Arnold refuses to push panic button
February 05, 2012 18:01:04 UK
Even though his team's 16-match unbeaten streak was ended by Brisbane Roar on Saturday at Gosford, Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold was still in a positive frame of mind.
I was happy with our reaction in the second half.
Graham Arnold
Roar stars Erik Paartalu and Besart Berisha both scored in the first half and the scoreline remained unchanged for the remainder of the match.
Perth Glory are 1.72 to defeat Gold Coast United, who themselves are 4.00 to get the win.
It was the first time since round three that Central Coast had to come out of a league clash with no points to show at all.
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But Arnold refused to let his spirits dampened by the loss and expressed his satisfaction at his players' performance in the second half.
"I was happy with our reaction in the second half. We had at least as many chances as them and got off to an average start," Arnold said.
He then revealed that the cancelation of his team's clash with Gold Coast United last week also contributed to his team's downfall against Brisbane.
"That broke our momentum. It was our first game in 14 days, that had a say in the result. But we've put ourselves in a fantastic position. You've got to lose some time," Arnold added.
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