Twenty goals, four points separating first and ninth, and form lines out the window?
Who says the A-League isn't one of Australia's most exciting sporting competitions?
Coach interviews were absolute fire, while Wellington got points without even having a shot.
The A-League's round four was jam packed full of weird and exciting moments.
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Who needs shots to get results?
Wellington Phoenix scored a goal and earned an excellent 1-1 draw on the road against Melbourne Victory on Friday night.
But they managed to do it without having a single shot - on target, off target or even blocked.
🤯🤯🤯
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) November 10, 2023
Have you ever seen a stat line like that?!?! 😲
📰 'Nix share the points without taking a shot: https://t.co/sDars7xynJ#ALM #MVCvWEL pic.twitter.com/mUY0Q4v8Qo
It was a masterful defensive performance from the Kiwis, who managed to equalise when Victory captain Damien Da Silva deflected a cross into his own net.
The Phoenix rode their luck as waves of Victory attacks came in, but surprisingly the home side failed to create many clear cut chances despite their possession advantage.
Is too much being left up to Bruno Fornaroli?
That's a problem as the Uruguayan, despite starring this season with five goals already, is 36 years old.
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Adelaide boss destroys journalist
Lucas Rinaldo won't forget this in a hurry.
The Channel 10 journalist was tasked with the job of interviewing a prickly Carl Veart after the game.
With the Reds losing 5-1 at home in Sydney, Veart was in no mood to deal with a question from Rinaldo about whether his team was missing 17-year-old Nestory Irankunda.
"That's a silly question."@AdelaideUnited's Carl Veart was visibly defensive when asked by @LucasRinaldo_ whether Nestory Irankunda's absence had unsettled The Reds game plans, after a 5-1 loss to @SydneyFC.
— 10 Football (@10FootballAU) November 11, 2023
Catch the #ADLvSYD highlights on 10 Play!
💻: https://t.co/d2z8qlUYgt pic.twitter.com/6Po2u8Gbh0
After giving Rinaldo a death stare, Veart retorted: "That's a silly question, he is a 17-year-old kid that's missing from a game.
"Come on, there is 11 players out there tonight."
Rinaldo was audibly shocked by the response but fair play for regaining his composure to complete the interview.
Champions told to shape up or ship out
What's it with coach interviews this weekend?
Last year's champions Central Coast Mariners are bottom of the table without a point in four games as they struggle without former coach Nick Montgomery.
At half-time with the game against Brisbane Roar evenly poised at 1-1, Mariners assistant coach Andy Bernal had a message for any of his players that were tired.
"We don't do tired at this club. If you're tired or you complain, you can leave." 👀
— Paramount+ Australia (@ParamountPlusAU) November 12, 2023
Strong words from the @CCMariners coaching staff when speaking to @glen006 on their expectations of this side in the second half.#CCMvBRI is back underway on Paramount+ 📺 pic.twitter.com/nXgfUYCVWX
"We don't do tired at this club. If you're tired or complain, you can leave," Bernal said to Paramount+.
Questions were being asked about the suitability of new coach Mark Jackson even before the season started and the pressure is building with every poor result.
