership tonight while Perth Glory needs to win to stay in the finals hunt, setting up a clash with plenty at stake.
The Sky Blues arrive in Perth with the chance to secure a second straight Premiers’ Plate with a victory over a Glory team needing to win or see its finals chances almost buried.
That sets the stage for a terrific encounter at nib Stadium and Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold is by no means going to take his foot off the pedal even if his side secures its second straight premiership.
“We’re not done yet and we don’t want to see the Premiers’ Plate until the last game of the season,” Arnold said.
“We’ve still got some targets to hit and we’ve set some new goals over the past week to raise our performance. “No team has ever amassed 60 points two years in a row and Melbourne City hold the record with 63 goals. We are on 57 so we are chasing that.”
The task is certainly ahead of Glory but the team goes into the clash having won its past four matches at home, including a 1-0 win on Sunday over Melbourne Victory.
It remains an unlikely finalist though, sitting in eighth spot behind Western Sydney Wanderers and seventh-placed Brisbane Roar.
It’s a tough run home too. After the match against Sydney FC the Glory plays second-placed Newcastle Jets and then Brisbane.