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Australian soccer club team Adelaide United FC coach Aurelio Vidmar, left, and midfielder Travis Dodd smile after a press conference AP Photo/Koji Sasahara
Last night’s game between Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners was a grotesque disservice to the A-League and the game of football.
United deserved their win, but were far from impressive, beating a very poor Mariners side offering little to no imagination. Not that Aurelio Vidmar has ever been imaginative in his own right.
The quality of players in this league, in its top tier, is not any worse than most professional leagues. The very best players of this league can compete.
But the quality of games in this league continues to be cause for concern, as is the abject lack of entertainment value shown tonight.
It’s not the quality of players: it’s the quality of managers, or lack thereof.
So far, Lavicka has introduced a new culture of professionalism to Sydney FC. And the eccentric Miron Bleiberg has Gold Coast United playing a brand of football rarely seen in this league.
The others clearly have potential, but are evidently being held back by the appalling coaching standards of this league.
The quality of managers can easily be improved by more progressive thinking by club boards, and getting priorities right.
What’s more, the managers of real quality who can do it are there, available, and would raise this league to a new level.
Go for it.
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