Will Melbourne City unlock the forgotten genius of Bruno Fornaroli?
The Uruguayan is one of the A-League’s best ever strikers, but has not hit the same heights this season
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Melbourne City, and the Joyce of Arzani
How has Melbourne City coach Warren Joyce helped Daniel Arzani flourish?
Dour, defensive and dominant: The keys to Melbourne City
New Melbourne City coach Warren Joyce has focused on functionality rather than flair, turning the side into a well-organised defensive unit
Melbourne City’s fluid formation in build up
Melbourne City have utilised an intriguing back four/back three hybrid formation this season, with great tactical flexibility when playing out from the back
Why John Van’t Schip is Melbourne City’s anchor
While Melbourne City have been tactically fascinating and entertaining in attack this season, there is the nagging feeling that they are not the sum of their parts, but rather, the sum of the parts of the stars.
The strengths of Melbourne City’s 3-5-2 system v Wellington Phoenix
An analysis of how Melbourne City were able to utilise their wing-backs to great effect in a 3-1 win over Wellington Phoenix
Match Analysis: Melbourne City 3-2 Western Sydney Wanderers
The league’s best attack met the best defence in an exciting, high-tempo A-League classic.
Match Analysis: Central Coast Mariners 1-5 Melbourne City
Melbourne City turned in another five-star performance with a comprehensive win in what was their first ever away victory against the Central Coast.
Match Analysis, A-League Semi-Finals: Melbourne Victory 3-1 Melbourne City
Melbourne City stormed to a home Grand Final with an emphatic 3-0 derby defeat of Melbourne City.
A-League Finals, Match Analysis: Wellington Phoenix 0-2 Melbourne City
Melbourne City upset the Wellington Phoenix 2-0 to book a Melbourne Derby in the semi-final.
The glaring weakness in Melbourne City’s new diamond formation
On the eve of the finals, John Van’t Schip has made the surprising decision to switch to a 4-4-2 diamond formation.
Pressing: an in-depth analysis, and how it defined the Melbourne Derby
The pressing from either side dictated the tactical battle as City’s sprung a surprise win in the Melbourne derby