Sky Blues gave us a wake-up call: Roar
Brisbane coach Robbie Fowler 譲歩するs his team's 5-1 pasting against Sydney FC has given him an 指示,表示する物 of where they sit in the A-League つつく/ペックing order.
The Roar had no answers for a classy Sky Blues attack that 延長するd their lead 頂上に the (米)棚上げする/(英)提議する by five points 儀礼 of the four-goal 大勝する in Kogarah.
"It's a real 注目する,もくろむ-opener for us," Fowler said 地位,任命する-game.
"We know what we've got to do. We know where we need to be at. And this season, we have been okay, we really have. But for 45 minutes, we wasn't there."
Brisbane entered the 衝突/不一致 having appeared to put a 悲惨な start to the (選挙などの)運動をする behind them with two 勝利,勝つs in their past three 遠出s.
However, Fowler's men fell 支援する to earth with a thud, with their defence 開始 up too easily on their way to 譲歩するing three goals by halftime.
The Roar 設立する some 抵抗 after the break but gave up two goals on the 反対する late in the match before (人命などを)奪う,主張するing a なぐさみ goal.
It is their easily their heaviest 敗北・負かす so far under the new coach.
"It's a real wake-up call for us," Fowler said.
"When you are playing against 最高の,を越す 質 players - as we have done (Saturday night) - then if you're not on song, then it's going to be a long night.
"We (had) 45 minutes of poor play. I wouldn't sit here and throw my players under the bus, because I think they've given us everything this year.
"But that 45 minutes shouldn't be 許容できる for anyone, for any 経営者/支配人."
The loss means Brisbane 行方不明になる their chance at moving into the 最高の,を越す six, and instead 減少(する) to just one 位置/汚点/見つけ出す above last-placed Central Coast in 10th 位置/汚点/見つけ出す.
"It's my 職業 and my staff's to 選ぶ them up and we go again. There's nothing else we can do. We'll take this on the chin, we'll learn from it, we will," Fowler said.