Gotta say that 2 rounds in, I'm not worried by anyone else in the league atm. The Victory's first 30 mins this week was probably the scariest any team has looked so far.
Sydney FC was understrength against AFC. On a better day they would have been at least a bit more effective. I don't think Auckland was a "better" team on the day and I expect Talay was simply fuming the Smurfs did not get more out of this game, rather than (what sounded like) arguing about the handballs and goals. For Auckland, I think it is mostly the enthusiasm and some decent coaching by Corica, who knows the opposition well, carried the day.