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The Weekly Wanderer: Home Sweet Home -
Three games, one point, dead last. After a rather frustrating few weeks, it’s good to be home. The Western Sydney Wanderers return to Pirtek Stadium this Sunday to face a Perth Glory side buoyed by an impressive victory over Adelaide United last weekend. But before this encounter ensues, it seems appropriate to look back on the last two weeks of action away from Wanderland. Despite Tony Popovic’s long list of off-season recruitments, not much else has changed for the men in red and black. Both the 1-1 draw against Adelaide in Round 2, and last weekend’s 1-0 derby defeat to Sydney FC featured a fragile back four and an inability to put the ball into the back of the net. In truth, the Wanderers have not been as bad as their position on the standings suggest. In fact, across the three games played thus far, they have often controlled both the ball and the sights on goal. While new number nine Federico Piovaccari has found chances at goal few and far between, the sheer strength of the Italian has left many opposing defenders unable to handle him. Prior to last weekend’s hamstring twinge, Romeo Castelen had been one of the [...]
Jonathan Bernard