AFC Champions League Two
The Singaporean club moved top of their group with an impressive 2-0 win against Adelaide United FC on Thursday but Jackson said finishing is one of the areas his side must work on.
#ACLTwo | Group F: Adelaide United FC (AUS) 0-2 Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)
“To win in this competition away from home is a big achievement,” said Jackson. “We’re delighted to get the win and proud of the players for what they did on the pitch the full game. They executed what we wanted on the pitch and fought until the end.
“We’re still developing on how we want to play. The players are responsive to what we want and they are improving with every game so we’re now creating chances but not converting all of those chances. But I’m really happy we’re getting the opportunities to score."
“We’re still developing on how we want to play. The players are responsive to what we want and they are improving with every game so we’re now creating chances but not converting all of those chances. But I’m really happy we’re getting the opportunities to score."
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“When you don’t score, you always wonder if it will come back to bite us but what we have is a lot of experience, particularly in defensive positions. We know that if we stay strong, we just need to put away those chances.”
Despite an impressive first half display, Jackson needed his team to be patient and continue to play the way they had throughout the match, with their perseverance eventually paying off through late goals from Hugo Gomes and Lennart Thy.
The win put Sailors in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stage as they overtook their beaten opponents at the top of Group F with a crucial reverse fixture to come against the Australian side next week.
Despite an impressive first half display, Jackson needed his team to be patient and continue to play the way they had throughout the match, with their perseverance eventually paying off through late goals from Hugo Gomes and Lennart Thy.
The win put Sailors in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stage as they overtook their beaten opponents at the top of Group F with a crucial reverse fixture to come against the Australian side next week.
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Disappointed Adelaide head coach Airton Andrioli believed his side should have taken something from the game.
“Don’t think we started the game well, we were quite off from our usual standards,” said Andrioli. “To be honest, we were quite lucky to be goalless at half-time. We came back in the second half and played our best period in the game, then we conceded from a set-piece which changed the game.
“They were pressing high and we had a little bit of difficulty in playing out from the back but in saying that, we made mistakes in our passing trying to get out. We just had to wait for our moments and it did happen in the second half but then we conceded from a corner.”
“Don’t think we started the game well, we were quite off from our usual standards,” said Andrioli. “To be honest, we were quite lucky to be goalless at half-time. We came back in the second half and played our best period in the game, then we conceded from a set-piece which changed the game.
“They were pressing high and we had a little bit of difficulty in playing out from the back but in saying that, we made mistakes in our passing trying to get out. We just had to wait for our moments and it did happen in the second half but then we conceded from a corner.”
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