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STEVE Corica will have an eye on Saturday night's derby in Sydney and the other on Tuesday's FFA Cup final, as Sydney FC will embark on three tough games in six days.
The coach of Sky Blues has hinted that he would line up a team very similar to the one that drew 1-1 in Adelaide. Danny De Silva should strengthen the bench after his injury.
Behind the scenes, physios and fitness staff are gearing up for a turnaround before the next trip to Coopers Stadium.
"We take it into account," said Corica.
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"We want to win against the Wanderers, that's our main goal. But also in mind, the Cup is important too because there is a trophy to win and we want to win again. "
Corica joined the group of complaints about the positioning of the Cup final between the rounds of the A-League, a situation that disadvantages the teams that win in the heart of the tournament.
He agreed with Reds coach Marco Kurz that the Australian Football Federation should seriously consider making a decision before the start of the A-League. the season itself.
It's hard – Sydney has three days to recover from a usual encounter with the Wanderers at SCG.
They will travel to Adelaide Monday afternoon for Tuesday's final before heading directly to Melbourne to face City three days later on Friday night.
The Reds have a run a little easier, with an extra day of recovery before and two more after, with their next match falling next Sunday on the Central Coast.
"Adelaide is entitled to an extra day of rest," said Corica. "But the boys are in shape and provided everyone stays in shape after the Wanderers match, everything will be fine."
The return of De Silva is a boost that he hoped would "give us a bit of what we needed, a little X factor", especially since Trent Buhagiar tore his ACL.
But Sydney will not have the luxury of turning the attack, Corica confirming that the young playmaker will be slowly reintroduced from the bench against the Wanderers and Reds.
The experience of forward Adam Le Fondre, whose body is accustomed to the rigors of football in the middle of the week in the English championship, is to their advantage.
Then, of course, there is the psychological badet of having lost only one of the last 14 derbies and having beaten the Wanderers decisively in the semi-finals of the Cup of the month.
"I think it will lift them up," said Corica.
"But they also know that we will beat them 3-0 in their territory and we have a good record against them."
That said, he was happy to see that Markus Babbel was doing positive things for the red and the black and joked that the German said Sydney was "one of the favorites for the title and we were the worst team. of the league "few mind games" to make the most of his players.
He was also happy to learn that ticket sales in the outbound travelers section had been slow, with only about 3,300 active Wanderers supporters expected in a crowd of more than 30,000 people – well others may have bought entries for general admission.
"It's a good thing," he said.
"The more blue sky, the better for us.
"It's our home game … we're expecting a mbadive crowd."
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