Adelaide United coach John Kosmina wants his side to forget about the Hyundai A-League table and just play good football.
Adelaide had the chance to jump into equal first last week after the Mariners dropped points at home in a 0-0 draw with the Newcastle Jets.
However United lost 2-0 to an impressive Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.
With 10 matches remaining and the likes of fellow top-four sides Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney nipping at their heels,
Kosmina said the Reds could not afford to switch off at the business end of the season given their position.
“What we’ve got to actually focus on is just this game and forget about the table,” Kosmina said.
“If you start looking at the table you create pressure for yourself. This is game-by-game time.
“There are 10 matches left and every one is a pressure match. The more you win the better chance you have of finishing up the ladder.
“We put ourselves in a pressure situation last week. No loss is really a good loss but last week (Melbourne Heart) was a bad loss because we could have been level pegging with the Coast.
“It was a game we didn’t need to lose and the pressure is on this week now – we’ve made it difficult for ourselves.”
Adelaide United are playing Central Coast Mariners tonight.
