Grant Brebner may be fit and ready by the third round of the new A-League season. The Scotsman struggled with a groin injury all of last season, and hasn’t played for the Victory since December.
A report in the Herald Sun today says that Brebner is focused on being back in action for Melbourne as soon as possible.
“Last year was personally one of the worst I’ve had in terms of how I felt,” he said.
“There was probably only two games where I felt 100 per cent and we . . . were hoping and praying it was going to get better through work off the park. But it got to the stage where it was obvious I needed to take an enforced break.
“I just couldn’t give my best (so) how long do you want to go on with it? Do you want to get it right or spend the rest of your career an 80 per cent player?”
Source: The Herald Sun
Brebner’s return would certainly give Ernie Merrick an interesting selection headache, with José Luis López, Leigh Broxham and Brebner all playing a similar defensive midfield role. And those aren’t even the only options available: Steve Pantelidis, Steven Pace and Kevin Muscat have all slotted into that position.
It’s an exciting prospect, really. Especially when you consider the plethora of attacking options around. Me thinks we’re in with a pretty good chance this year.
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I reckon we’ve put a really good squad together. The players we’ve added are all quality, with Lopez of international pedigree, Fabiano a real attacking option up front (play all three Ernie), and Thwaites a player with undoubted talent. With the players we have we can play a full on attacking line up (3-4-3) at home with all three strikers, Allsopp, Thompson and Fabiano supported by Carlos in behind, perhaps Ward and Celevski wide, with Lopez playing the defensive shield. Vargas, Muscat and Thwaites at the back.
Away from home we have plenty of more defensive type players to cover most situations. If we play a 4-4-2 we will now have a real threat sitting on the bench as the three strikers are all quality, compared to what we had last year.
Can’t wait for the season to start!
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