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Doubters may have already written off Adelaide United, but captain Eugene Galekovic has backed his much-younger team to embrace the pressure of defending their A-League premiership-championship double.He just hopes they get going faster than last season, reasoning that fairytale endings dont often happen twice.The close-knit Reds are down several key players from Mays unlikely title triumph with Bruce Djite, Bruce Kamau, Craig Goodwin, Stefan Mauk and Pablo Sanchez all departing.Playmaker Marcelo Carrusca is also out for two months with a foot injury.In their place coach Guillermo Amor has signed mostly youngsters including Ben Garuccio, Ryan Kitto and Jesse Makarounas.Spanish striker Sergi Guardiola will fill the attacking void left by Djite, while Henrique and James Holland add more vital experience.Galekovic wasnt surprised the Reds are not as highly rated against two formidable-looking Melbourne sides and a much-strengthened Sydney FC.Were used to being written off, we got written off last year too ... you hear comments that we recruited late, Galekovic told AAP.It is always tougher (after winning a title) but we want to go back to back.Good teams can win championships, but great teams do it two years in a row.The fringe Socceroos goalkeeper stressed that new players would need to gel quickly to ensure a better start than last season, when the winless Reds lagged dead last after eight rounds.Adelaide kick off their title defence on Sunday against Newcastle in a precursor to three tough games - a grand-final rematch with Western Sydney followed by clashes with Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City.Galekovic didnt expect the Jets to roll over at Hunter Stadium despite coach Mark Jones stepping into the role less than two weeks ago.If anything its going to make them stronger, he said.Theyve got a new coach to play for, so theyll all want to produce and show him what they can do to keep their spot. 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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- It was North Carolinas strangest blowout win in a long time.Mitch Trubisky passed for 184 yards and three touchdowns to help the Tar Heels beat The Citadel 41-7 on Saturday.T.J. Logan had a touchdown catch and a 100-yard kickoff return for a score for North Carolina (8-3), which forced a season-high four turnovers.We were worried about that football team, North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said. We knew they were a really good football team, that they would control the clock and that our guys were going to have to steal a few possessions. Defensively, we did that.North Carolina won even though its high-octane offense was quiet for much of the day. The Tar Heels converted just 1 of 8 third downs and were outgained by the Bulldogs 371-356.Perhaps most surprisingly, the Tar Heels intercepted a pass.Dominquie Green ended North Carolinas interception drought when he picked off a pass and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. The Tar Heels had been the only FBS team not to intercept a pass this season.Ryan Switzer added a 72-yard touchdown as North Carolina won for the 11th time in its last 12 home games.The Citadel (10-1) rushed for 344 yards, possessed the ball for more than 42 minutes and ran 33 more plays than North Carolina.Grant Drakeford had a 28-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs, whose school-record 10-game winning streak came to an end.We were nowhere near playing where we wanted today, Citadel coach Brent Thompson said. We needed a day like today to remind us that if you dont play well and you turn the ball over and you make a lot of mistakes, youre not going to win very many football games.THE TAKEAWAYThe Citadel: The Bulldogs stumbled in their stiffest test of the season to date. Lacking an effective passingg attack, they were unable to rally after falling behind early.ddddddddddddThe Citadel must try to avoid similar circumstances in the postseason as opponents load up to try to stop its vaunted running game.North Carolina: Coming off a deflating loss and playing an undefeated opponent with an unconventional offense, the Tar Heels won a dangerous game without much difficulty. Their advantages in speed and overall talent were too much for The Citadel to overcome.We werent as sharp on offense, but we picked it up in other areas, Trubisky said.HE SAID ITFedora had grown tired of talking about his teams lack of interceptions, but he cracked a joke about the end of the streak.I was told that were the only team in the country that has returned all of their interceptions for touchdowns, he said. Thats a pretty big deal right there, I would think.HIGHLIGHT REELLogans 23-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter was impressive. He ran through the middle of the defense uncovered, and it appeared that Trubisky threw the ball too far in front of him. But Logan dived and speared the ball with his right hand before rolling over with control of it in the end zone. His kick return for a score to begin the second half was his school-record fourth kickoff return for a touchdown.UP NEXTThe Citadel: The Bulldogs will play in the FCS playoffs after earning the automatic berth from the Southern Conference.North Carolina: Still alive for the ACCs Coastal Division title, the Tar Heels host rival N.C. State on Friday. North Carolina needs to win and needs Virginia Tech to lose at home to Virginia in order to play in the conference championship game for the second year in a row. ' ' '