D'arcy And Goran

LISTEN TO ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS GREENACRE TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEThe Wellington Phoenix are on the march.It's been long time since anyone could say that, but a 2-1 win over Newcastle is a promising start to this campaign.It's just the second time the Phoenix have won their opening game in 12 attempts, and was the perfect start to coach Mark Rudan's reign.The Australian has been reluctant to make any big predictions ahead of this campaign, but he has regularly promised "100 per cent commitment" from his team.That was what they delivered, and the intensity of effort, a generous slice of luck, plus the conditioning and organisation honed in pre-season, achieved this outcome.Unfortunately this victory will be overshadowed by more VAR controversy, as technology driven decisions ruled out a Phoenix goal, then gifted the Wellington side a penalty.Both were highly debatable, at best.The Phoenix's intentions were clear from the start. Mark Rudan set up a five man defence, though wing backs Liberato Cacace and