Defensive errors cost Melbourne City in Friday's clash with the A-League leaders, underlining why Graham Arnold's well-structured team deserve praise
COMMENT
Some would use it as a stick to beat them with but Sydney FC's stingy defence and impressive team structure should be revered rather than reviled.
The Sky Blues may have shut the A-League premiership window on second-placed Melbourne Victory less than a week after opening it slightly, with a brace to Bobo and Brandon O'Neill's free-kick seeing Sydney overcome 10-man Melbourne City 3-1 on Friday night.
Graham Arnold's Sydney moved 11 points clear of Victory ahead of the rest of Round 21's fixtures.