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HARRY Kewell's awful penalty miss probably hurt John Aloisi more than it hurt him, Adelaide finally finds its mojo and Roar can't stop winning ugly. It's the A-League Round 10 review, with Mark Bosnich and Mark Rudan.
HEART HAS TO MOVE ON
"This has to be up there with one of the worst penalties I've seen." That was Mark Bosnich in the aftermath of Melbourne Heart's 2-1 defeat to Sydney FC.
The result means Heart is still without a win this season and on track to match Perth Glory's' record of 11 games without a win to start a season.
It wasn't a game to lift the spirits. In fact, the less said about the first 40 minutes the better - but a brief burst from Sydney/mental slip from Heart changed the game, as the Sky Blues scored twice in the final five minutes of the half.
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But even that couldn't spark Heart into life. It wasn't until Kewell's introduction around the hour mark that Melbourne finally found some spark. The former Socceroo's example was to not accept what was happening, something his teammates gradually seemed to grasp as they took the game to their hosts in the final half-hour.
But the big talking point will be Kewell penalty miss. Harry Kewell is Australia's finest ever player and has recovered from bigger upsets - but this really was an awful penalty. Had he scored, there is a good chance Heart would have got at least a point. But he scuffed it and the pressure on John Aloisi is only increasing.
Mark Rudan said perhaps the need to score and drag Heart back into the game was too much, even for a player of Kewell's experience.
"The thing that strikes me is the quality and pedigree of the player, to hit a ball like that…" Rudan told Sunday Shootout. "Give Harry credit for stepping up to take the penalty. All the players have said they're right behind John Aloisi and sometimes in those situations the players can play too hard."
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Adelaide has been praised for its football in recent weeks - and also heavily criticised for its inability to turn that into results.
But Josep Gombau finally got the result he wanted this weekend, against the reigning champions no less. It's fair to say no one saw Adelaide's 4-0 demolition of Central Coast coming. But can they keep it up?
"There is belief in that team now they know they can score four against a team like the Mariners," Mark Rudan said. "But it is just one game; they need to start doing that week in week out."
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WANDERERS ROLL ON
It wasn't as memorable as their last win at Hunter Stadium (when they won they premiership in their first season) but the Wanderers still had their famed consistency and discipline to hold on for a battling 1-0 win against the Jets on Saturday night.
It certainly wasn't a performance to remember but it does keep Tony Popovic's side in touch with league leader Brisbane.
Western Sydney has been a little bit of the boil so far this term but if it can keep grinding out results there is every reasons to expect the Red and Black will be pushing all the way to retain their trophy.
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ROAR WINS UGLY
For the second week running, Brisbane Roar claimed what can only be described as an ugly win. Mike Mulvey's side weren't at their impressive best against Wellington Phoenix, yet they still had the goals and stability to claim another 2-1 win.
And it's same-same but different for Wellington Phoenix. Another positive display with nothing to show for it. Is it a matter of time for Ernie Merrick's team or a sign of deeper problems?
"Brisbane aren't playing well but are picking up points," Mark Rudan said. "And that's a good sign. Mike Mulvey says he hasn't been happy with those displays but they're still flying. They haven't got much to improve on and everyone else better beware if they do."
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VICTORY FINALLY FINISHES
Much has been said of Melbourne Victory's "strikerless" formation of late as it has dominated games but too often come away empty handed.
Victory did make hard work of it against Perth on Friday night but Kevin Muscat's men finally put it to bed, as Glory cracked in all sorts of unexpected ways.
"Victory are a victim of their own success," Mark Rudan said. "They've been playing fluently but not scoring. I think this is a system that will take time but will work for them. Remember it was brought in by Ange Postecoglou and they finished third and almost made the grand final."
STAT OF THE WEEK
Perth Glory currently holds the record of starting a season with 11 games without a win - but Melbourne Heart is on 10 with the derby against Victory as its next fixture.
At the other end of the table, Brisbane Roar is aiming to become the first club to record 100 A-League victories if it can defeat Newcastle at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
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INCIDENT OF THE WEEK
Take your pick: Kewell's penalty horror show, Adelaide coach Josep Gombau lashing out at a local journalist before his team hammered the champions - or is it the dressing room bust-up between Perth Glory coach Alistair Edwards and captain Jacob Burns?
"It's a fractured dressing room and Edwards to be very careful he doesn't completely lose it. We're talking about senior members of the squad at Perth. And given the attention on the coach's sons, who he signed, it's not a very nice situation for anyone," Mark Bosnich told Sunday Shootout.
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