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We must learn from Guangzhou humbling
5 hours agoThere are two ways we can react to Guangzhou’s predictable pasting of the Mariners. We can grumble about money and then ignore it, or use it as a springboard to better understand how to compete in Asia. A 5-1 aggregate defeat in their AFC Champions League Round of 16 tie doesn’t look great on paper, [...]
Learning to love the AFC Champions League via Twitter
17 May 2013The most enthralling fixture this week was arguably not the FA Cup final or even the Europa League decider, it was a game which took place in Asia hosted by an Australian team. Fans who tuned into the Central Coast Mariners’ absorbing 2-1 home defeat to Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande in the first leg of [...]
The FA Cup final lost its lustre long ago
13 May 2013The most annoying aspect of the FA Cup final was not the empty seats or constant references to Budweiser, it was the fact that at least some of us forgot it no longer kicks off at midnight. You’d think I’d have learned after doing the same thing last year. There I was with my glass [...]
What the Mariners must do to beat Guangzhou
10 May 2013Some will say Central Coast have no chance of beating Guangzhou in the AFC Champions League. If Graham Arnold is smart, he will use such sentiment to his team’s advantage. The result of Australian sides underestimating Asian opposition in the ACL makes for ugly reading. Melbourne Victory lost 3-1 to Thai outfit Chonburi. Newcastle Jets [...]
A-League clubs must make their mark in Asia
6 May 2013One club in Australia has the potential to put the A-League on the map more than any other. Sadly for Gosford-based fans, it is not the Central Coast Mariners. The Mariners will of course play Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande in their two-legged AFC Champions League round of 16 clash this month. Graham Arnold’s battle-hardened outfit [...]
Relegation hurts, but life can hurt you more
3 May 2013One day A-League fans will know the pain of relegation, which seems to be a curious obsession of the oft-bewildering Asian Football Confederation. The AFC continues to insist that promotion and relegation are key components of leagues across Asia, regardless of whether multi-divisional leagues are even plausible in certain countries. Coming from an organisation which [...]
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