Home is where the heart is for Western Sydney Wanderers

By Dominic Bossi
Updated January 18 2018 - 9:53am, first published January 12 2018 - 6:23pm

On the eve of Saturday afternoon's Sydney derby in the National Youth League, Western Sydney Wanderers coach Arthur Diles received the news any coach would dread; his six best players have been ruled out. Two midfielders, two strikers, a goalkeeper and a defender will be missing from a game with more than pride and bragging rights on the line. Against their fiercest rivals, the Wanderers require just one point to finish top of their NYL conference, seal a grand final spot and claim their first trophy in the youth ranks. They'll have to do that without the spine of their team, but Diles couldn't be happier.

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