The Kiwi side has been hammered 6-0 and 5-0 in their past two matches.
In the wake of back-to-back defeats by heavy margins, the Phoenix vice-captain stressed the importance of looking after his younger team-mates.
Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. We had a couple of off nights and things didn't go away, and we've reflected on that and analysed that, but no one-became a bad player overnight. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. That then became five and four as they lost to the Mariners. “In terms of sheltering them from what's gone on the last couple of weeks, it's about keeping them in the right mind frame in terms of believing in themselves and believing in their abilities,” Sail said. “We've got the carrot of playoffs football and also in the meantime, going home to play in front of the fans,” Sail said on Thursday.
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They got there in the end. Louis Fenton was deemed the culprit for both spot kicks. The score fell just short of last weekend's unwanted mark but the performance was worse.
Central Coast Mariners have moved to within a game of the A-League Men's finals places after brushing aside a free-falling Wellington Phoenix.
Kuol, younger brother of 2021-22 ALM breakout star Alou, secured a memorable maiden ALM goal in the 68th minute with an audacious flick-on from a long Miller pass and then helped launch the attack that saw Hatch complete the rout in the 93rd minute. It was then 2-0 in the 24th when a short-corner routine between N'Kololo and Josh Nisbet opened up an angle for the former to bend a shot inside the far post. After playing the through ball that induced Louis Fenton to bring down N'Kololo for a penalty, Urena netted from the spot in the eighth minute of play.
At Central Coast Stadium, Gosford: Central Coast Mariners 5 (Marco Urena pen-8', Beni Nkololo 24', Jason Cummings pen-55', Garang Koul 68', ...
Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. The Phoenix remain one point outside the top six in seventh with two games in hand on the two teams directly above them, but their form has taken a nosedive this week with so many players out through injury and illness. Nkololo was a handful up front for the Mariners. He won the penalty which led to the opening goal and scored the second with a wonderful strike from a short corner routine. Hatch capped off the five-star performance for the Mariners with a second chance effort in stoppage time after Sail was unable to hold onto the ball after making the initial save. The Phoenix remain one point outside the top-six with two games in hand on the two teams directly above them, and two points off third.
The Phoenix have suffered their second straight heavy defeat in the A-League going down 5-0 to the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford.
Callan Elliot got the nod at right back, with Louis Fenton moving to the left fullback role to replace James McGarry. They added a fourth goal midway through the second-half and completed the scoring with the last kick of the game. The Mariners led 2-0 at halftime and scored their second penalty of the match shortly after the break to take the game out of reach.
Central Coast Mariners have moved within striking distance of the A-League Men top-six after thumping Wellington Phoenix 5-0 at Central Coast Stadium.
Wellington Phoenix have been handed another heavy defeat as part of their congested A-League schedule, hammered 5-0 by Central Coast Mariners on Tuesday.
The Wellington Phoenix were without nine squad members – five with covid and four with injuries – when they were defeated by Central Coast Mariners in Gosford ...
“I think we made life a lot more difficult when we concede a penalty in the eighth minute of the game and we concede from a set piece as well. “The boys will recover tomorrow and then we’ll get two actual sessions on the park where we can actually do some tactical work as well. They added a fourth goal midway through the second-half and completed the scoring with the last kick of the game.
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Coach concedes Phoenix just don't have the depth to deal with having so many players out.
So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. Talay had missed two games himself after testing positive for Covid-19 recently and he said the club was “a little bit worried” that some players were now getting it for a second time in the space of a few months.
Central Coast Mariners have moved to within a game of the A-League Men's finals places after brushing aside a free-falling Wellington Phoenix.
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