Demetriou soaks up 圧力 as heat cranks up on Souths
A 反抗的な Jason Demetriou is welcoming the 圧力 （海，煙などが）飲み込むing his 任期 at South Sydney as the under-解雇する／砲火／射撃 coach 嘆願d with friends to stop checking in on him.
公約するing that inspirational Souths 船長／主将 Cameron Murray would feature in the Bunnies' Good Friday 会合 with Canterbury, Demetriou played 負かす／撃墜する suggestions he would 転換 the enigmatic Latrell Mitchell out of fullback for 新人 Jye Gray.
Demetriou 削減（する） a relaxed 人物／姿／数字 on Thursday, six days on from the Rabbitohs' 48-6 loss to the Sydney Roosters that sent the one-time 首相の職 競争相手s to the 底（に届く） of the NRL ladder.
The Bunnies coach 述べるd the Roosters 敗北・負かす as the "lowest point" of his career.
The 不安定な start to 2024 and 行方不明の last year's 決勝戦 series has led to 憶測 Demetriou's 職業 is under 脅し, but the coach says he and his 味方する are ready to fight their way out of trouble.
"I know there's a lot of noise around the place いつかs about how bad people are feeling and all that sort of stuff," Demetriou said.
"I'm almost at the point where there are so many people reaching out and making sure I'm alright that I almost want to turn my phone off.
"I'm sick of telling people I'm 現実に 承認する. And I am. I'm not walking around with my 長，率いる 負かす／撃墜する.
"I get to come to work at this fantastic club - if you can't get up and get excited about coming to work for South Sydney, you're in the wrong 職業.
"I've been around this game a long time. I played my whole professional career in England where you fight tooth and nail for your 職業 定期的に ーに関して／ーの点でs of relegation.
"It's not the first time I've been in a position where you have to fight for your 職業.
"To be honest, it's not about me or how I'm feeling. It's about me doing my 職業 for the boys and making sure they can go out there and be themselves."
Souths (0-3) have not lost a Good Friday 衝突／不一致 in the last five years and a fourth straight 敗北・負かす to start 2024 would equal the club's worst start to a season since 2008.
Tireless captain Murray is 推定する／予想するd to be fit for the 衝突／不一致 with the Bulldogs after 存在 on 制限するd training 義務s this week as he struggles with a bursa in his 権利 膝.
"Our captain's run is really light, so he stayed off it and getting ready for tomorrow (Friday)," Demetriou said.
Demetriou has resisted making 卸売 changes to his 味方する, axing 支え（る） Sean Keppie and 促進するing Michael Chee Kam and Shaquai Mitchell to the 交換 （法廷の）裁判.
There was talk Demetriou may move Latrell Mitchell to the centres and bring pocket ロケット／急騰する fullback Gray into the No.1 役割.
But the Souths coach says he doesn't want to expose the 新人 to a 可能性のある baptism of 解雇する／砲火／射撃.
"I've got a 義務 of care to Jye to make sure that he's not only ready to play first grade, but he's ready to 持つ／拘留する his position in first grade," Demetriou said.
"I'm not going to 急ぐ a 19-year-old kid in to 取って代わる one of the best players in our club.
"Latrell has had some good times in the first two games and no one enjoyed last week."
