'Steep learning curve for Musky'

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MELBOURNE Victory coach Kevin Muscat would have learnt a lot about coaching during the heart-stopping Big Blue loss to Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium.

That's the opinion of Fox Sports football expert and former Socceroo Mark Bosnich, who dissected the 3-2 thriller on Sunday Shootout with Victory skipper Mark Milligan.

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The Sky Blues held on for a 3-2 win, despite playing most of the match with 10 men after Marc Warren was sent off 30 minutes into the match.

The Victory were unable to break down Sydney, and Bozza believes Muscat - who was only leading the side in his second game since taking over from Ange Postecoglou - could have done more to pressure the hosts.

"Melbourne pretty much kept the same system when Marc Warren was sent off," Bosnich said.

"It's a great lesson for Kevin Muscat to learn. He told us after the match that he contemplated making changes earlier, because it was 65 minutes they were playing against 10 men.

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"If they did, they would have created more chances."

Bosnich suggested moving silky playmaker Gui Finkler to right-back to allow substitute Andrew Nabbout more space up front, but a clearly disappointed Milligan believes the Victory players are to blame, not Muscat's tactics.

"We didn't create the chances we normally create," the skipper said,

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"Last night we just weren't good enough and players didn't stick to our system."

"When it went to 2-2 we were very confident that we would go on with it from there."

"I had a good chance shortly after that, if I'm able to finish that it's a different story from there.

The Big Blue was undoubtedly the match of round five, but there was plenty of other action around the country. Read on for our review.

ROUND IN REVIEW

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Incident of the week

Alessandro Del Piero was in the thick of it for Sydney FC in the Big Blue. The Italian used all his craft and wiliness to draw 12 fouls against a frustrated Victory outfit.

Milligan admits it was frustrating but his side didn't help their cause.

"As a player it is frustrating," Milligan said.

"You want to speed it up and players are playing a bit for it.

"We didn't help the situation, we were aware of it, and we still jumped in on him."

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Highlight of the Week

Take a bow Kwame Yeboah. The 19-year-old Brisbane Roar striker comes off the bench against defending champions the Mariners and scores a late winner of the highest quality. Not a bad way to score your first A-League goal.

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Game of the week

How could you go past the Big Blue? It had everything. Five goals and a sending off all in the first 45 minutes before the Sky Blues clung on to win, despite playing most of the game a man down.

Andy Harper put it best in commentary for Fox Sports: "what could possibly happen next, this game has had everything".

What we learnt

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Is Bogaard the new Muscat?: The Adelaide United defender picked up his second red card of the season and the fifth of his career - equalling Kevin Muscat for the most dismissals in A-League history. His challenge on Emile Heskey was crude but he was perhaps unlucky not to just see a yellow.

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No one is safe at Wanderers: Tony Popovic put his players on notice after dropping skipper Michael Beauchamp for Matthew Spiranovic in the win over Melbourne Heart. It paid off for the Wanderers mentor and despite boasting the stingiest defence last season, Popa's players know they can't take anything for granted.

Heart are the unluckiest team in the A-League: Again John Aloisi's side can count themselves unlucky for not getting at least a point out of their clash with the Wanderers. The Heart saw two shots hit the woodwork and dominated for large periods of the clash at AAMI Park without reward.

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Newcastle are one to look out for: Emile Heskey is back, the young guns are firing and the Jets are scoring goals again. Newcastle fully deserved their win over Adelaide United and Mark Bosnich credits Andrew Hoole as one of the main contributors in the victory:

"He's been doing the business all season. The Jets have got good young players, they've got a tradition of bringing through youth and to go to Adelaide and win 2-1 was a tremendous sign of their spirit," Bosnich said.

Brisbane Roar are the real deal: Bluetongue Stadium was once again a happy hunting ground for the Roar, who struck late to defeat the Mariners 1-0. It was a high-quality game between two genuine title contenders but the Roar's quality shone through, proving they'll be hard to stop this season.

IF you haven't checked out the latest edition to the Fox Football stable, what are you waiting for?

Episode Four of the Fox Football Podcast is now live. Herald Sun chief football writer David Davutovic makes his debut alongside regulars Adam Peacock, Simon Hill and Daniel Garb.

All the big A-League issues, including ref blunders, Muscat's initiation, Heart's failures, F3 derby brilliance, plus plenty of fodder from London, with an eye on Manchester United's clash with Arsenal on the weekend, are some of the highlights of 30 minutes well worth listening to.

You can check it out here at the iTunes store, subscribe, and share your rating!

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