Dylan Wenzel-Halls continued his red-hot A-League form for Brisbane Roar with a brace against Adelaide – and coach Warren Moon expects him to only get better.
DWenzel-Halls is flying high but Moon says there’s still plenty more to come from both the livewire striker and the rest of his A-League attack.
The energetic 23-year-old scored a brace and set the tone for the Roar’s excellent 3-1 win against an undermanned Adelaide on Saturday night, a victory which nudged Brisbane to the top of the table.
“He was good. He’s been good every week since he’s played,” Moon said.
“Now he’s getting his rewards and, I say it every week, his performance was good tonight. So two goals, and we’re happy.”
Wenzel-Halls has now had a direct hand in six of the Roar’s eight goals this season, scoring four and assisting a further two but Moon said there was still “lots” of improvement left in him.
“We talk all the time about things he can work on and improve on and I think Dylan’s really, really self-aware of what he needs to do,” he said.
“But he’s really, really hungry to improve as a player and be better.
“I’m sure that as he gets more and more confidence, we’ll start to see an even better Dylan.”
Brisbane found plenty of joy in creating chances against Adelaide.
Jay O’Shea was excellent, scoring a long-range goal, while veteran Scott McDonald was influential again and Jesse Daley had an impact off the bench.
The Roar attack will soon be bolstered by experienced striker Golgol Mebrahtu, who is ready to play but awaiting his international clearance.
“Everyone’s going to need to perform. Golgol comes and just adds something else to our squad,” Moon said.
“Everyone will now be aware that it’s not just a free ride to get a spot. You’re going to need to do well in training and games and keep performing.
“That’s a good place as a coach to be. It’s nice to have those kind of headaches.”
Meanwhile, Adelaide were left stinging after their second loss in as many away trips, but coach Carl Veart expects gun recruits Tomi Juric (groin) and Javi Lopez (calf) to return for next week’s home clash against Perth.
Captain Stefan Mauk came back from his calf injury, while the Reds will look to get more and more game time into Al Hassan Toure, who returned off the bench.
NoMates
Guest
I bet DWH gets burnt out by mid season because no one else in the team will do much but rely on him which is a real shame.
Lionheart
Roar Rookie
Akbari, O'Shea
jbinnie
Guest
c and c To understand how a back 3 operates you have to forget who played where in the past. Under Fowler, Roar were playing with a back 3, Neville and the two who are there. At the start of this season ,with Neville missing, they were attempting to play with a back 4 but the two "wingbacks" struggled with this formation for they were expected to play the modern game and give width to the attack when in possession. This sounds a lot easier than it actually is and it was noticeable that both backs passed the ball backwards more often that they went for a run. With the young Trewin being drafted in there has been more opportunity for the backs to go forward and as I said ,Brown's game has picked up dramatically in recent weeks. Tactical formations call for deep understanding of what is trying to be attained and Hingert is still showing signs of poor comprehension. You mention DWH scoring from a Hingert cross, that is true, but did you count the crosses that were mis-placed over the 90 minutes? The back 3 system also calls for a strong destructive midfielder and Dalley appears to have the necessities but the other lads who have been playing in midfield also have to provide cover for both wingbacks should they be kept up front for any reason. Roar are close to having a very good side, there are only a few problem areas in the line up that needs attention, one being the amount of work DWH appears to be expected to do, not a goal poachers job. Cheers jb.
coolncold
Roar Rookie
The one who feed Wenzel_Hall last night was Hingert who used to partner Ivan Franjic in 2013 to 2014. They did over lapping at the right side interchangeably. After Franjic left in 2014 to 2015 season, Hingert took Franjic's place as the right back. Ever since, Hingert did quite alright. However, there came the double right back in 2019 to 2020 season, Hingert partnering Scott Neville to do over lapping. Don't know why Scott Neville has been loaned out. Because of that there was a weakness and that made the 0-1 loss to City weeks ago in the season opening match. Maybe, Hingert should partner Kai Trewin for the rest of this season as Hingert is better as an winger.
stu
Guest
Daly....
coolncold
Roar Rookie
Broich to Berisha; Borrelo to Maclaren; ? to Wenzel-Hall
jbinnie
Guest
Getting more out of DWH?. At the 85 minute mark of any game I've watched him he has nothing left to give, throwing himself all around the field doing work that others should be doing in getting ammunition to him so he can work his magic in the danger area. He should never be called upon to get back into his team's penalty area and yet ,if you watch him closely, you will find him backtracking there to help others. It is those "others" that coach Moon has to concentrate on so that the youngster can use up his energy where it is needed most. Then ,and only then will we see the best of DWH. Cheers jb