WELLINGTON return to training on March 3 without star Brazilian Felipe and Ahmad Elrich who have both been released by the club.Phoenix CEO Tony Pignata said the club had been interested in re-signing the exciting Brazilian but couldn't agree terms.
“Felipe had a one-year contract and we had the option to re-sign him for a second season," he said. "Unfortunately, we were unable to agree terms and Felipe opted to pursue other opportunities.”
Felipe, along with countryman Daniel and Kiwi goal machine Shane Smeltz, starred in the club's first season despite Phoenix finishing last in the A-League. Smeltz told au.fourfourtwo.com today that despite an estimated six month off-season, it will give coach Ricki Herbert the time to work on his plans for 2008/09 season.
He added: “It is an early start but we have a number of things we need to put in place. We need more consistency throughout our roster."It's just a matter of gelling well in our pre-season and getting a good start, which is really important in this league. “You never want to finish on the bottom and I think every player should go into this pre-season with that in mind."
Coach Ricki Herbert and a delegation of club officials recently spent three weeks in Europe scouting players for the new season. Defender Kristian Rees was also released today (loser).
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