Sydney FC should be A-League's best club but are falling short, Marco Monteverde writes Sydney FC players look dejected after conceding another goal to the Roar. SYDNEY FC should be the biggest and most successful club in the A-League. But right now, the Sky Blues seem to be nothing more than a patched-up and disorganised franchise lacking long-term vision. That's not having a go at coach Frank Farina or his football department. Farina and his staff are doing their best but without genuine backing from Sydney's owners, there is only some much the coach can do. While Farina may be contracted until the end of next season, it seems to me that he doesn't have the ability to sign players because his future is anything but guaranteed. Whether it is Farina or another coach, he needs backing from CEO Tony Pignata and the owners so Sydney can map out a long-term plan. Sydney like to believe that they are a big club but they have got to back up what a big club is all about. They are not showing the attributes of a big club. But how long have we been saying that for? Sydney have really got to start thinking five or 10 years down the line. The squad needs rejuvenation. That much was clearly evident on Thursday when Brisbane Roar ran rampant at Allianz Stadium. Sydney have got to have a plan, they have got to have vision, they have got to have targets. Most importantly they have got to know how to get there. At the moment it's painfully obvious they don't. Even when their squad is at full strength, Sydney FC have a makeshift look about them, and there's only so much a 39-year-old Alessandro Del Piero can do despite his undoubted class. Sadly it seems the Sky Blues don't really know where they're going to be next weekend, let alone in five or 10 years' time.