The Melbourne City Gazette
Squad12 Apr 2027
Matheus Rossetto in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Melbourne City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Words at Melbourne City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nathaniel Atkinson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
No hiding place for Kosta Barbarouses
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kosta Barbarouses, and the manager let it.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Marcus Younis gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Marcus Younis is on it.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
A door opens for Marcus Younis
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad12 Apr 2027
The training reports on Liam Bonetig are not good
A bad Saturday is forgiven; a bad Tuesday is chosen. Standards have slipped and in a building where everybody watches everybody, it has been noticed.
In brief
- The dugout Takeshi Kanamori keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Kai Marshall back in training
- Loan watch Quinn MacNicol's loan at Adelaide United nearly up