Tara Murray
Green Gully is hoping to finish the National Premier League season on a positive note.
While the Cavaliers finals hopes remain slightly alive, everything would need to go right for them in the last four rounds.
Coach Ramon Falzon said it had been a bit tough at the moment.
“Everything compounded together has made it a tough season,” he said. “We’ve had injuries and things haven’t gone our way.
“Against South Melbourne we played well but there we were denied two controversial penalties, so it was a tough thing.
“We were down to 10 men and managed to keep a lot of possession. It was a tactically tiring camp.”
Falzon said the mood had been really positive in the club with back-to-back wins against Heidelberg United and Oakleigh Cannons before the South Melbourne game.
The Cavaliers were sitting in 11th spot after 22 rounds, seven points outside the top six.
Falzon said you know what can happen.
“The top six is a tough ask,” he said. “When I started we were 12 points outside the top six.
“We bridged that to seven points. We will need results to go our way or the gap stays where it is.
“There’s still 12 points up for grands at this stage. Anything can happen in football.”
Falzon, who took over as coach in late May, said there had been some improvement in the side.
It wasn’t always at the same time.
“We have improved in a lot of areas, but the improvement has been erratic,” he said. “One game it has been one aspect, one game has been a different aspect.
“We want to consolidate that improvement int he last four games.”
Falzon said the club had been really good since he had joined. While they haven’t got the results they were after, there was still a positive mood.
“It’s now about finishing off in a positive tone.”
The Cavaliers face the Port Melbourne Sharks on Saturday night, after deadline.
