Coach issued please explain over explosive storm out

Western Sydney Wanderers coach Marko Rudan has been issued a show cause notice by Football Australia over an explosive press conference tirade after his side's 4-3 loss to Macarthur FC

Rudan directly targeted referee Adam Kersey in his rant, stating "there's a bit of history between myself and him".

The 48-year-old was unhappy with the decision not to award Macarthur's Valere Germain a red card in the fist half, claiming he kicked out at one of his players.

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Despite Rudan's frustration, FA believes the tackle did not deserve a red card.

"The VAR did review an incident between Valère Germain (Macarthur FC) and Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) in the first half, concluding that the studs of Germain's boot did not make contact with the body of Beadling, so it was deemed not to be Violent Conduct," an FA statement read.

"That being said, this was a missed yellow card against Germain, something which we have discussed with the match referee as part of Football Australia's weekly performance review of its officials."

After the defeat, Rudan walked into the press conference telling the media he'd be "talking for a while … a bit of box office, get some life into this league."

Rudan first fielding a question about Brandon Borrello's fitness before being asked about the result.

"I'll start by saying there is an absolute stigma attached to my football club, it's clear for all to see," he said.

"You can say whatever you want, but this guy Adam Kersey… there's a bit of history between myself and him and he knows that very well.

"For the life of me, how (Valere) Germain stays on the pitch when he kicks out at my player in the first half, I have absolutely no idea how that is only deemed a yellow card. When it's a retaliation it's a clear red.

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"It happened to my players last year but when it does happen to my football club and my players, they don't even think twice, it's a straight red."

Rudan was also left frustrated by the late goal to Macarthur in controversial circumstances with uncertainty around whether the ball crossed the line.

FA stated VAR checked the play with no conclusive evidence to overturn the decision.

After expressing his frustration, Rudan then returned to ranting over his initial frustration with the Germain decision.

"We're trying to speak to the fourth official to have a look at it and he said, 'mate, I didn't see anything other than that', that's what the VAR is there for," he said.

"But I'll go deeper than that because when this football club was created, everyone spoke around the league in glowing fashion about the colour, the entertainment, the noise, the singing and how it was a godsend to the league.

"Then all of a sudden, whether that's forced or unforced, the west of Sydney is a diverse and multicultural area made up by predominantly Europeans, my parents were on of them, football in Europe and South America and all over the world when it comes to fans is on a different level.

"So everybody praises the club, praises its fans for doing that. Then some issues occur and all of a sudden, since that moment years ago, there's been a stigma.

"Our poor fans and members have had to pay the price. A lot of people have lost trust in the league because of it … anywhere else in the world you see fireworks, you see smoke, you see noise, it's crazy, that's what differentiates our game from every other code in this country.

"I'm just sick and tired of the decisions that continually go against us. I've shut my mouth for a long time.

"We were the cleanest team in the competition three weeks ago, least amount of yellows, least amount of fouls … then all of a sudden we get two (reds) in two weeks.

"It's not me having a sook here, there are a lot of clubs with a good fan base … but this club brought something different to the league … but there's something clearly wrong.

Rudan went on to congratulate Macarthur for the win but believed the result would have been different "had the referee done his job properly".

The coach's remarks continued for a short time before he ended it by saying "that's all I've got to say" and walked out.

After Rudan's outburst, the FA confirmed they were taking action against him.

"Football Australia confirms that it has reviewed the comments made by Western Sydney Wanderers FC head coach Marko Rudan in the post-match media conference and will be issuing him with a show cause notice under the Football Australia Code of Conduct & Ethics," a statement read.

Despite FA's decision, former Socceroo Robbie Slater believes Rudan did the right thing in calling out the officials and backing his team.

"I like it, he's standing up for his club, his supporters, I think that's want supporters want," he said on 2GB's Wide World of Sports Radio.

"I watched the game and I think he's got a very valid point … the standard of the refereeing this season has not been at the level it needs to be and they need to have a complete rethink about how they use VAR and the decisions referees are making.

"On Marko Rudan's point, I love it, go back in the day when the A-League was thriving.

"You had Kevin Muscat, Graham Arnold, John Kosmina, Ange Postecoglou. These are people you want, they're characters within the game. Characters make headlines."