The new season of Australian professional football kicks off on Friday (7), and the first match will be the playoff king of last season, Melbourne City hosts Western Union. Melbourne City won the regular season title last season, but ultimately failed to beat Western Union in the playoff final. This time, the two teams will meet again, and the changes are not obvious, and Western Union's technical style of play can be expected to overcome Melbourne City again, so an away win is worth supporting.
Melbourne City's squad has not changed much this season, still relying on Jimmy McCarron, Nabbott, Mafeliki and Jimmyson, but the team's average age is on the high side, and the new Dutch midfielder Wyndham Wyndham is already 30 years old, so his vitality is weak, and he is often at a disadvantage when facing a team with strong technical and organizational strengths. Another worry for Melbourne City is that they failed to bring in a new goalkeeper before the season. The team will continue to use Tong Ko Wah, who made many serious mistakes last season, as the goalkeeper is obviously unable to adapt to Kiesloppau's backfield organization tactics, and will become a time bomb at any time.
Western Union ranked 3rd in last season's regular season, but they won the AFL Championship in the playoffs. This season, they continue to have 2 big stars, Diavendi and Zushua Liston, to lead the offense and defense, and they also recruited Mali's international midfielder Doumbia, which further strengthens their overall strength. The overall strength has been further strengthened. There is no major change in the lineup and tactics of the two powerful teams this season, and looking back at the past five meetings between the two teams, Western Union has 4 wins, 1 and an undefeated advantage, and this game is expected to continue to eat Melbourne City.
