Melbourne’s Kruse not bothered by rough and tumble tactics

Melbourne Victory striker Robbie Kruse said he is not too perturbed if opposing players continue to target him.

The former Brisbane Roar man has resurrected his career in Melbourne but has endured some heavyset tactics from other teams, one instance which gave him what looked to be a season-ending injury against Sydney in the last game of the regular season.

But Kruse has returned to the pitch after a few weeks of rehabilitation and struck back in the best possible way by netting a brilliant goal in the major semi-final second leg against the Sky Blues a fortnight ago.

Now he is ready for whatever the opposition throw at him in Saturday night’s Grand Final.

“I'm obviously doing something right for the opposing players to keep targeting me. If they keep wanting to do it, that's fine by me. I keep getting through and I keep putting on a good show," he told Sportal.

"I came back against Sydney and the ankle felt right and thankfully I scored a goal and did my part for the team. "I think the importance of it was the thing. It was a good strike and luckily more importantly it helped the team host the final.

"Thankfully the staff down here have been perfect and they've been working on me 24/7 and really working me. Archie (Thompson) and I have been really working hard together in the gym. It was tough but thankfully I had that week off, and only missed one match.

“This week in training I felt the best I've felt in a long time, about a month or so,” he added. “I really feel like I can do my part for the team and put on a good show and do myself and my family and the fans proud. I really think if me and Archie are paired together, we can cause some damage.”