Archie’s Hat-Trick: Are Melbourne City contenders or pretenders?

Archie Thompson and Jonno Nash look back on an interesting weekend of Hyundai A-League action with an even more intriguing Round 11 ahead.

League leaders Sydney FC were dominant over Western Sydney Wanderers with a 5-0 drubbing in the derby which included a brace from Polish ace Adrian Mierzejewski, allowing the Sky Blues to retain a five-point lead over the competition.

In second position sit the Newcastle Jets, who pinched three points from the Perth Glory with two very late goals to win 2-1, while Melbourne City stayed within reach in third spot by beating Central Coast Mariners 1-0 courtesy of Ross McCormack’s 7th goal of the season.

There was more heartache for Melbourne Victory, who despite a stunning Mark Milligan strike, lost 2-1 at home to Adelaide United who finished the contest with just nine players.

And the winless run of the Wellington Phoenix extended to three matches following a 0-0 draw at Brisbane Roar.

It was the hot form of Sydney and poor showings of the Victory which caught the eye on Archie’s Hat-Trick:
 

Archie’s Hat-Trick December 13

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‘Archie’s Hat-Trick’ looks at the hot form of Sydney FC, puts the acid on Melbourne City FC & Melbourne Victory and praises some teenage Aussie stars-in-the-making

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Posted by Football Nation on Tuesday, 12 December 2017

 
Sydney v City – Contenders v Pretenders?
“You can see when they (Sydney) do click, how dominant they can be. City, this will show if they’re pretenders or contenders.”

Aussie talent on show in Round 10!
“Really exciting to see some young talent in the league. The two teenage boys (Jacob) Italiano for Perth and (Nathaniel) Atkinson for City.”

Time for a shake-up at Victory?
“Does Muscy shake it up at Victory? Does he tinker with the formation?”
 
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