Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Izzy Nino talks ahead of training at No.2 Sportsground on January 31, 2024.
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00:00 What have you taken so far and what are you hoping to get out of the remaining games this
00:06 season on the field?
00:07 Yeah, I mean there's no question that we want to make it to finals and we want to push as
00:11 far as we can and make a grand final and I think we're capable of doing it and we've
00:13 shown that.
00:15 I think our performances have been a little bit inconsistent but we have definitely shown
00:18 what we're capable of and so for us the main priority is just get as consistent as we can
00:23 with these remaining games, get the outcomes we need because it's possible.
00:26 I mean we're I think sitting 9 right now but that's not far from 6 so that's the big priority.
00:31 We don't just want this to be a year where the Jets did pretty well and they showed that
00:35 they could maybe do well.
00:36 We want to come through and actually do something really positive for the program and for the
00:41 city because people continue to believe in us even when we lose two home games in a row
00:45 they keep showing up.
00:46 So yeah, I think soccer wise that's what the team is looking to get out of it.
00:51 For me personally, I've learned a lot about a different playing style just because the
00:54 last 6 years I've played for the same school, 5 of them I've played for the same coach so
01:00 the expectations were pretty much the same for me since I've been 17 years old.
01:04 So coming in here Gary had expectations of me, now Ryan has his expectations, my teammates
01:08 do, Goldie so I'm learning a lot specifically about playing more confident, playing with
01:14 a higher line, not being afraid to get chipped or make a mistake.
01:17 So yeah, just a lot about being confident, taking ownership instead of kind of just being
01:22 the last resort.
01:24 Is it hard sometimes I guess if you do lose a game or goals go in or has it been good
01:29 for you and yeah good for that resilience I guess and learning?
01:32 Yeah, so it's tough.
01:34 We play with a 3 back which most teams don't and it's difficult but we want to score goals
01:40 and so we do play a really attacking driven playing style and formation so we cop goals
01:47 and it happens and you never want to.
01:49 We only come away with one clean sheet and that's obviously very hard for me personally,
01:53 it's something that I want to fix but it teaches you a lot.
01:57 Giving up those goals when it's me diving for the ball and miss hitting it with my hand
02:02 and pushing it into my own goal, that taught me a lot against camera.
02:06 When it's I come out and I block down an angle the best I can but it gets cut back and the
02:10 player's wide open, that teaches me a lot too because at the end of the day there's
02:13 always something you can do.
02:14 So copying goals actually has taught me a lot, a lot more than the clean sheet did.
02:19 And are you working while you're here as well?
02:21 How hard is it to come out here and I guess it's not fully professional yet?
02:27 Yeah, that's actually very difficult.
02:34 It's hard to be still for me because I've come from college where I had a really challenging
02:38 major and then I go straight from classes all day, treatment, training, study, go to
02:43 bed, repeat every day.
02:44 So it's weird for me to wake up and have a free time.
02:45 I really didn't like it at first and with my visa I can't get another job as a priest
02:51 or whatnot so I've been doing some coaching on the side, kind of mentoring young kids
02:56 and I really want to get into more volunteering.
02:59 So that's kind of up on the horizon.
03:00 I've had to move house a couple of times so that's something that's coming up now that
03:01 I'm settled a little bit better.
03:02 But it also just, it's forced me, hey I have all this free time, what can I do right now
03:12 with my day to get better even though this is a part time job?
03:15 Like what kind of recovery can I do even though I have to pay for it?
03:16 Which is a big change from college, everything is laid out for you, you have a nice bath
03:17 and everything is made available.
03:18 And they make a lot available for us too but it's that extra step of getting out and getting
03:19 a sportsmanship, massage, things like that, that having that free time really gives you
03:20 the opportunity to either do that or go sit at the beach all day.
03:21 So then you get to make that choice and it teaches you a lot about responsibility.
03:22 Mentoring is a lot of fun.
03:23 I think it's a lot of fun.
03:24 I think it's a lot of fun.
03:25 I think it's a lot of fun.
03:26 I think it's a lot of fun.
03:27 I think it's a lot of fun.
03:28 I think it's a lot of fun.
03:29 I think it's a lot of fun.