Dejected ... Roar's defence looks on as Patrick Gerhardt celebrates his first-half goal. Source: George Salpigtidis / News Limited
Fox Sports football expert Mark Bosnich is joined by Brisbane Roar defensive midfielder Erik Paartalu to review the weekend's A-League action, with Paartalu accepting something's going wrong at the Roar.
Melbourne Heart 4 defeated Brisbane Roar 1 at AAMI Park
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Paartalu says: It's not pretty at the moment. Obviously we're not hiding from the fact that we were pretty poor against Melbourne. Before that game I could probably say we were unlucky in a few games which could have gone either way. But the result against Melbourne - we just didn't turn up and we've only got ourselves to blame. The players at the club know it wasn't good enough. We've had a long look at ourselves over the weekend and all we can do is pull together now. We're still the same players that have been at the club for two years and I believe we've got the character to turn it round.
Bozza says: As Erik says they are the same players, except perhaps for Ben Halloran who I believe has added to the side. Is that maybe the problem? What they've done in the last two years has been unbelievable. They've transcended the game in this country to a different level, but is it a case that they do need to tweak something a little bit just to give it a little bit of a shake up?
Newcastle Jets 2 defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 1 at Parramatta Stadium
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Bozza says: Wanderers at minimum deserved a point, if not to win. You have to give a lot of credit to Mark Birighitti - he made two outstanding saves at crucial moments. But for the vast majority of the game, with the exception of the period maybe when Newcastle equalised, it was all Western Sydney. Deep down I think (Wanderers manager Tony Popovic) will still be very pleased. They created more chances in this game than for the whole season I would say. It was just the finishing and some fantastic goalkeeping, and sometimes you come up against a goalkeeper like that and it can be very difficult to cop. I can understand his disappointment totally.
Paartalu says: When the Jets brought in Emile Heskey everyone was thinking they're going to be a bit more direct now and it might change their whole game plan. But Heskey's been a quality addition. He's been the best player inside the 18-yard box in the league. Going away from home and getting points is a must in this league and they're certainly a strong side.
Melbourne Victory 3 defeated Sydney FC 2 at Allianz Stadium
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Bozza says: Sydney FC can take a lot of credit out of the way they came back from last week's debacle (against Central Coast). What they need to do is very, very quickly find somebody (to replace Ian Crook) who is going to come in and give the whole place, not just the team, a bit of a shake. I think there's too many people there that haven't got clearly defined roles. The bottom line is, in football, the manager has got to be the boss. There's a reason why we call him the boss. What he says go. Ange Postecoglou wouldn't have it any other way, Erik will tell you that.
Paartalu says: You could see after the game that Crooky was obviously pretty upset from some of the fans' abuse. But you can take nothing away from Melbourne Victory, it was a great comeback from them. Sydney probably should have held on with 15 minutes to go, 2-0 up. But when you start talking about health problems, and if you're not really up for it, then the best thing is to move on, everyone clear out and let's get on with moving forward. I had Crooky as a coach when I was younger and I know the type of character he is and he wouldn't have made this decision lightly.
Central Coast Mariners 1 defeated Wellington Phoenix 0 at Westpac Stadium
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Bozza says: It wasn't a game that reached any great heights, but I thought overall on the balance Mariners did deserve their victory. A fantastic defensive performance once again - they're a very solid unit. I think (Mariners coach) Graham Arnold will be very happy because after that win last week the easiest thing in the world is for a team to take their foot off the pedal, so to speak. Wellington's not a nice place, or an easy place, to go. Wellington have some problems. Three losses on the trot now. They've really, year in-year out, continued to prove all the critics wrong with their performances. Is this maybe the year where they start to slip a little bit? I don't think it will be but definitely three losses on the trot at any club is a bit of a crisis.
Paartalu says: The Mariners are a real team, and you can tell when you go across to Wellington and you're grinding out results that's a sign of a good team. I think they're definitely well positioned at the moment compared to us, so I think they've got to be favourites (for the title).
Adelaide United 1 drew with Perth Glory 1 at Hindmarsh Stadium
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Paartalu says: (Adelaide striker) Dario Vidosic's finishing has been very clinical. He hasn't had to have too many opportunities in a game to find the back of the net. He's a very good player technically - we all know this - but he's banging in the goals and having a super season.
Bozza says: There's great competition for places at Perth. They've got a very good squad and that's going to become more and more important as the season progresses. To have someone like Shane Smeltz waiting in the wings surely makes you focus.
Paartalu says: Perth Glory are similar to us in terms of the core group being together for a couple of seasons now. Liam Miller's definitely a player that can unlock defences and change the game for them. You've got Billy Mehmet scoring goals, winning headers. What I like about them is that they put in for each other - they're a real team. Particularly when you're across the west coast of Australia, a lot of time is spent traveling and staying in hotels, they've got that togetherness. You can see it.
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