Make no mistake, this was a big game - for Melbourne City as a club, for a host of players who had been part of a dreadful collapse the previous weekend, and, more than anyone, for coach John van 't Schip. The Dutchman has been in charge at the club variously known as Melbourne Heart and then Melbourne City for longer than anyone else in two stints with the team. The rumblings not just about the club's lack of success, but for the inconsistency of performances, were beginning to reach a crescendo after that fade-out against Newcastle last...
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