Sydney FC

Sydney FC have relieved some pressure on Steve Corica and piled it further on to Tony Popovic's Melbourne...

We know we've got to do a little bit more than just work hard." "End of the day, I take responsibility. "But as a football coach you understand what football's all about. It's about results and getting good results for the club, and I've done that in the past and I'm sure I'm going to continue to do it." "But I'm pretty strong and I believe in what I'm doing and what the players are doing and we're on the right track. Let's face it, it hasn't been easy.

Melbourne Victory fell just short against Sydney FC on Thursday night, despite a sensational free-kick scored by Jake Brimmer.

Victory could not find a way through in the end, succumbing to another tight defeat. Victory began throwing more numbers forward as they searched for a way back into the contest, but the visitors’ defence continued to hold firm. The breakthrough came soon after, as Jake Brimmer unleashed an incredible free-kick from long range to power Victory into the lead.

Alex Wilkinson notched up yet another impressive milestone on Thursday night, playing in his 350th Isuzu UTE A-League game in Sydney FC's 2-1 win over ...

Probably the last couple of weeks probably hasn’t helped us, but we’re on the right track defensively, and he’s a big part of that. “We up a great rivalry over the period of the A-League and it’s always a big game and both teams were desperate tonight and really pleased to get the result. we can keep building him stronger and stronger and he’s doing really well.” When Wilkinson has been on the pitch, Sydney have looked more organised defensively, which was the case on Thursday night. It’s been a tough season for Wilkinson who has only featured three times after suffering a pelvic injury in their opening round loss to Victory. This league is so tight two or three wins in a row can completely change your position and that’s what we have got to do now.

Sydney FC have relieved some pressure on Steve Corica and piled it further on to Tony Popovic's Melbourne...

We know we've got to do a little bit more than just work hard." "End of the day, I take responsibility. "But as a football coach you understand what football's all about. It's about results and getting good results for the club, and I've done that in the past and I'm sure I'm going to continue to do it." "But I'm pretty strong and I believe in what I'm doing and what the players are doing and we're on the right track. Let's face it, it hasn't been easy.

Princess Ibini scored a hat-trick against the reigning A-League Women champions, while fellow Matilda Cortnee Vine was electric, scoring one goal and assisting ...

Vine might have been up and down so I can get that one, Macca from the start wasn’t in. “Last year we had a big defeat at home to City, the year before we had a big defeat away in Brisbane, and it’s something that is almost like a wake-up call for us.”AAP Templeman saved a Haley penalty in the 67th minute, but Victory’s Maja Markovski’s consolation goal from the spot in the 88th flattered the scoreline. “From what I heard initially it was nine (Victory players) to two (Sydney players) and then they fought about two, and two of ours finally got in. “I don’t know why they’re doing it, but there was an A-Leagues team of the week from Victory and Sydney,” coach Ante Juric told reporters. A series of Sydney FC snubs in a made-up combined “best XI” with Melbourne Victory proved the fuel that inspired the Sky Blues’ 6-3 thumping of their rivals.

Sydney FC have smashed Melbourne Victory 6-3 in a Big Blue thriller. A hat-trick from Princess Ibini and goals from Mackenzie Hawkesby, Madison Haley and ...

Paige ZOIS 70’), 25. Tiffany ELIADIS 70’), 11. Amy JACKSON 67’), 21. Mary STANIC-FLOODY 78’), 16. Maja MARKOVSKI 56’), 10. Natalie TOBIN (C), 15. Rola BADAWIYA 78’), 11. Miranda TEMPLEMAN 34’), 3. Kirsty FENTON 68’), 19. Rachel LOWE 69’), 9. Ibini steps up but her initial shot is saved however she sinks the rebound. HALEY PENALTY SAVED – 67’ – Vine draws the handball and Sydney FC have a penalty but Haley has the penalty saved.

Sydney FC have relieved some pressure on Steve Corica and piled it further on to Tony Popovic's Melbourne...

We know we've got to do a little bit more than just work hard." "End of the day, I take responsibility. "But as a football coach you understand what football's all about. It's about results and getting good results for the club, and I've done that in the past and I'm sure I'm going to continue to do it." "But I'm pretty strong and I believe in what I'm doing and what the players are doing and we're on the right track. Let's face it, it hasn't been easy.

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold proved a helpful ear for under-fire Sydney FC coach Steve Corica, who turned to his mentor as the pressure mounted on his job.

We know we've got to do a little bit more than just work hard." "End of the day, I take responsibility. "But as a football coach you understand what football's all about. It's about results and getting good results for the club, and I've done that in the past and I'm sure I'm going to continue to do it." "But I'm pretty strong and I believe in what I'm doing and what the players are doing and we're on the right track. Let's face it, it hasn't been easy.

Sydney FC have piled further misery on to battling Melbourne Victory with an important 2-1 A-League Men's win that also relieves pressure on coach Steve ...

With plenty of their active fans in the stands, albeit not in the official "active'' areas due to their pitch invasion sanctions, Victory took the lead in spectacular fashion in the 26th minute. The December 17 pitch invasion took the wind out of Victory's sails on and off the pitch, while their attacking stocks have also copped a hit. Sydney FC have relieved some pressure on Steve Corica and piled it further on to Tony Popovic's Melbourne Victory with a 2-1 win over their A-League Men rivals.

Thursday's Big Blue match was the first time Victory had a relatively normal crowd in a month, but it couldn't salvage a win over Sydney.

Popovic isn't supposed to be the coach that falls down the table and manages a rebuild, he's meant to be the guy that comes in and gets you winning. This is a side that has been built to compete for silverware, not to be engaged in a scrap to avoid the wooden spoon. On the evidence they're coming nowhere near Melbourne City in a big game but, beyond maybe Central Coast, there are also no other teams in the league one would be shocked to see them beat. They can hardly buy a goal from open play and, as the season progresses, the defensive foundation that has at least kept them in games is having holes blown into it by brain fades and errors. And while the league's insidious parity means they're still not too far out of things to recover, they're also not looking like they're capable of finding a footballing way to do so. For one, the club doesn't have a series of sanctions hanging over their head that could potentially kick in and deduct 10 points between now and the end 2025-26 season. The coach is hopeful that the win represents a foundation to build upon, some kind of momentum that can lift them up the table. The win, depending on who you ask, also means that coach Steve Corica has ungraciously gotten in the way of his sacking. A commemoration of a game being played on the Jan. Joe Lolley's ball to set up Le Fondre's goal wasn't on the level of a Lionel Messi's surgically squared ball to Nahuel Molina against Netherlands at the World Cup, but the perfectly weighted slice through the defence was good enough to at least be considered a decent tribute act. As the percussionists departed and the game kicked off, both sets of players threw themselves about to create chances, but not recklessly. But, inadvertently, perhaps that's the best descriptor of the latest edition of the bitter Big Blue rivalry: a date of in-betweens.