Brisbane Roar’s tactical flexibility and youthful exuberance a recipe for A-League success

There’s something hugely satisfying about watching the Brisbane Roar play under Warren Moon — something that was clearly on show in Saturday night’s emphatic 3-1 victory over Adelaide United at Dolphin stadium.

If anything was to be a tonic for the delayed kick off for the 8,747-strong crowd — a storm in Sydney pushing this match back, resulting in it ending at the unsociable hour of 10:30pm local time — it was the way Brisbane played in the first half.

The Roar were very impressive, dominating to the extent that Moon described it as the best 45 minutes of his tenure so far.

The 2-0 lead at the break was the least that the Roar deserved.

The first was a wonderfully worked goal from Dylan Wenzel-Halls in the 37th minute, described by…