Adelaide Utd sign striker Tomi Juric New Adelaide United recruit Tomi Juric says he doesn't feel any pressure with replacing Sergio van Dijk. New Reds signing Tomi Juric lands in Adelaide. Picture: Tait Schmaal Source: The Advertiser Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou conceded, saying Adelaide United's assault was just plain ugly. NEW Adelaide United forward Tomi Juric says he's keen to play alongside his Socceroos idol Dario Vidosic after signing with the Reds until the end of the season. Juric says he's familiar only with Adelaide's Vidosic and Antony Golec, a former Sydney United teammate, but he expects to have speedy introductions tomorrow when the Reds return to training after a day off today. "I was a fan of Dario when he was in Nurnberg (Germany)," Juric said. And Antony Golec, I played with him a little bit. The rest of the boys I haven't met yet but I'm looking forward to it. Juric, 21, revealed he had signed for Adelaide to "play" after his former Croatian club Inter Zapresic used him just once in five friendly matches during a winter camp in Turkey over the past month. Juric featured in a 0-0 draw with Ukraine's Karpaty last week before his manager Bernie Mandic told the forward that Adelaide was looking for a striker after Serginho van Dijk left the club when former boss John Kosmina was in charge. Inter starts its second half of the Croatian first division season on Saturday. "Game time is what I need," Juric said. I want to get it here. I'm sure I will and I want to do the job for the coaches and the club. He revealed he had never visited Adelaide and it was the first time he had returned to Australia since he left as a 16-year-old. Juric said he prefers to play in the forward lines. "I'm here to do my best for Adelaide until the end of the season and then we'll go from there," he said. Up front, anywhere up front central striker, behind the striker, wherever the coach needs me I'll play there. Juric was also scouted by ex-Adelaide coach and current Socceroos assistant Aurelio Vidmar. He was eligible for the Olyroos' failed 2012 London Olympic qualifiers where Australia's under-23s missed playing in the motherland of the world game. The 189cm striker confirmed he met Vidmar in Croatia but he discounted the notion he'd returned to Australia just to be in the national teams' shop window after revealing a Reds contract extension may be on the cards. "The reason (why I signed for Adelaide) is I want to play and I want to show myself here in Australia," he said. It's my home country.