'Wanderers just know how to win'

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WESTERN Sydney Wanderers might have been outplayed for the majority of their round six match against Melbourne Victory, but such is their winning mentality that they were able to come away with all three points.

That's the view of Fox Football commentator Mark Bosnich, and former Socceoos captain Craig Moore agrees, claiming "they just know how to get over the line".

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Tony Popovic's men were on the back foot for large periods of the first half at a sodden Pirtek Stadium, but were able to absorb the pressure from Kevin Muscat's Victory without conceding.

They held tough until the 82nd minute when Mark Bridge delivered a sucker punch, a goal on the counter that proved decisive.

Moore praised the home side and said the win was no fluke.

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"They're doing it regularly," Moore said on Sunday Shootout.

"They're comfortable and they hang in, even when they have bad spells in a game. Then they go and score late winners like they did on Saturday."

The A-League's newest team have lost just once in their last 20 matches, unfortunately for them it was in last season's grand final.

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For the Victory it's two losses on the bounce, but Moore says fans needn't be too concerned.

"At the moment goals to back up their good play have been missing," Moore said.

"They're good going forward, they create a lot of chances, but it's just not falling for them at the moment.

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"They'll be fine, they've got good structures in place.

While the Wanderers-Victory match was the most high-profile of the weekend, there was plenty of other action across the country. Read on for our round six review.

Highlight of the Week - William Gallas's exhausted post-match chat.

There's nothing like spending big bucks on a marquee player, them playing just 30 minutes on their debut before delivering a post-match conference like they've just run a marathon.

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In fairness to the Frenchman, he's just getting back to match fitness and it was a hot afternoon out west. Still, it was entertaining viewing.

Game of the week

All signs pointed to a dour afternoon when Newcastle Jets hosted a Brisbane Roar at Hunter Stadium on Sunday. Torrential rain had waterlogged the pitch, and the Roar were missing their star power through Socceroos duties and injury. But the two teams obviously didn't read the memo and played out an entertaining clash - the Jets coming out 2-1 winners thanks to hitman Adam Taggart's brilliant brace. Amazingly it was the first time in 60 attempts that the Jets have come from behind at half-time to win.

What we learnt

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Heart problems: As Mark Bosnich puts it, "Melbourne Heart need to restart". The Heart are still winless after six rounds and the loss to Sydney FC on Friday night turned the heat up a few more degrees on coach John Alosi. The coach would have been pulling his hair out at the kind of defending from Aziz Behich for the Sky Blues' second goal. It doesn't get any easier for the notoriously bad-travelling Heart, who next face the resurgent Jets away from home.

Tim Cahill loves Wanderland: Timmy and the rest of the Socceroos travelled to Parramatta to watch the Wanderers' win over Melbourne Victory. Cahill paid tribute to the RBB, who were in full voice all 90 minutes, despite horrendous wet conditions.

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H ow quickly things change: Three weeks ago Sydney FC were a club in crisis and Newcastle Jets weren't far behind. Now, the Sky Blues have won two in a row and occupy a finals place, while the Jets are in third, fresh off beating the high flying Roar. With the A-League such a tight competition, those are the fine margins coaches and players are dealing with.

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