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Paul Okon reckons Brisbane Roar are a complete team and has warned his Central Coast Mariners not to stumble into their trap in Sundays A-League encounter in Gosford.Okon hailed the Roar as the competitions best team at forcing opposition turnovers, putting his troops on high alert as they aim to snap out of a disappointing two-game losing run.Renowned for their previous success with a high-possession style, Brisbane coach John Aloisis tweaked gameplan means theyve been happy to give up control of the ball on occasion this season, backing their ability to win the ball back in good areas to generate attacking chances instead.Melbourne City coach John van t Schip criticised the Roar earlier this month for parking the bus but Okon sees it differently.Theyre a complete team. Theyre very good when they have the ball and when they dont. I just think the Roar defend very well from the front, Okon told AAP.It may look like a transition because they win the ball higher up the field and then, bang - I dont think its a typical (counter-attacking style), drop off at halfway, win the ball in your own half.The Roars probably the best team in the competition at defending higher up the field.We expect thatll be the case on Sunday and we need to be able to deal with that when we have the ball and were building up.Unbeaten in their last five and coming off a 4-0 rout over Adelaide United, the Roar won 1-0 earlier this season to extend a six-game winning streak over the Mariners.Okon is desperate for a slice of revenge over Aloisi, his former Socceroo teammate and good friend.The pairs playing careers followed eerily similar trajectories - both left Australia at a young age for Belgium, played in Italy and England, featured regularly for the Socceroos throughout the 1990s and enjoyed swansongs in the A-League.I roomed a few times with Johnny, played against him in Belgium. Weve known each other since we were young teenagers, and Ross also, Okon said.Theres a big respect there. Theres always a laugh, thats how its always been - although I know Johnnys very intense and serious these days, now that hes a coach.Its a game that were really looking forward to for a number of reasons, in particular because you always want to beat a mate of yours.STATS THAT MATTER* Central Coast have made more passes than any other team this season and boast the second best passing accuracy (80.3%) behind Melbourne City (80.5%).* The Roar have conceded just two first half goals overall this campaign, the fewest of any team in the competition while no team has conceded more than the Mariners (11) in the same period.* Brisbane Roar have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three visits to Central Coast Stadium, the Mariners last scoring a home goal against them in December 2014. 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The centre-back and fellow England defender Luke Shaw appeared to be the subject of Jose Mourinhos disapproval after the Swansea win when the manager argued there are those who are brave and ones for whom a little pain can make a difference, adding you have to go to the limit.The questioning of the players pain threshold would suggest the duo were only suffering minor issues but it now seems Smalling may be on the sidelines until after Christmas. Bodies on the line Jose Mourinho issues warning to United players Gareth Southgate left both United defenders out of his squad for Fridays World Cup qualifier against Scotland and Tuesdays friendly with Spain, saying there was obviously something wrong with them.Obviously its a difficult one because I dont know the reason for the comments Joses made, Southgate said. Former Celtic striker Andy Walker told SSNHQ he thought Mourinho was trying to force Smalling and Shaw out of the club, while Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor expressed his disappointment with the United managers public criticism. Premier League highlights of Swansea 1-3 Manchester Utd on November 6 On Mourinhos comments, Gary Neville, who worked with Smalling as England assistant boss, said: Having worked with [Smalling] for four years he has always been incredibly impeccable and trustworthy, someone I always felt would run through a brick wall, so I am surprised.dddddddddddd.Smalling last featured in Uniteds 4-0 drubbing by Chelsea on October 23 and has featured in seven of the teams 11 Premier League games this season. 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