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Western Sydney coach Markus Babbel says being banned from the sideline for Saturday's A-League away clash against Wellington won't be easy. But the German, who will be in the grandstand after being suspended for one match for his outburst in last weekend's Sydney derby, believes his players are well-drilled enough to cope. "It's not easy to not to sit on the bench ... [but] the team knows exactly what we want to do and this is not a problem for us," Babbel told reporters on Thursday. Babbel was red-carded for a heated spray at the fourth official when a Wanderers goal was chalked off after a video assistant referee (VAR) decision in the derby against Sydney FC. The 46-year-old was subsequently banned from the sideline for one game -- the third time in Babbel's coaching career he has copped such a ban, after incidents in Germany and Switzerland. "If I'm not happy with a decision ... then I tell the referee," he said. "Of course, the body language wasn't good. But my words weren't bad, you know, I was just asking how can you decide a decision like this. "If the referee is doing a 100 percent mistake, then you have to tell him. If it's 50-50 ... then don't tell them. "This [VAR] is what I criticise, but this is not an Australian problem. It's also at the moment in Germany a big problem and many other leagues as well." Babbel said his players will be solely focused on achieving their first win of the A-League season against the Phoenix, after an opening-round draw and loss to the Sky Blues. Wellington, widely tipped to struggle during the preseason, have started with promise by banking a first-up win at home and a draw in Brisbane last Sunday. "It [Wellington] is a side that has quality," Babbel said. "And we know this is very hard work to get a result there. But I think we have a good game plan. "If we can bring this on the pitch then we can hurt them, but we also know that this team is fantastic in transition, they have quality players."
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