Melbourne Victory are experiencing a mini-crisis, following a 1-0 away loss to a gritty and determined Perth Glory.
That defeat makes it three on the spin for the reigning champions, while for Glory they breathe some life into their campaign with their second consecutive win after a faltering start to the season.
The match never hit any great heights, but Diego Castro was the match-winner on 74 minutes when he nestled the ball into the back of the net from close range, after superb wing play from impressive debutant Jamal Reiners.
Besart Berisha would bemoan the woodwork only minutes before Glory took the lead, as Victory head back to Melbourne for a derby clash in woeful form.
Safe to say that Victory’s supporters are disgruntled and voiced their concerns over Twitter.
Here’s some of the best reaction:
Sack Muscat. Bring back Merrick. #PERvMVC #aleague
— Andrew Bishara (@_andrewb21) December 16, 2015
So we changed the defence and nothing has improved, maybe we’ll now realise we have bigger issues further forward #MVFC #PERvMVC
— Justine Hibble (@Juzh85) December 16, 2015
Cracks starting to appear in the Victory machine… How will they fare later this season when they have to juggle ACL as well? #PERvMVC
— Josh Fahey (@miryuz_) December 16, 2015
Berisha proved himself to be off-form and out of sorts, Muscat is not doin him any favors by playing him… #PERvMVC
— David Lee (@LeeKingKovic) December 16, 2015
@gomvfc I hate to break this to you, but road games do matter in the @ALeague. Please remind Danny Vukovic of this and ta. #PERvMVC
— Jo-Ryan Salazar (@JoRyanSalazar) December 16, 2015
Serious q? Has there ever been a team in A-league history that has lost 3 in a row and won the Premiers Plate @AndyHowe_statto #PERvMVC
— Michael Zappone (@Michael_Zappone) December 16, 2015
Not one shot on target in 90mins, against Perth!!! #PERvMVC
— Nic Walsh (@P90Walsh) December 16, 2015
7 halves of football without a goal. What the hell is going on!? #PERvMVC #aleague
— Victory Stats (@VictoryStats) December 16, 2015
Thought we were OK v Wanderers, the Wellington game was a write-off, but this one has the alarm bells going. Big challenge for Kev. #PERvMVC
— Andrew (@andrew_54) December 16, 2015
We now cross live to Aaron Mooy…#PERvMVC pic.twitter.com/Wlyp4M9J8L
— James McGrath (@james_r_mcgrath) December 16, 2015
#PERvMVC @gomvfc player ratings tonight based on positions ? ???? ?? ??? ? The Coach – ????
— Kire Georgievski (@kgeorgievski) December 16, 2015
Get in. Huge three points for @PerthGloryFC and probably deserved. Chance to really build some momentum from the past few days. #PERvMVC
— Tommy Doleman (@TommyDoleman) December 16, 2015
This is all set up so well for City to revert to their Heart ways and lose the #MelbDerby 1-0. #PERvMVC
— James (@JamesK_1312) December 16, 2015
What happened to that game in hand every Victory fan constantly reminded us of after Saturday’s loss! Great job Perth….. #PERvMVC #Aleague
— Dougiejam (@Dougiejam) December 16, 2015
Valeri missing from the midfield, he filled Milligans boots to a point, but nobody able to fill his. #PERvMVC @gomvfc #MVFC
— Simon Shirley (@simonshirley72) December 16, 2015
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