RICKI Herbert says only a unified approach will lift Wellington Phoenix from the A-League basement after a miserable couple of weeks.
A 4-2 home defeat was followed by a 3-0 thrashing at Adelaide United on Saturday.
Herbert condemned his side's failure to compete while skipper Andrew Durante bluntly described the defeat as 'garbage'.
The coach is anxious to avoid finger-pointing and sulking and has issued the 'all in it together' cry.
He told the Phoenix official website: "We’ve got to knuckle back down and keep working on it.
“We’ve gone away from what we were doing well – working hard and working together. The only way things are going to turn around is by us working as a unit, with a unified approach.
“These times can be important for everybody and everyone has to be on the same page. Work-rate, energy, enthusiasm – that’s what needs to be shown by everybody.”
Herbert condemned his side's failure to compete while skipper Andrew Durante bluntly described the defeat as 'garbage'.
The coach is anxious to avoid finger-pointing and sulking and has issued the 'all in it together' cry.
He told the Phoenix official website: "We’ve got to knuckle back down and keep working on it.
“We’ve gone away from what we were doing well – working hard and working together. The only way things are going to turn around is by us working as a unit, with a unified approach.
“These times can be important for everybody and everyone has to be on the same page. Work-rate, energy, enthusiasm – that’s what needs to be shown by everybody.”
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