Few A-League fixtures produce the pumping scenes and vibrant atmosphere that materialise when the city’s east meets west
Forget for a moment about what Sydney FC’s victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in Saturday’s elimination final means for the rivalry. First, let’s postulate on why Wanderers midfielder Miloš Ninković was frogmarched out of the Sky Blue’s dressing room by two Sydney attendants in its aftermath, hurling remonstrations as he went. The silent footage released by the A-Leagues’ media arm Keepup offers few hints, which is perfect because speculation is much more fun.
Did Sydney boss Steve Corica see his former player waltzing into his inner sanctum as an act of disrespect after their year-long war of words? Was Ninković congratulating his former teammates fine until a spiteful ex-coach needlessly escalated things? Maybe Ninković wanted to go out for a chicken parma but Corica fancied a parmi?
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