Perth Glory coach David Zdrilic has no issues with fans booing him and the team, saying he understands their frustrations as the club hurtles towards back-to-back wooden spoons. The Glory slumped to last spot on the A-League Men ladder after suffering a 3-1 loss to fellow wooden spoon contenders Brisbane Roar on Saturday night. Many boos could be heard at HBF Park upon the final whistle, with Glory fans clearly fed up in what has turned into a nightmare debut coaching campaign for Zdrilic.
"I mean, the fans want to enjoy their team winning games, and we're not winning games," Zdrilic said. "They're frustrated, and obviously the coach is going to cop all of that. For me, I've got no issue with that.
That's totally normal." Perth have mustered just 11 competition points from 21 games, scoring just 14 goals along the way and conceding a whopping 48. Brisbane have two games in hand on the Glory, and also have the luxury of playing five of their remaining seven matches at home.
In contrast, Perth will be on the road in four of their five remaining matches. The starting side Zdrilic is now employing is almost entirely different to the one at the start of the season. Although results have improved in the second half of the campaign, the Glory's performances are still well adrift of the rest of the competition.
"There is obviously a lot of change that's happened this season," Zdrilic said. ""Whether that's acceptable or not is a different story, but obviously it's a totally different.