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CibbuanoPressuring Pies the key: Kennelly
July 1st 2008 06:54
SYDNEY needs to apply plenty of pressure if they are going to be any chance of beating Collingwood at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night, according to hard-running defender Tadhg Kennelly.
Collingwood has had the wood over the Swans in recent times, winning the past three matches between the two sides, including a crushing 38-point defeat in last year's elimination final.
"To lose twice to the same side is something you don't like as footballers but to lose three
times against Collingwood, well that's just disappointing," Kennelly said.
"They seem to match up well against us. Obviously they beat us three times last season
which doesn't sit well with a lot of our players."
Kennelly said Sydney's lack of pressure and willingness to win the contested football was a main reason why they were knocked out out in the first week of the finals by the Magpies.
"Our pressure in the [elimination] final last year was missing quite drastically. I didn't play in that game but I remember watching it and our pressure just wasn't there and that's a big focus for us going into this weekend's game, our attacking pressure and putting them under the pump.
"In the past, we've given them too much space in the midfield and given them free run out of the middle and that's put us under a massive, massive amount of pressure."
Collingwood has had the wood over the Swans in recent times, winning the past three matches between the two sides, including a crushing 38-point defeat in last year's elimination final.
"To lose twice to the same side is something you don't like as footballers but to lose three
times against Collingwood, well that's just disappointing," Kennelly said.
"They seem to match up well against us. Obviously they beat us three times last season
Kennelly said Sydney's lack of pressure and willingness to win the contested football was a main reason why they were knocked out out in the first week of the finals by the Magpies.
"Our pressure in the [elimination] final last year was missing quite drastically. I didn't play in that game but I remember watching it and our pressure just wasn't there and that's a big focus for us going into this weekend's game, our attacking pressure and putting them under the pump.
"In the past, we've given them too much space in the midfield and given them free run out of the middle and that's put us under a massive, massive amount of pressure."
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