Krishna, 26, has been at the club since January as an injury replacement for Paul Ifill and he is delighted that head coach Ernie Merrick thinks enough of him to give him a new deal.#“I’ve always dreamed of being a professional footballer and now that dream has come true,” a beaming Krishna said at training.#“There is still a lot of work for me to do but with Ernie to guide me I’m confident I can do a job for him.”#The Fijian international spent a month on trial with the Phoenix in 2010 but said former coach Ricki Herbert told him he was looking for a target man, which he definitely isn’t.#In the controversial 2-2 draw at Melbourne Heart on Sunday Krishna revelled in a wide role and scored his first Phoenix goal early in the game.#“If you are a striker you expect to score goals and that one has taken some of the pressure off me,” Krishna said.#So where does he prefer to play? Out wide or in the centre?#“I don’t care where I play so long as I am in the team,” he says with a smile.#“My preference is in the centre, but the system we are playing means I can use my speed out wide to get behind the defence.#“I guess I get more room out there than I would down the middle.”#Krishna said stepping up from the ASB Championship to the A-League wasn’t easy on his body, but is starting to adapt to the training regime.#“My body wasn’t used to training every day but I’m now getting used to it,” he said.#“I want to show what I can do in the next four games and then have a full pre-season to get in really good shape.#“Not only will that help my fitness but it will get me used to combinations with the other boys.#“They know how I play but I am still coming to terms with the way they do.#“The first priority though is to help the boys win the next four games and get into the finals.”#Fiji FA
Krishna scores a two-year deal at Phoenix
