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Season Preview: Adelaide United -
Team: Adelaide United Manager: Josep Gombau Stadium: Coopers Stadium Last season finish: 4th Predicted finish: 3rd at the completion of the regular season, Grand Finalist Inclusions: Isaias Sanchez (RCD Espanyol, Spain), Sergio Cirio (CE L’Hospitalet, Spain), Tarek Elrich (Western Sydney Wanderers), Michael Zullo – on loan (FC Utrecht, Netherlands), Steve Lustica (Hajduk Spilt, Croatia) Star signing: Michael Zullo After signing for FC Utrecht, Michael Zullo arrives back in Australia on a loan deal eager to impress. It is a move considered as one of the best signings thus far. With Brazil 2014 in his sights, Zullo wants to play as much football as possible as he attempts to impress coach Holger Osieck. After a spell with FC Utrecht alongside former Brisbane Roar players Tommy Oar and Adam Sarota, Zullo only made 34 appearances for the club in what was an injury plagued spell. Subsequently, Adelaide United jumped at the chance to sign the left-sided player on a season long loan. With much at stake, Zullo has spoken optimistically at having the chance to play regular football at the Reds and has spoken highly of new Reds manager Josep Gombau. With Gombau implementing some major changes at the club, Zullo is [...]
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