Sydney FC are to continue with a rotation policy for the rest of a hectic January as coach Steve Corica manages the workload of his players.
Club skipper Alex Brosque was left on the bench for most of the Sky Blues' 2-1 win over Adelaide United at Jubilee Oval. That was the defending premiers' third game in seven days and they have another similar week at the end of January.
Sydney will play more games this season than any other team in the A-League as they had four FFA Cup ties before losing in the final to Adelaide and they start their Asian Champions League campaign in March.
The win over United left Corica's side six points behind league leaders Perth in third, but only four points clear of fifth-placed Wellington.
The coach said: "I had to rest Brosquey - six games in a month is a lot for him and everyone really. Milos (Ninkovic) at some stage, Siem (de Jong) will probably need a rest ... it's a busy period with it tight at the top."
Corica's side, who are looking to top the table for a third straight season, saw Jacob Tratt score in his first starting appearance while Daniel De Silva impressed with some good passes in the attacking third.
The coach felt both players had done well, adding: "Tratty was excellent, obviously coming up with the goal was great for him. Danny was Danny, he was very good; he did his work defensively."
Sydney FC, who next host last season's beaten Grand Finalists Newcastle on Saturday, did well to bounce back against Adelaide having gone down 3-1 to Perth four days earlier.
Sydney FC are 3/1 to win the Grand Final and 5/6 to win their next game against Newcastle Jets, who are 16/5 with the draw 13/5.
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Sydney FC are to continue with a rotation policy for the rest of a hectic January as coach Steve Corica manages the workload of his players.
Club skipper Alex Brosque was left on the bench for most of the Sky Blues' 2-1 win over Adelaide United at Jubilee Oval. That was the defending premiers' third game in seven days and they have another similar week at the end of January.
Sydney will play more games this season than any other team in the A-League as they had four FFA Cup ties before losing in the final to Adelaide and they start their Asian Champions League campaign in March.
The win over United left Corica's side six points behind league leaders Perth in third, but only four points clear of fifth-placed Wellington.
The coach said: "I had to rest Brosquey - six games in a month is a lot for him and everyone really. Milos (Ninkovic) at some stage, Siem (de Jong) will probably need a rest ... it's a busy period with it tight at the top."
Corica's side, who are looking to top the table for a third straight season, saw Jacob Tratt score in his first starting appearance while Daniel De Silva impressed with some good passes in the attacking third.
The coach felt both players had done well, adding: "Tratty was excellent, obviously coming up with the goal was great for him. Danny was Danny, he was very good; he did his work defensively."
Sydney FC, who next host last season's beaten Grand Finalists Newcastle on Saturday, did well to bounce back against Adelaide having gone down 3-1 to Perth four days earlier.
Sydney FC are 3/1 to win the Grand Final and 5/6 to win their next game against Newcastle Jets, who are 16/5 with the draw 13/5.
Source: bet365.com