Melbourne Heart FC Head Coach John van’t Schip has praised the team’s quality and spirit following his side’s 2-1 win against Perth Glory in Albury.
Melbourne Heart FC Head Coach John van-t Schip has praised the team’s quality and spirit following his side’s 2-1 win against Perth Glory in Albury.
Melbourne Heart are unbeaten in the past four games – a remarkable renaissance since the New Year.
“The boys are showing that they are growing in the game plan and the results are helping,” van-t Schip said.
“Also the way we got the results from coming from behind so it creates character I think.
“Not only the eleven but the whole squad, today the players coming in… they help and make a difference.
“The confidence is very important; we also changed the way we are playing and in that the boys feel comfortable.”
David Williams again emerged from the bench to clinch the winner for his team in a game that Heart controlled, but a defensive lapse at a corner allowed Glory to equalise through Steven McGarry.
“You always have the chance to turn it around…I think the boys the last few weeks showed they could do that, [and] they did it again,” van-t Schip said.
“We controlled the game, we created good chances…most important thing is that I am happy the boys got a good result.
“In the first half technically we played well; we were concentrated, we had good passing, second half you could see the players were tired from the energy they spent from the first half.
“The quality of the second half was less but because it was less it was an open game.
“Automatically what happens (with hot conditions) is you play in a lower base and it is important in these circumstances to stay compact. And that’s what we did when we didn-t have the ball.”
“When we had the ball it was to open up as fast as possible to create space.”
A crowd of approximately 6000 braved intense heat in Albury to support Heart in their regional fixture and van-t Schip spoke positively about the overall experience the Club had this weekend.
“The people were very nice and kind from the hotel to the practice yesterday and the game today,” van’t Schip said.
“It was a very nice experience for everybody and positive because we had a win that will stay in the mind of the players and the coach.”
“Hopefully in the future we can come back.”
