9 Dec 2010

Phoenix will be fine without coach says skipper

2:32 pm on 9 December 2010

The banishment of coach Ricki Herbert from the sideline and dressing room for Saturday night's A league football match against Gold Coast, will have little impact on the Wellington Phoenix says captain Andrew Durante.

Herbert was originally suspended by the A league judiciary for three games for abusing a referee but that was last reduced on appeal to one game.

Durante says while it will be odd not being able to communicate with Herbert from 90 minutes before the game until an hour afterwards, assistant coach Luciano Trani has been in charge of the side previously.