Roar get Berisha back
February 03, 2012 15:52:03 UK
Brisbane Roar fans will be delighted to hear that their star striker Besart Berisha will be back from suspension for their crucial encounter with A-League leaders Central Coast Mariners on Saturday.
Last weekend, the Roar suffered the agony of losing a home fixture to Newcastle Jets, who hadn't previously registered an away win in more than a year. Their upcoming match against the Mariners is expected to be an even tougher assignment and therefore, they need all their best players available.
We've been really disciplined over the past 18 months not to have too many players missing through suspensions.
Ange Postecoglou
The Roar are 2.62 to defeat the Mariners, who themselves are 1.90 to get the win. A draw between the two sides can be backed at 3.30.
Berisha, who has scored the most A-League goals so far this season, will reclaim his place at the front of the Roar attack, and it will enable midfielder Thomas Broich to slip back in his natural midfield role rather than play as a makeshift forward.
Brisbane coach Ange Postecoglou revealed that Berisha is excited to be back to action and the club is counting on him to produce the goods against Central Coast on Saturday.
"He's pretty keen to be back out there, and hopefully he's put everything behind him in terms of the last few weeks. He's just happy to be out there and happy to contribute. Hopefully he bags a couple of goals for us and if there's a penalty he lets Henrique take it," Postecoglou said.
"Watching the team last week, it's hard for players to miss out when the team loses, because they feel like they haven't really contributed. It's a good lesson. We've been really disciplined over the past 18 months not to have too many players missing through suspensions and so forth, so it was disappointing to have him out last week," he added.
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