Brisbane Roar head coach Ruben Zadkovich said the Isuzu UTE A-League club require at least three transfer windows “to change the fortunes of the team” as they work behind the scenes to recruit the “right type of players”.
The Roar travel to Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday night still searching for their first win of the 2024-25 season, with Brisbane collecting just one point from the team’s opening six matches.
As the January transfer window looms, Zadkovich was asked about the Roar’s plans.
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“Obviously that’s a big opportunity for us,” Zadkovich told reporters heading into Round 8.
“As a club we sat down and we spoke about that it would take three windows at least to change the fortunes of the team, and the dynamics and balance.
“It’s not an easy thing. The January window is one of the more difficult ones. But there will be growth and improvement for us if we play our cards right.
“It’s a side focus for us but it’s certainly not my main focus. My main focus is on the football department, the players, improving our processes, trying to get us to understand small moments are really big moments in games.
“If we take the initiative a bit more and ownership, we can turn results into positive results really quickly.”
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Zadkovich added: “There’s a couple (positions) we’ve identified.
“In the background we’re working really hard we get the right type of players and characters, and we won’t force that either. You have to be patient or else you’ll end up with players you don’t really need.
“There’s some key areas we know we need to improve as a club and we’re targeting the right kind of people.”
