Melbourne City head coach Aurelio Vidmar could not hide his disappointment after the team’s 3-1 defeat to rivals Melbourne Victory in the Melbourne Derby.
“We missed tackles, we were late to the ball, the one-on-one duels were horrendous and that’s where they got their joy from.”
City, who are now six matches without a win against Victory, suffered their first defeat of the season, having edged Newcastle Jets 1-0 in Round 1.
Vidmar added: “We had a great week leading up to this, nice and calm like normal.
“To me they look up for it so obviously the prove is always in the pudding when you go out onto the pitch. Then you see the contrast of the first and second half, and that was more like us.
“You have to be competitive. The league is going to be like that, it’s going to be very even. Everyone is going to beat everyone,” Vidmar added.
“But you need to turn up. You don’t need talent for that. No talent, you just need to compete. Compete first, get that right and usually your game follows.”
