Western Sydney boss John Tsatsimas says the club will use Tim Cahills A-League debut in Sydney as a litmus test for their temporary home ground at Spotless Stadium.The Wanderers have sold around 21,000 tickets for Fridays blockbuster against Melbourne City, 3000 short of the capacity at the boutique venue in Homebush.Citys home games have attracted a modest average of less than 9000 over its first three home games of the season, however Tsatsimas is expecting a near sellout at Spotless.With our strong and passionate member base and a big name opponent in Melbourne City, indications are for a very healthy turnout for this match, Tsatsimas told AAP.While there are not many away fans purchasing, the fact that Tim Cahill will be playing his first A-League match in NSW in Western Sydney will no doubt pique the interest of more than a few.As the Wanderers wait for its new stadium to be built in Parramatta by 2019, the club is expected to take a minimum of four games to the bigger ANZ Stadium each season.And although it appeared likely Cahills first appearance in Sydney since joining the A-League was going to be one of them, Tsatsimas is eager to look at how Spotless handles a main event.It will be just their third game of the campaign at the venue.We have been putting in a lot of work to make our member experience at Spotless Stadium improve week-on-week and this will continue on Friday night for the City match, he said.Having a big fixture like this at Spotless Stadium gives us the chance to test our atmosphere, refine our match day experience and allow our members the chance to get used to the venue and tweak their traditions with regards to getting to the game.Cahills only match outside of Melbourne in his four appearances for City was in Brisbane a fortnight ago, where he was booed by the Roar faithful.Tsatsimas, who declined to comment on the clubs interest in Cahill prior to the Socceroo joining City, expected a raucous reception for the Sydney product.He is an icon of the game and has served our country well at international level so our fans respect his standing, he said.But he is also coming here as a player from the opposition so I am sure our fans will get behind our team and give our boys the high level support they provide week in, week out. 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Nike Tanjun Cheap .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. PARIS, France -- As Chris Froome stepped off the podium with another Tour de France champions yellow jersey Sunday, his rivals and many observers were left asking two questions.Firstly, how could the triple Tour champion be beaten, and what can be done to stop his teams domination that stifled the three-week race of excitement.Make no mistake, the Tour remains the worlds biggest and most prestigious bike race. It is also an event that far exceeds its purpose as a sporting event, as race director Christian Prudhomme reminded on Saturday. At Morzine, he first spoke of Sky, comparing them to the Paris Saint Germain of French football, but then directed his thoughts to the Tours social impact on society.On the road of the Tour there are hundreds of thousands and millions with smiles on their faces, said Prudhomme, adding in reference to recent terrorist attacks such as the July 14 Bastille Day tragedy in Nice.We had smiles on the faces [of those fans], but it was not only for the champions. They said, We want to live as we want to live in our Western World.However, turning back to the face of the Tour as a sporting event, many believe this years race will not go down as one of the memorable because of Skys stranglehold. That is not to detract from the achievement of Sky and Froome and even his main rivals.Sky selected a Tour team stacked with winners in their own right. They protected Froome in every front, especially in the Pyrenees and Alps where they rode at a tempo so strong that it stifled anyones ability to attack. Prudhomme believes reducing team sizes to from nine to eight riders would animate the Tour.More than ever, its time to have teams with one less rider, said Prudhomme who, like many, felt that Skys collective strength basically shut down the race in the mountains.Nevertheless, Prudhomme expects many team managers would need convincing of this proposal that would also need the ratification from the Union Cycliste Internationale.The biggest teams would not want to even like to hear of this talk, Prudhomme said. But perhaps they can understand that it is about the greater interest of cycling.Matt White, head sports director of the Orica-BikeExchange team that saw Briton Adam Yates finishing fourth overall and winning the white jersey as the Tours best young rider, was all praise for Froome.He is a Tour great, White told ESPN. But it is not just because of his results. A lot of riders win the Tour. What stands out is the way he has handled unfair criticism of their team and the alleged this and alleged that ...But White believes several things have led to a lack of excitement in a Tour dominated by Sky. He cited Skys superior annual budget, the stage lengths, and a peloton that is cleaner than that of the dope-fueled 1990s and early 2000s.Asked if he is better versed on how to beat Sky and Froome now that Orica-Bike Exchange has gone up against the Briton in the race for general classification with Yates, White said: They have very few weaknesses, and I guess ours is our bank account.It is hard to compete with those guys with the budget they have got. Seven of their riders here would be our highest-paid athlete. Then you have got guys like Leopold K??enig who was sixth in the Tour last year is not even here .dddddddddddd.. Nicolas Roche too.Every single rider on Sky [in their Tour team], except for the two work horses -- Luke Rowe and Ian Stannard -- would be a leader of any other team. That is what we are dealing with.During this years Tour, four of 21 stages were longer than 200 kilometers. We dont have to keep racing the same distance as we have been since time began, White said. Its been proven that shorter races make more exciting races. Team time trials are a great event. They should be included every year in the Tour.White also believes less doping has impacted riders ability to attack.The sport has changed for the good, but it shows now that people are human, White said. Thats a good change but maybe that has made the racing a bit more negative because people are human. People cant do superhuman things any more, and we have seen that.Take Froome out of the equation with his super team ... between second and 10th places it would be the closest Tour in modern cycling. Why? All those riders are on a similar level.When things are so close [on the general classification] people are cautious. That is because theyre not superhuman. They have to make more judged analytical decisions.Charly Wegelius, head sports director of the American Cannondale-Drapac team, lauded Sky its ironclad and talent-rich structure that is based solely around the annual goal of Froome winning another Tour.I dont agree it is a gamble because if you have Chris Froome in your team you have a very clear objective, Wegelius told ESPN. If you dont keep him upright or the air doesnt stay in his tires you just wait for next year. Its so easy to look at their strategy as an example but ... the resources are unlimited.I think they have managed them very well and they are very smart, but its very easy to make a strategy when you dont have to make a Plan B, C, D, E and F. Nobody wants to spread themselves thin, but the reality at the other end of the table is quite different.Somebody in the management of that organisation makes sure that nine highly paid and highly motivated athletes with short careers stay in the order in which you out them. There is probably financial and security aspects to that, but everybody knows that bike riders are ambitious, and to keep that discipline ... I cant imagine that is straightforward.Wegelius understandably rates Froome highly. He said: [Froomes teammates] can make the tempo, but if he is standing there with one leg up and one leg down because he hasnt got the legs, it is useless. He gets the best possible ride, but at the end of the day when those riders have exhausted themselves, he can still go, which means he must be pretty strong.But Wegelius empathizes with those who lament this Tours lack of X factor, saying: I can understand that the race hasnt been interesting for people watching Sky smother things. 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