The Australians are still feeling their way round Asian football and how it operates; or often
doesn't. Take Adelaide United. There they were happily looking forward to playing in the Asian
Champions League when all of a sudden they are being told that they now have to play a play off
against Indonesian champions Persipura.
We knew the Melbourne Victory defence, central defence was too slow, too fragile and lacked
Muscat.
And in midfield the pairing of Leigh Broxham and Grant Brebner could never control the game in the
Asian Champions League games - at times the Victory were embarrassing - and these our Aussie
Champions - and this season they've never had the ball, kept the ball or enabled the style boys to
get on the ball.
