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  • Wanderers Storm Melbourne For 3 Points

    mack

    By mack

    The Western Sydney Wanderers have played a cracking second half to take a magnificent 2-1 win against Melbourne Victory tonight. The Wanderers opened the scoring with a 25 yard wonderstrike from Keanu Baccus, doubled their lead with a wonderful long range effort from Alex Meier and held on for the win after Victory pulled a goal back with a Ola Toivonen penalty.

    Western Sydney had the best of the first half despite going into the break level. The home side had the first major chance of the game in the 20th minute as Andrew Nabbout broke down the right hand flank, managed to get enough room to fire in a shot that Daniel Wilmering deflected towards the near post requiring a good save from Daniel Lopar to knock it out for a corner.

    There was a touch of controversy midway through the half, Alex King pulling up the Victory defence for an illegal challenge just outside the area, blowing his whistle right as Alex Meier turned and unleashed a volley from 20 yards out that had Lawrence Thomas beaten completely, banging off the crossbar and into the goal, ruled out because the referee hadn't played advantage.

    The game sparked into life in the second half, shortly after the break neat interplay from the Wanderers gave Sullivan a chance to chip a ball over the Victory defence for Mo Adam who played a cut-back in the direction the ball had come from for a charging Baccus and the midfielder fired in a first time missile past the full length dive of Thomas in the Victory goal. The curling strike found the top corner and he wheeled away in a deserved celebration.

    Alex Meier capitalised on the excellent work of Mitch Duke who forced a massive error between Thomas & fullback Roux, they nearly collided and Thomas' failed clearance bobbled to Meier, 25 yards out from goal with no-one but a solitary outfielder on the line to beat, Meier's class showed as he lobbed Thomas and placed it well enough to get past Donachie on the line.

    Melbourne came back fighting despite being two down and they drew level after receiving a lucky penalty for a Dylan McGowan handball as he tried to challenge for a header. Toivonen calmly slotted the well struck penalty past Lopar despite his dive going the right way. Melbourne hammered and pressed for an equaliser until the dying seconds but they couldn't get past the stout Wanderers defence. The win was the first time in the A-League that the Wanderers had picked up 6 points from the first 2 games and it puts them three clear at the top of the table pending the other games in the round.

    The Wanderers next game is against Sydney FC at the Western Sydney Stadium at 7:30PM on Saturday October 26.

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    Jimspade

    Im so excited for the rest of this season. Very entertaining tonight with lots of promise it seems. I must say, im very impressed with lopar as well. Looks like we have safe hands in goal...(or at the very least, hes not booting the ball out for a corner needlessly when we are winning with 2 to go)

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    Beer

    2 down. Big test against ESFC next week and I will be holding judgement until then. 

    Signs are very positive at this stage with Müller in and Kamau to come back. 

    Still worried about depth. Shweggy looks like he is going to be the key cog in midfield. Can’t afford to have him go down. 

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    Zelinsky
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    51 minutes ago, Taurus said:

    It's getting embarrassing hey. Who do we leave out?

    From the we-dont-have-a-team-against-Leeds extreme to the other. MB managed squads with 25 competitive players. He'll be fine with this lot. We can forget about the concept of a starting 11. Whoever performs best in training will play. 

    AMFG. WSW will win the title. 

     

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    btron3000
    4 hours ago, mack said:

    Gonna be interesting to see where how Babbel fits Muller & Ziggy into the lineup especially if we keep winning.

    I don’t think Babel cares about what’s happened in past games, he’ll just change the lineup according to what he thinks he needs and what he sees in training.

    Provided same formation, if Ziggy is fit and looking sharper than McGowan then he goes in. If back three, he slots in alongside Jurman and McG. 

    And it’s pretty hard to imagine that Muller won’t provide more than Adam who, though a good talent, makes tactical mistakes still and occasionally has a poor touch which lets him down.

    A front three of Duke, Muller and the Fussballgott will be potent, with Yeboah and Adam on the bench to provide youthful spark in the last 20.

    We have depth everywhere. The only player we can’t afford to lose to injury is Schwegler.

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    lloydy136
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    That was a tactical masterclass by the boss.

    4 at the back relaxed everyone, flooded midfield but held our shape and cut off passing options and made them try to play through us and they could not. The pen gave them a lifeline they didn't deserve and that sparked the hectic last 15 min but that aside we posed questions they couldn't answer - they badly lack creativity in central midfield.

    I know Mo makes mistakes but I would be sticking with that front 3 for now - his ability to get in behind combined with AM strength and technique is a tough combination for defences to handle.

    Too many other good performances to list but special mention to Duke. His work rate was through the roof.

    Bring on those smug pricks next week - we are ******* due.

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    echidna

    It was a great effort by our boys, but frankly, Victory were very average apart from Kamsoba. What I did admire though was the nearly continuous backing they got from their fans - apart from a short period of boos. They must all be feeling pretty disheartened, as Traore was the only near fit quality player of theirs missing. Kruse and 'quality' should not even be mentioned in the same sentence - though I just have!

    I had my doubts about Kurz combining with Victory. Had they been the Victory of old, we would have had a more difficult night. We can be delighted with the way our team is coming together - emotionally, tactically and in combinations, but we should not get ahead of ourselves. There will be much sterner tests to come.

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    Smoggy

    Still no Ed?

    Wonder which Melbourne park bench he is waking up on this morning. Can just see the early morning joggers running past some old fella in a WSW top clutching an empty whiskey bottle...but looking happy.

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    4 hours ago, Burztur said:

    Grit and Menality. The players had it and you can see it when they were under the pump and dug in to get out of it. Sometimes, you can’t ask for too much more than that and it paid off.

    Positives from every player on the pitch.

    It's been years since the first thing on my mind on waking up was the Wanderers performance the night before....and feeling absolutely elated about it.

    To grit and mentality, it feels like last night,  we added momentum.

    And I don't even feel like adding a "But time will tell..." to it.

    It just feels like it's there.

    Momentum is largely about self belief...and that was evident in absolutely every aspect of that game. On  and off the pitch, and now here amobgst supporters.

    I'd almost forgetten how fantastic it feels!

    But this feels familiar.

    :):)

     

     

     

     

     

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    Smoggy
    2 minutes ago, wendybr said:

    It's been years since the first thing on my mind on waking up was the Wanderers performance the night before....and feeling absolutely elated about it.

    To grit and mentality, it feels like last night,  we added momentum.

    And I don't even feel like adding a "But time will tell..." to it.

    It just feels like it's there.

    Momentum is largely about self belief...and that was evident in absolutely every aspect of that game. On  and off the pitch, and now here amobgst supporters.

    I'd almost forgetten how fantastic it feels!

    But this feels familiar.

    :):)

     

     

     

     

     

    :grouphug: it took me a while to settle to sleep last night.

    It puts an extra length in your stride and makes you smile that little bit more on a morning like this.

    I dont even want to think about the last 3 years...just very excited about this season.

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    3 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

    :grouphug: it took me a while to settle to sleep last night.

    It puts an extra length in your stride and makes you smile that little bit more on a morning like this.

    I dont even want to think about the last 3 years...just very excited about this season.

    The scary thing for opposition teams is there is a lot of improvement left to come from us.

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    Smoggy
    1 minute ago, sonar said:

    The scary thing for opposition teams is there is a lot of improvement left to come from us.

    On the pitch and in the stands. I feel Parra stadium is now set and primed to go off...

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    wendybr
    3 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

    :grouphug: it took me a while to settle to sleep last night.

    It puts an extra length in your stride 

    :o Extra length in YOUR stride?

    I've seen you striding out of the stadium after the Adelaide GF loss....and that would be an impressive  sight indeed! :lol:

     

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    Smoggy
    Just now, wendybr said:

    :o Extra length in YOUR stride?

    I've seen you striding out of the stadium after the Adelaide GF loss....and that would be an impressive  sight indeed! :lol:

     

    Think John Cleese Ministry of Silly Walks.

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    ptwsw
    26 minutes ago, wendybr said:

    It's been years since the first thing on my mind on waking up was the Wanderers performance the night before....and feeling absolutely elated about it.

    To grit and mentality, it feels like last night,  we added momentum.

    And I don't even feel like adding a "But time will tell..." to it.

    It just feels like it's there.

    Momentum is largely about self belief...and that was evident in absolutely every aspect of that game. On  and off the pitch, and now here amobgst supporters.

    I'd almost forgetten how fantastic it feels!

    But this feels familiar.

    :):)

     

     

     

     

     

    What a beautiful start to the day and weekend!

    Like you Wendy, been a long time since I have felt this good after a Wanderers win!

    Is Christmas here already!

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    wendybr

    Something else from last night's game...which might  well have occurred in the Leeds game and the game vs the Mariners , but I haven't  watched replays of either...

    I used to hate seeing MB sitting down at games last year. With arms folded. In retreat it seemed.

    I guess he felt rather helpless with the team we had then, but I kept thinking, "Get up and interact with your players!! Yell directions at them... guide them!!

    But I loved seeing him on his feet, talking to/ directing players last night. He looked comfortable and  in control.

     

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    Smoggy
    3 minutes ago, Ossified said:

    Ok, let's get some reality in here. It wasn't tactics or team selection or luck. In the end wot did it was the Irish Dancing just ask Wendy.

    That was an awesome quote by Wendy..'needs more Irish dancing' has to be used again :D

    Need to get Michael Flatley ( of river dance fame) on the defense coaching staff...

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    GunnerWanderer

    It’s a nice start long way to go. The excitement is hard to contain given the past 3 years of trash, so no wonder the team and the forum is buzzing again 😉

    I see a team that understands their purpose and has fantastic discipline and more importantly that want to fight - babbel mentioned this last season - you have to want to fight first and foremost. 

    not much more to say our imports look like they are all potential for A-League team on the season honours off form and we know about the local experienced guys. 
     

    sulliivan was ineffective last week and last night he was incredible at times, wilmering looks like a 10 year veteran and hows is Mo Adam with spectator overhead haha 😂 

    It is hard to contain oneself, ill wait one more week good performance against the smurfs and I’ll be ready to explode. 
     

    FCB is looking like a forum god 😂

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    wendybr

     

    10 minutes ago, Ossified said:

    Ok, let's get some reality in here. It wasn't tactics or team selection or luck. In the end wot did it was the Irish Dancing just ask Wendy.

    I actually went looking for a clip of Irish dancing, with arms pinned behind their backs , yet the dancers still able to leap into the air....somewhat...to suggest as a training video for the team <jokes>. :lol:

    Then got a bit distracted.

    But more preparatiions are probably needed to avoid these "handball" situations that have led to goals in the last few games.

    :lol::lol:

     

     

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