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PLAYING against your former team is never easy.
But when they provide a punishing lesson, it adds a new level of disappointment to a 'strange' situation.
Having felt the brunt of a 7-2 defeat to the Brisbane Knights, Western Spirit co-captain Jose Fernandez knows his team must reset this season.
"It was a strange feeling,'' Fernandez said of tackling some of his former teammates on Friday night.
It was also the previous club of head coach Reginald Yaqub and some other current Spirit footballers.
However, more important for the experienced centre back is how his team recovers from the early setback.