How much would Western Sydney Wanderers like to have Tony Popovic back right now? He’s won two from two as Melbourne Victory coach while Carl Robinson continues to struggle. Victory may have got a helping hand from a Kai Trewin own goal to get started on a glorious afternoon at AAMI Park, but they looked […]
How much would Western Sydney Wanderers like to have Tony Popovic back right now? He’s won two from two as Melbourne Victory coach while Carl Robinson continues to struggle. Victory may have got a helping hand from a Kai Trewin own goal to get started on a glorious afternoon at AAMI Park, but they looked […]
How much would Western Sydney Wanderers like to have Tony Popovic back right now? He’s won two from two as Melbourne Victory coach while Carl Robinson continues to struggle. Victory may have got a helping hand from a Kai Trewin own goal to get started on a glorious afternoon at AAMI Park, but they looked […]
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Rudan has deployed a five-player defensive front - three centre-backs flanked by two wing-backs - almost exclusively throughout his tenure at United; the formation helping the club reach a semi-final in their first year of existence in 2019-20.
The Western gaffer had seriously toyed with the idea of deploying the altered defensive front during the following pre-season but, with the disjointed and chaotic nature of the 2020-21 fixture list looming, opted to dance with the one that brought him once the campaign began.
That was, at least, until Monday evening; as Western downed the Jets 2-0 in a manner that indicated change was afoot.
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Despite controversially losing defender Brendan Hamill for a high-elbow just before halftime, coach Mark Rudan s United proved resolute in holding Wellington out throughout the second stanza.
With the sides physical and competing fiercely, referee Alex King dished out nine cards at UTAS Stadium on Thursday - two of which earned Hamill his marching orders.
United were in a position to defend their point thanks to attacker Lachlan Wales 27th-minute goal, which cancelled out in-form Ben Waine s early strike.
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After ending their two-game Tasmanian homestand without defeat, they now move into seventh on the A-League ladder while Wellington remain in ninth.