GOALKEEPER Adam Federici admits he will be hoping for a change in fortune as he bids to re-establish himself as number one for club and country this season.

Federici, a summer signing from Reading 12 months ago, displaced Artur Boruc as Cherries’ first choice in November and was also enjoying a fruitful run between the sticks for Australia.

But in his fifth Premier League appearance for his new club, disaster struck when he damaged his ankle during Cherries’ memorable 3-3 draw with Everton.

And although he made a quick recovery, the injury cost Federici on two fronts – with Boruc earning a recall for Cherries and Maty Ryan replacing him in Australia’s World Cup qualifying campaign.

Federici and Boruc have shared the goalkeeping duties during pre-season, while Socceroos stopper Ryan could feature for Valencia in tonight’s friendly at Vitality Stadium.

“I felt I was a little unlucky last season with the fact I got my chance and then got injured,” said Federici. “I would like to have felt I would have pushed on from there and kept the spot.

“I will just keep working hard and, hopefully, will get my chance. If it is not at the start of the season then I will wait for my time and try to push on.

“I don’t want to dwell on it too much but it was a little frustrating because it was going so well at the time. Hopefully, I will get my chance again and this time I won’t be as unfortunate as I was.”

Federici, who spent eight years at Reading, added: “I didn’t come here to be a number two and have always said that. I want to play and my views on that haven’t changed.

“It is frustrating sometimes but I work my socks off in training and, hopefully, it will come good eventually.”

On his possible reunion with Ryan, the 31-year-old said: “Mat is a good bloke and I have known him a long time.

“We have had similar coaching over the years and I love training with him when we go away. He is a top bloke to work with.

“He works extremely hard and I think we are pretty similar in our goalkeeping. We have very similar techniques in distribution, out of our hands and at our feet.

“If he plays and I play, I would really look forward to it. If not, I would be happy to see him.”

Federici, who played the second half against Minnesota before starting against Portsmouth and Cardiff, added: “It has been good. The trip to Chicago was tough but I really enjoyed it. I think we got a lot of work done out there. The lads are all looking fit and we are just putting the finishing touches on things in games and getting some game-time.”