Perth Glory love doing issues the laborious means and are relishing the problem of gatecrashing the A-League Ladies’s high 4, in keeping with coach Alex Epakis.
Glory turned simply the second group to defeat Western United this season once they posted a shock 3-1 upset over the ladder leaders on enemy territory final Saturday.
Regardless of the spectacular victory, eighth-placed Glory stay 9 factors adrift of fourth-placed Melbourne Victory.
Glory have two video games in hand on the Victory, that means that giant hole could be considerably whittled down if Epakis’s fees maintain producing constructive outcomes.
Perth will likely be aiming to make it three wins on the trot once they tackle the lowly Newcastle Jets at Macedonia Park on Sunday, and Epakis is eager for his group to deal with each sport from right here like a remaining.
“It is an thrilling alternative. It is one which I do know the group and I will relish,” Epakis mentioned.
“Our backs are towards the wall. Primarily based on the place we’re at the moment, we’re not anticipated to make the 4.
“However our pondering internally is that if we (produce) the efficiency that we simply had (towards Western) each week and we deal with each week like a remaining, we give ourselves an actual probability.
“We love doing it the laborious means. I am actually not writing it off. I do know the gamers actually need to push for that (finals spot), and let’s have a look at the place we go.”
On paper, Glory ought to have few issues towards the 10th-placed Newcastle Jets.
However the Jets’ current teaching change has turned Sunday’s sport into an unpredictable encounter.
Ash Wilson give up as Newcastle coach final week following their poor begin to the season, with former Jets males’s coach Gary van Egmond parachuted into the function.
Van Egmond’s stint began with a 3-Zero loss to Canberra United, however the Jets rebounded on Wednesday by changing into simply the third group to beat Western United this season, posting a 2-Zero victory.
Glory twice led the Jets when the groups final confronted one another on December 3.
Second-half targets to Lauren Allan and Ashlee Brodigan secured the Jets a 2-2 attract that fixture.
“We now have to be extra scientific,” Epakis mentioned when reflecting on that match.
“We went up twice and we wanted to handle that sport higher.
“There’s been different fixtures the place we have gone up as properly and we’ve not been capable of see it out to get extra from these video games.
“I believe we have realized the laborious means find out how to handle seeing out the sport and handle momentum swings.”
