Interview with Perth Glory defender and Curaçao international Darryl Lachman A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Recently, I was very fortunate to interview Perth Glory fan favourite Darryl Lachman in partnership with the Instagram page Gloryous World.
Lachman was a very nice person to interview and he answered many questions from a lot of Perth Glory fans.
How are you finding Perth?
Perth is actually nice, laidback and chilled. It’s not what I was used to back home where it’s more fast paced, but I like it.
Why Richard Garcia needs to leave Perth Glory A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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When Richard Garcia was appointed as Perth Glory’s coach for this season, there were mixed reactions.
Many saw a former Glory player ready to give back to the club he played for, the club he knew well. His connection with the club gave optimistic fans excitement for the upcoming season.
Others saw an inexperienced manager with no track record – Glory was his first managerial stint – brought in to replace Tony Popovic, an experienced manager who had won us the Perth’s Premiers Plate in ’18-19, when we lost the grand final on penalties.
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The visitors looked set to get full points at Central Coast Stadium until Luke Bodnar made contact with Matt Simon s head in the box, prompting a review by the VAR.
Referee Kurt Ams pointed to the spot and Simon made no mistake to level a match of the highest quality despite less than ideal conditions.
The clash was delayed by half an hour due to the heavy rain but when it got going there was little let up.
The Mariners were rewarded first for their enterprising start when Costa Rica international Marco Urena, a constant menace in the opening stanza, scored in the 25th minute.
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With league demographics shifting this season due to the effects of the reduced broadcast deal with Fox Sports and challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, A-League clubs have increasingly been turning to young players in 2020/21.
Though caveats must be observed surrounding extended benches for Australian U23 players and an increase in available substitutes to five, the average age of squads so far this season sits at 26.1 - one of the lowest figures ever - and the likes of James Delianov, Lachlan Rose, Alou Kuol, Connor Metcalfe, Ramy Najjarine and more have all shone.
Now, SBS The World Game understands that when Perth Glory takes the field against Adelaide United at HBF Park on Wednesday night, Josh Rawlins appears set to get his chance to add his name to those exciting ranks; emerging as the club s front-runner to replace the departed Ivan Franjic on the right side of the Glory defence.