As he bids to finish Western Sydney’s six-year A-League Males finals drought, Wanderers goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas believes he’s within the type of his life and desires to push by means of into the Socceroos set-up.
Thomas has proved a significant acquisition for Wanderers boss Marko Rudan, who lured the keeper again to Australia after a stint with Danish outfit Sonderjyske.
Rudan has typically cooled speak of his gamers profitable a nationwide call-up however mentioned after final month’s derby win that Thomas was the very best goalkeeper within the league and deserved to be in Graham Arnold’s Australia squad.
The stats again up the coach’s argument.
Thomas tops the ALM for clear sheets (9 in 23 video games), with the Wanderers having conceded a league-low 23 objectives.
The 30-year-old keeper appreciated Rudan’s reward and hopes to proceed his stable type towards former membership Melbourne Victory on Saturday.
“I actually assume (Rudan) is talking off the again of my performances and I do not assume he is simply saying it as a result of I am his participant,” Thomas, who gained a solitary Australia cap in 2021, informed AAP.
“I really feel I’ve had my greatest A-League season by far.
“I have been actually stable and I’ve not made many errors and a number of large saves to get us factors.
“I personally imagine that I’ve had the performances to be in that (Socceroos) squad.
“However that does not actually change something for me, I wish to preserve going about my enterprise.”
A part of that enterprise is ending the Wanderers’ long-standing finals drought, which might be over with a win towards bottom-placed Victory.
At one stage, the Wanderers have been firmly within the combine for a top-two end however taking their foot off the fuel has price them in current weeks.
“It is all on us, as a result of if we will come out with the precise depth, I do not assume they will match us,” Thomas mentioned of Saturday’s conflict at CommBank Stadium.
“It is all the way down to our angle actually.
“Once I was at Victory you could have that aura the place you’re feeling no person can contact you earlier than a recreation.
“We’re attempting to construct that right here and we now have the standard to do this.”
