On the Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s ladder, the Roar are only one point behind the league-leading Wanderers going into the weekend.
With victories over Perth Glory and Sydney FC, Ross Aloisi’s team has a perfect record at Suncorp thus far this season.
Neville praised the influence of the team’s new head coach. Neville has started alongside Tom Aldred in the centre of the Roar defence in each of the team’s five league games this season.
“It’s been an incredibly thrilling start. I believe that winning the two games at home was important, and we managed to win and draw away from Wellington despite a subpar performance there. Other than that, it’s been a really good start.”
However, Ross (Aloisi) always emphasises that the process is what matters and the results follow naturally, so we’ll keep putting in a lot of effort and staying focused as we go forward, week by week.
“You know Ross has completely changed the dynamic of the playing group and the club, and the way we play now is a lot more exciting. Last year was a completely different vibe.
Neville stated, “It’s been a really exciting start. I think winning the two games at home was crucial. We picked up a win and a draw away, and although we played below par in Wellington, it’s been a really good start overall.”
“As a defender, I’m really enjoying this aggressive style of play. We’re on the front foot, and as you mentioned, three or four players have scored a lot of goals already. That’s because of the way we play and the preseason tactics Ross put in place. You know it’s a journey, so we’re going to get even better as the season goes on.”
The defender went on to say that his team was eager to improve on their winning home record and restore Suncorp Stadium to its former glory.
“I used to play against Brisbane Roar during the Ange Postecoglou era, and coming up here was disgusting,” Neville remarked.
“You know, it was an extremely difficult place to be, and if you were able to get any kind of outcome, it was positive.
“We want to really establish it as a fortress and win as many games as we can by kind of replicating that through our own procedures and the way we play under Ross.
“We enjoy performing in front of our supporters, and the larger the crowd, the more successful we are.”
This season, Roar has already faced the Wanderers once, winning 4-2 at Perry Park in September after exciting play highlighted by goals from Carlo Armiento, Thomas Waddingham, Joe Caletti, and Henry Hore in the Australia Cup Quarterfinal.
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