Posts Tagged "Kevin Muscat"
Victorian Premier League still unknown to fans
By Daniel Quinn, 23 Mar 2012The Victorian Premier League (VPL) kicks off today with defending champions Green Gully Cavaliers travelling to Kingston Heath Soccer Complex to take on a youthful Bentleigh Greens outfit.
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Is Muscat the man to lead the Victory?
By Tony Tannous, 13 Mar 2012A clean-out of the players or a manager who can adapt and get the best out of the men at his disposal? That’s the question the Melbourne Victory board are looking to answer over the coming weeks.
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Victory likely to appeal Foschini ban
By Sam Lienert, 7 Nov 2011Melbourne Victory are strongly considering appealing the controversial red card handed to defender Matthew Foschini, as they face a player drain for Saturday night’s clash with Central Coast.
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Poor start getting to Melbourne Victory
By Robert Grant, 26 Oct 2011Assistant coach Kevin Muscat admits the level of frustration is on the rise at Melbourne Victory following their goal-shy start to the A-League season.
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A selection of five of the angriest Aussie sportsmen
By Chris Chard, 20 Oct 2011Most professional athletes lose their cool every now and then; such is the competitive nature of sport. However, there is another type of athlete; the bloke who is permanently ticked off about something and always looks like he’s just stepped in a pile of Black Cavier’s finest.
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Muscat farewelled as Victory stay alive
By Guy Hand, 5 May 2011Kevin Muscat has farewelled Melbourne, but the exit door hasn’t quite slammed shut on the Victory’s Asian Champions League hopes.
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Muscat confident of upset ACL win
By John Salvado, 4 May 2011Kevin Muscat is under no illusions about the size of the task facing Melbourne Victory on Wednesday night in his last-ever match on Australian soil.
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Would A-League fans prefer their club to sign a marquee coach or a marquee player? It’s a question which should be asked amid the ongoing Roy Keane saga, with Melbourne Victory ready to outlay a hefty sum of money for a coach with a relatively unproven record.
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Muscat earns Victory an ACL draw
By Adrian Warren, 6 Apr 2011A vital goal from veteran Kevin Muscat just about kept Melbourne Victory alive in the Asian Champions League, as they battled to a 1-1 away draw with Tianjin Tedu in China on Tuesday night.
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Melbourne Victory part ways with Ernie Merrick
By The Roar, 12 Mar 2011Melbourne Victory today sensationally parted ways with foundation coach Ernie Merrick, one game into their current Asian Champions League campaign, with speculation increasing that the club will make a bold move for the services of Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou.
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The state of Victorian football
By Robbie Di Fabio, 7 Mar 2011The instalment of the sixth Hyundai A-League season encompassed many changes on and off the pitch. An abundance of quality players playing their trade on our shores and the upmost superior technical standard of play witnessed since the inauguration of the reenergized competition has seen major improvement in the standard of play.
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Tonight Melbourne Victory will become only the second Australian side to compete in the Asian Champions League for a third time when they take on 2008 Champions Gamba Osaka at Expo 70 Stadium. Unlike Adelaide United, the only other team to achieve this feat, the Victory have never made it out of the group stage [...]
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Kevin Muscat ready to return for Melbourne Victory
By Guy Hand, 1 Mar 2011Kevin Muscat is in peak condition and “more motived than ever” for his first competitive match for Melbourne Victory since the tackle that provoked worldwide outrage.
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Emotional Muscat farewells football after ACL
By Robbie Di Fabio, 25 Feb 2011The curtain will be closing on Kevin Muscat and one of the most successful, yet contentious careers, from an Australian footballer. Amid emotional scenes, Melbourne Victory’s inaugural captain, Muscat, 37, announced his retirement from professional football effective in May following the initial stages of the Asian Champions League campaign.
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Should Kevin Muscat really coach Victory?
By Ben Carter, 19 Feb 2011As soon as I heard on February 17 that Melbourne Victory captain Kevin Muscat would retire at the close of this summer’s Asian Champions League, and instantly be given a two-year job alongside coach Ernie Merrick, my thoughts turned to that other classic hard nut of the English premiership, Roy Keane.
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Polarising Kevin Muscat bids farewell
By Guy Hand, 19 Feb 2011Kevin Muscat arrived at Melbourne Victory on the day of his retirement announcement this week to find six boxes of Kleenex taped to his locker.
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How will Kevin Muscat be remembered?
By Davidde Corran, 18 Feb 2011So Australian football’s biggest assumption was confirmed on Wednesday with Kevin Muscat announcing his retirement from football at the end of Melbourne Victory’s Asian Champions League campaign this autumn.
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Muscat wants to coach the Melbourne Victory
By Guy Hand, 17 Feb 2011Kevin Muscat has declared coaching the Melbourne Victory is his new long-term aim after announcing he will retire from playing within the next three months.
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Kevin Muscat to announce retirement
By Sam Lienert, 15 Feb 2011Suspended Melbourne Victory captain Kevin Muscat is set to confirm on Wednesday he will end his career after this year’s Asian Champions League (ACL).
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The ballad of Kevin Muscat
By Rob McLean, 8 Feb 2011Kevin Muscat’s recent indiscretion was one of the most talked about issues on The Roar over the past month and has prompted plenty of emotions.
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