‘I always try give Broich a headache’

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WESTERN Sydney Wanderers star Jerome Polenz says he's the man to stop Johnny Warren Medallist Thomas Broich leading Brisbane Roar to a third A-League title in four seasons in Sunday's grand final at Suncorp Stadium.

Polenz, who created a storm earlier this season when he said the Roar "feared the power" of the Wanderers, also maintained his belief that Brisbane was intimidated by a Western Sydney side desperate for redemption after losing last season's final 2-0 to Central Coast Mariners.

The German fullback will again go head-to-head with his countryman in the decider, with Polenz patrolling the right side of the Wanderers defence and Broich occupying his usual left wing spot.

"I always try to give Thomas a big headache," Polenz told The Courier-Mail.

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"All the games that we've played against each other, he didn't look the best he can.

"I like playing against him because he's one of the best players in the league and I always like to match it with the best."

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The pair are not particularly close off the field, but Polenz said Broich was a big factor in his decision to join the Wanderers when the expansion club formed in 2012.

The former German youth international said he accepted Western Sydney's offer after watching Broich's acclaimed Tom Meets Zizou documentary, which culminated with the Roar star enjoying grand final glory with Brisbane.

"It's a very good documentary about football in general and also about the A-League. I could get a bit of an insight about Australian football and that helped me make my decision to come to Australia," Polenz said.

But there will be hint of gratefulness on Sunday from the outspoken Wanderer.

Thomas Broich will be the focus of much attention on Sunday. Picture: Jono Searle. Source: News Corp Australia

"We will see on Sunday who has the better ending … I still think of all the other A-League clubs, they fear us the most," Polenz said.

"We want to win this final desperately. You have to make your own destiny. Destiny does not come from hoping, destiny comes from hard work."

The two teams have played each other seven times since the Wanderers joined the competition two years ago.

Brisbane have only beaten the Wanderers once, with Polenz's team having defeated the Roar on the four occasions they met last season, including a 2-0 semi-final win at Pirtek Stadium.

"This season we lost once and drew two times with them. The games that we drew, we were the better side and (in the Roar's 3-1 November win at Suncorp Stadium), for the first 20 minutes we weren't there and they scored twice but after that we were the only team that was playing," Polenz said.

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He was also adamant that Roar's 10-point premiership-winning advantage over the second-placed Wanderers was only that significant due to Western Sydney's AFC Champions League commitments.

"If it was in Europe, the Champions League wouldn't be a problem but here the distances are so far, so the amount of time you spend travelling is very exhausting, so definitely it would have been much closer," Polenz said.

Broich said Polenz was tough to play against.

"He never gives up, he's full of energy, he's quite ruthless too, but we have to deal with that," Broich said.

Roar midfielder Luke Brattan said Polenz's confidence added to the healthy rivalry between the two clubs.

"I don't mind it. I love a bit of banter," Brattan said.

"If he thinks he's got Thomas covered then we'll see about that.

"We're confident and we're just going to let our football do the talking."

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