Desperate Sydney FC seek consistency March 1, 2013 - 9:54AM A desperate Sydney FC say every game is virtually a final for them now if they are to keep their A-League title hopes alive - starting with Saturday's round 23 clash with Perth. The Sky Blues' year has been punctuated by highs and lows, demonstrated again by their lacklustre loss to Melbourne Heart last weekend after impressive back-to-back wins over Brisbane and Adelaide. With five rounds to go, seventh-placed Sydney are locked in the logjam for the final two playoff spots in the top six and are keenly aware they need to produce their best consistently from here on in. Defender Tiago Calvano is confident the desperate nature of the challenge will bring out the best in Frank Farina's team. "We have been disappointing but each game is a final for us now," said Tiago. We have to produce something special. We need to get better. I feel there is improvement in us. It doesn't matter where we play we just have to do it. The time is now. Sydney defeated ninth-placed Perth 2-1 in their round five match-up at ANZ Stadium and the sides drew 2-2 in their round 15 clash in Perth in which the visitors twice came from behind to salvage a draw. Goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic echoed Calvano's thoughts. "Every game is pretty much a grand final for us and we have to approach it like that," Janjetovic said. Perth is one of the toughest trips. They showed that when they beat Central Coast. Every player has to put in because we need the results to make the finals. Defender Adam Griffiths has travelled with Sydney and Farina said he was confident he had recovered sufficiently from a hamstring injury to play.