He may have them mastered already but Gui Finkler says he practises free-kicks more than ever before.

"One hundred per cent. Now everyone is talking about it so I know there's more pressure when I take it. I have to make sure I practise as much as I can for those moments.

"When you get the ball and set up, everyone's expectation is high so I have to believe, and that's why I practise more and more," he said.

PHOTOSPORT Wellington Phoenix midfielder Gui Finkler on the attack during their FFA Cup game against Western Sydney Wanderers.

The 30-year-old Brazilian import has joined the Wellington Phoenix after four seasons with the Melbourne Victory, bringing with him a potential game-winning ability to score scintillating free-kicks.

He's already showed that during the pre-season, banging in two free-kicks in their eye-catching 4-1 win over Melbourne City.

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An A-League champion from the 2014-15 season and a recent FFA Cup champion too, Finkler has played 93 games for the Victory and brings a wealth of experience across the ditch.

But what has Phoenix fans the most excited is the attacking midfielder's world-class free-kick, especially as it is an area where Wellington have been particularly poor in seasons gone by.

Finkler, who has scored 20 times during his A-League career, said confidence is key when striking a free-kick, but the repetition in training helps too.

"As soon as you get the technique right you get the confidence that you can hit it pretty well and then you can go for it. You concentrate, count down, just good things on your mind and go for it," he said.

"We know we're not going to have many opportunities during the season so when you have it you gotta make the most of it. Sometimes it can decide the game and sometimes you have one chance in one game and maybe it will be the winner, so you have to prepare yourself for those chances.

"It's a good feeling scoring a goal. With a free-kick when you concentrate and everyone is looking at you. It's a lot of pressure but at the same time if you score it's a lot of joy. If you score you will be the hero ... we practice for those moments."

While much has been said of the Phoenix's attacking arsenal following the arrival of Finkler and the return of All White Kosta Barbarouses, Finkler is leaving it up to the public to compare their front five to other teams in the league.

"I'll leave it to you guys to rate. Our job is to make you guys rate us very high. It's coming along and there's some good stuff in the training.

"The way we want to play this season is to score a lot of goals and that's the main reason he [coach Ernie Merrick] brought us in; to get some combinations in the final third and score as much as we can this season."

The Phoenix will face the Central Coast Mariners at Trafalgar Park in Nelson in their final pre-season hit-out on Saturday. It will be the second time the two teams have met in seven days after the Phoenix won 1-0 in Sydney on the weekend.

Finkler said they want to repeat that effort as they look to carry some momentum into the season proper.

Saturday's game kicks off at 4pm with Tasman United facing the Wellington Phoenix reserves in the curtain raiser at 1.15pm.