Melbourne Victory stuck in an existential crisis
Steve Kean may have usurped Grant Brebner as manager, but the Victory remains a basketcase. Who can lift the A-League giants out of this malaise?
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Steve Kean may have usurped Grant Brebner as manager, but the Victory remains a basketcase. Who can lift the A-League giants out of this malaise?
Ex-Blackburn boss Steve Kean will coach Melbourne Victory for the remainder of the season, becoming the fourth man in two years to take the reins.
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TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Melbourne City FC | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | +20 | 31 |
Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 30 |
Adelaide United | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 30 |
Sydney FC | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | +7 | 27 |
Macarthur FC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 27 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | +1 | 25 |
Brisbane Roar | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 23 |
Western United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 23 |
Wellington Phoenix FC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 21 |
Perth Glory | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
Newcastle Jets | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
Melbourne Victory | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -27 | 11 |