Adelaide's Dario Vidosic kicked the late goal last night to send Sydney FC to the bottom of the ladder. Picture: Mark Nolan. Source: Getty Images
JOHN Kosmina might have overseen the latest night of pain for Sydney FC, but he insists the club that sacked him in 2009 can fight their way out of their malaise.
Adelaide United needed a late goal from Dario Vidosic to seal their 2-1 win at Allianz Stadium after Sydney had briefly threatened to steal something from the game.
Yairo Yau had brought the teams level, but a wasteful Adelaide finally grabbed a winner as Sydney conceded late again.
It left Adelaide clear at the top and Sydney rooted to the basement, but Kosmina said there was hope for the Sky Blues in the way they rallied for a period in the second half to get the equaliser.
"Sydney are a decent team, but things haven't fallen for them," Kosmina said.
"This result will hurt a lot because they did so well to get back in the game and then stay in that position.
"They created a few opportunities to have got something else out of it, an extra couple of points.
"We killed them off at the end, and when things don't work for you like that, when the ball doesn't roll for you, you've just got to work your way through it. Sydney can be dangerous, and they have (Alessandro) Del Piero who's clever, a good player who can always hurt you."
Crestfallen Sydney caretaker coach Steve Corica insisted there were positives he could take despite a fourth straight loss.
Sydney are grateful for a nine-day break until they face Melbourne Heart at home next Sunday.
"There was a much better second half, we got a goal and looked likely to get the second one," Corica said.
"We'll work hard again next week, see if there's any more boys ready to come back into the squad, and go from there. I thought the second half was good, we created chances.
"They're all positives, but we're conceding too many goals which is something we need to look at. We thought we could press them high up the pitch, win the ball back and so not concede so many.
"In the end they got through again, and there's a lot of disappointed boys."
Corica could at least point to the first steps in Jason Culina's re-integration to elite football, the former Socceroo entering the fray on 67 minutes for his first competitive action since the Asian Cup in January 2011.
After major knee surgery and lengthy rehab, Corica warned it would take time for the midfielder to find his full rhythm.
"That's another positive in Jason getting his first run out," he said. "He'll need a few more games before he's ready to start."
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