ADELAIDE United captain Eugene
Galekovic has virtually conceded the Premier's Plate after last night's
1-0 loss to Brisbane Roar at Hindmarsh.
With Western Sydney Wanderers now on top of the A-League ladder after a pulsating 1-0 win over CentralCoast in Gosford last night Adelaide is running out of time and points to catch the runaway leaders.
Adelaide in third position before fourth-placed Melbourne Victory - on equal 36 points - face Newcastle Jets at home today.
Adelaide is 11 points adrift of Wanderers with just 12 points up for grabs before the finals series and nine points behind second-placed the Mariners.
Galekovic said he was aiming for at least a fourth place finish and a home final.
But the Reds can still be dumped out of the play offs if it continues its erratic form.
"We've got to stay positive as a group, it's five or six weeks to get there (finals)," Galekovic said at Glenelg before the Reds recovery session this morning
"We need one win to get there and finish top four.
"We're still in a good spot we're still third depending what happens today.
"I've been in situations where we've been last and second last and it's hard to turn it around and right now we're third and we've got stay positive."
Galekovic couldn't pin-point why Adelaide was in such disarray last night.
But he revealed Adelaide interim coach Mike Valkanis launched a rocket at his side during the half-time break last night.
Valkanis seemingly lost his patience before his voice box was reduced to a snarly growl at the end of the clash.
"Particularly the first half it wasn't up to scratch, we didn't rock up," Galekovic said.
" Then we copped a rocket from Mickey (Valkanis) at half time and it changed a little bit.
"In the end we didn't win at home and in the end that's what we want to do at Hindmarsh.
"We want to make it like people come here and they fear us.
"It's hard to explain why, we know at our best we can compete with anyone.
With Western Sydney Wanderers now on top of the A-League ladder after a pulsating 1-0 win over CentralCoast in Gosford last night Adelaide is running out of time and points to catch the runaway leaders.
Adelaide in third position before fourth-placed Melbourne Victory - on equal 36 points - face Newcastle Jets at home today.
Adelaide is 11 points adrift of Wanderers with just 12 points up for grabs before the finals series and nine points behind second-placed the Mariners.
Galekovic said he was aiming for at least a fourth place finish and a home final.
But the Reds can still be dumped out of the play offs if it continues its erratic form.
"We've got to stay positive as a group, it's five or six weeks to get there (finals)," Galekovic said at Glenelg before the Reds recovery session this morning
"We're still in a good spot we're still third depending what happens today.
"I've been in situations where we've been last and second last and it's hard to turn it around and right now we're third and we've got stay positive."
Galekovic couldn't pin-point why Adelaide was in such disarray last night.
But he revealed Adelaide interim coach Mike Valkanis launched a rocket at his side during the half-time break last night.
Valkanis seemingly lost his patience before his voice box was reduced to a snarly growl at the end of the clash.
"Particularly the first half it wasn't up to scratch, we didn't rock up," Galekovic said.
" Then we copped a rocket from Mickey (Valkanis) at half time and it changed a little bit.
"In the end we didn't win at home and in the end that's what we want to do at Hindmarsh.
"We want to make it like people come here and they fear us.
"It's hard to explain why, we know at our best we can compete with anyone.
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