Tara Murray
Werribee City may have got two wins in a row in the National Premier League 2 competition, but the Bees aren’t getting carried away.
For a second straight week, the Bees had to come from behind to get the three points, this time beating Brunswick City, 2-1 on Friday night.
Bees coach Domenic Barba said they had some really good moments in the match.
“We had a lull for about 20 minutes in the first half and they scored a goal in that period,” he said.
“I could see it coming and we were lucky not to get two goals against us. We made some alterations in the last 15 minutes of the half and we were lucky not to score.
“At half time we had a really positive mindset and some really good momentum. We made some more off field changes and were able to score.
“We did give them some opportunities to hurt us, but we kept going at them.
“The young boys came on and did a good job and we took our chances to win the game. We got a second goal late, we don’t want to leave it that late all the time.”
Barba said fitness was one area they had really worked on, so it didn’t matter who was on the field they didn’t lose anything.
Barba said while happy to finally see the hard work converting on the scoreboard, they still had plenty of work to do.
“We’re not getting carried away,” he said.
“We had a good conversation with the group and they all understand they can do better and that’s proven the last couple of weeks.
“We will not be taking anything for granted. We will take it week by week, every team is beating every other team.”
Barba said the key for them going forward is ensuring they’re consistent every game and within games.
He said they want to be a hard team to play against every week.
“Some of the players that we have brought in have got some good pedigree about them, but it’s remembering that it can come back and bite you when you least expect,” he said.
“We’ve got some good balance and the culture is good. We have all the right ingredients.
The Bees sit in 10th spot with four wins and three draws among their 11 matches.
The Bees will this week travel to face Langwarrin.
Barba said the next few weeks will test the mental strength of the side.
“We’re away from home for the first time since the Brunswick Juventus game,” he said.
“It’ll be really interesting. They had a good run and have gone sidewards and dropped a few points in recent weeks.
“It’s the start of the next 14 rounds when we’re primarily away from home. It’s a different mindset and mentality.
“The entire club is away from home and hoping to have some success. We have to roll up the sleeves.”
