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Key posts 4.05pm When will we see Mitch Langerak? 3.51pm Kisnorbo leaves Arzani, Fornaroli on the bench 3.
51pm He could have been like Ange, but this Aussie coach copped a furious backlash from French fans Hide key posts Posts area Latest 1 of 1 Latest posts Latest posts 4.05pm When will we see Mitch Langerak? By Roy Ward Victory fans will have to wait until the January transfer window opens to see former Socceroos goal-keeper Mitch Langerak back in club colours. The 37-year-old custodian finished a glittering career with J-League club Nagoya Grampus earlier this month and he previously announced he would be returning home to Australia to play for the Victory.
But because the J-League season doesn’t align with the transfer windows, the Victory are unable to put him in their side until the January window opens. “I’m sure he will take some time off which he deserves after a long season, long playing career in Japan,” Victory coach Patrick Kisnorbo told this masthead this week. “It’s his time to sit back and reflect, but in saying that we want him as quickly as possible.
” 3.51pm Kisnorbo leaves Arzani, Fornaroli on the bench The Victory have left some firepower on the bench with Australian internationals Daniel Arzani and Bruno Fornaroli starting on the pine. Melbourne City have named their side for tonight.
3.51pm He could have been like Ange, but this Aussie coach copped a furious backlash from French fans By Roy Ward They say the first one through the wall always gets bloody. Patrick Kisnorbo knows a bit about that.
The new Melbourne Victory boss became the first Australian to coach in a top-five European men’s league when he was appointed to lead French club Troyes in November 2022, about six-months before Ange Postecoglou became Tottenham Hotspur manager. New Melbourne Victory coach Patrick Kisnorbo. Credit: Getty Images While Postecoglou brought his attacking, pressing style to Spurs and won plenty of acclaim and fanfare , Kisnorbo’s experience, at a smaller, embattled club – a struggling side with a remit to promote youth players – was almost the polar opposite.
The club faced a furious backlash from their fans who despised the City Group’s management of their side and took out a good portion of that anger on the former Socceroos defender. They were relegated from France’s Ligue 1 to Ligue 2 in mid-2023 and continued to struggle in the lower competition before Kisnorbo was fired last December, just over a year since leaving Australia. Click here to read the story.
Advertisement 3.49pm Good evening G’day everyone and welcome to our live blog from the Melbourne Derby as the Victory take on City at AAMI Park. Kickoff is set for 7.
35pm AEDT and we will take you through all the major moments and reactions as former City boss Patrick Kisnorbo leads the Victory against his old side. He said this week he expects boisterous reception from City’s supporters and I think that is a fair expectation. It should be a brilliant night of football to come with a crowd of more than 20,000 expected.
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