If Macarthur striker Bachana Arabuli continues his wealthy vein of goalscoring kind towards Newcastle, the Jets could have solely themselves in charge.
Arabuli, who has three objectives in 4 A-League Males begins for the Bulls, has shortly adjusted to life in Australia below the teaching of Dwight Yorke.
The transfer got here after stints in his native Georgia, Spain, Hungary and Greece, with Newcastle striker Beka Mikeltadze taking part in a key position in luring his fellow countryman Down Below.
“I bought linked right here due to Mikeltadze,” Arabuli, 29, informed AAP.
“We performed collectively at Dinamo Tbilisi six years in the past – he was the winger and I used to be the middle ahead.
“He had an excellent affect (in Australia) and he has opened the door, not just for me but in addition all Georgian gamers after which individuals go, ‘Oh, these guys can play soccer’.”
Mikeltadze final season grew to become the primary Georgian to play within the A-League Males and completed with 13 objectives for the Jets, second behind Melbourne Metropolis’s Jamie Maclaren within the race for the golden boot.
He has since been joined on the Jets by midfielder Beka Dartsmelia, with Sunday’s sport towards Arabuli’s Bulls the primary time two or extra Georgians have gone face to face.
It helps for Arabuli that extra of his countrymen are venturing to Australia, if solely so his new clubmates are conscious of his homeland.
“After I got here right here (to Macarthur), the gamers requested me, ‘The place is Georgia? Is it in Europe or Asia?’,” Arabuli stated.
“They did not know the place it was on the map and someone requested me if it was in America, you already know just like the state.”
Arabuli will undoubtedly elevate the notice of his nation if he continues his spectacular goalscoring exploits – beginning at residence to Newcastle on Sunday.
A self-confessed Manchester United fan, Arabuli says the presence of former Purple Devils star striker Yorke on the Bulls was an enormous drawcard.
“I am all the time listening to him to choose up particulars as a result of he was among the finest strikers,” Arabuli stated.
“I will be sincere, if Dwight wasn’t right here possibly I would not have come.
“He was an enormous participant with lots of expertise and if you are going to study from someone, who is best than him?
“It is all about particulars. Each week we have now an additional session as strikers to work on our ending.
“He has excessive requirements, he needs to win each sport and be the perfect.”
