The Wanderers fell outside of the finals spot after their loss to the Glory but have 10 more matches to salvage their season, including a make-up match against Wellington Phoenix. There's been a lot of changes going on but we've been going long enough now that everyone knows their role and we've just been very inconsistent and that's something we need to fix.' 'We just have to look forward to these last 10 games to cement ourselves in the top six. But everyone is trying and it's been long enough now for everyone to be getting used to those changes,' Hamill said. I think Josep has made that very public and the way that he was at Adelaide. While the application of the rules may have had a harsh outcome for the Wanderers, their lacklustre defending and poor first half was another sign of their teething problems in the transition towards a new style of football.ĭespite having played 12 games under the tenure of new coach Gombau, Hamill says the inconsistent performances and hesitation while defending were largely caused by their shift towards a more attacking mindset. 'Penalty and a yellow doesn't change a game like penalty and a red card.' 'That is the rule, the goalkeeper has a protection that if it's outside the area it's a yellow card, but the action is the same. Western Sydney coach Josep Gombau bemoaned the greater leniency shown towards goalkeepers by officials. We can't change it, we have to deal with it.'

Unfortunately we had to play 85 minutes with a man down and it makes it tough. 'We got the double punishment when we got the exact same thing with us with Reddy and a yellow card for what was deemed a football challenge. 'They looked on the VAR and obviously the rule was changed. 'The referee explained to me it wasn't a football challenge, which is why he gave a red card,' said Wanderers defender Brendan Hamill.

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