Western Sydney Wanderers boss Tony Popovic prepared to wrap star import Shinji Ono in cotton wool Western Sydney Wanderers won't risk midfielder Shinji Ono. WANDERERS boss Tony Popovic is prepared to wrap star import Shinji Ono in cotton wool to ensure the midfielder will be ready for the finals, despite scans revealing no serious problems with Ono's hamstring. The Japanese international was withdrawn at halftime in Sunday's 2-1 defeat of Wellington after a recurrence of a tight hamstring, and Popovic said he would not take a risk with Ono when Western Sydney head to Melbourne Heart on Saturday seeking a 10th consecutive win. Admitting that the pitch at Parramatta Stadium had taken its toll on his team, Popovic said he was relieved there were no other injury concerns after Ono's test results came back positive. "We still have to assess Shinji, but everything's clear in terms of scans and stuff," Popovic said. He's ok in that sense, we just have to monitor him this week to see how he is. Apart from him it's all good. He was a bit fatigued and a bit tight in that area, but the fact the scans are clear is obviously a relief. We'll assess him this week, and hopefully he'll be ok for the weekend. If not, we'll make sure he's right for the week after. Heart's loss at home to Adelaide on Monday night leaves their finals hopes teetering, and Popovic said it was natural to expect a reaction. "Certainly it was a result they won't have been happy with (against Adelaide), but they have a fantastic record at home," he said. They've got some very good players so we expect them to come out at us. It's a very important game for them, but equally for us. We want to keep this run going as long as we can, and it will be a really tough game down there. Heart boss John Aloisi rested Patrick Gerhardt and Jonatan Germano against Adelaide, but both should return against Wanderers.