How Melbourne Victory will polish their Keisuke Honda diamond
Lost in the hype around Melbourne Victory’s headline signing of Keisuke Honda was how Kevin Muscat would fit the playmaker into his side. Having already signed James Troisi…
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How can Melbourne Victory upset Sydney FC?
Melbourne Victory have an incredibly poor record against Sydney FC – so how can they hope to turn it around in a semi-final?
Is Kevin Muscat evolving as a coach?
Kevin Muscat has great potential as a coach, but he must still develop in his role in order for the Victory to go forward.
Berisha on the verge of goal-scoring history, but to more pressing matters…
Besart Berisha deserves all the plaudits for his tremendous goal-scoring record, but his defensive work should not go unnoticed
A-League Grand Final Match Analysis: Melbourne Victory 3-0 Sydney FC
Melbourne Victory won the A-League Championship with a dominant, comprehensive win over Sydney FC.
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.
Melbourne Victory go man-for-man in the midfield zone
Melbourne Victory changed the structure of their midfield against Brisbane Roar – how successful was it?
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
Match Analysis: Melbourne Victory 3-2 Adelaide United
A frantic first half saw five goals in thirty-five minutes, but Adelaide were unable to equalise despite dominating the rest of the match.
Match Analysis: Melbourne Victory 1-0 Brisbane Roar
It turned out that Jade North’s own goal was enough to not only condemn Brisbane to their fifth defeat of the season, but also, to end Mike Mulvey’s time at the club.
Match Analysis: Melbourne Victory 5-2 Melbourne City
Melbourne City took the lead twice early on, but Melbourne Victory pegged them back then went on to dominate the second half thanks to a Besart Berisha hat-trick.
Match Analysis: Adelaide United 1-1 Melbourne Victory
All the action unfolded at the very end of an otherwise tight, tepid match, where for once, the cliche ‘a tactical battle’ isn’t misleading