Five things we learned over the weekend Moss gathers no points: Mariners coach Phil Moss after Sunday's home defeat to Perth. The Mariners aren't in crisis - yet It would be too early to declare any club in a state of emergency five rounds into the season, especially when each of last year's grand finalists have yet to pick up a point. However, the whispers of big ructions coming out of Gosford can no longer be ignored. If the club fails to make the FFA Cup final, and cannot pick up their A-League form, there will be serious questions raised of all involved: players, coach, administrators. A poor crowd of little over 6000 showed the club is drifting aimlessly - and now into dangerous waters. Phil Moss must quickly to steer the good ship Central Coast to calmer waters. Josep Gombau's doubters: you were wrong Red-hot: Adelaidehave established themselves as the best passing side in the country under Josep Gombau. There were plenty of them of last season - and how they couldn't wait for the Spaniard to fail. But the fact is that this Adelaide United team is the best ball-playing side in the country. Sydney FC may eventually match them, ditto Melbourne Victory, but right now the Reds are the kings of possession and therefore the best team to watch. Still, Graham Arnold deserves praise for organising a game plan of damage limitation last Friday and had the referee been on his game, they might have had all three points. Western Sydney's schedule is their ball and chain All of us can forgive Western Sydney if they want to celebrate their Asian Champions League and then go and represent Australian football proudly at the Club World Cup. They've earned the right. But with that tournament lingering in December and their ACL title defence starting again in February, it's going to be the most chaotic few months an A-League club has ever seen. The January break may actually be the rest Tony Popovic and his squad badly needs. Aaron Mooy isn't in the Socceroos to make up the numbers We in Australian football are all guilty of jumping the gun, not least when it comes to picking the next young star. Aaron Mooy has been placed in the "potential" box since he was on the books at Bolton Wanderers but the Melbourne City gun finally seems to be blooming into a dominant midfielder, not just a a pair of tricky feet. His display against Brisbane Roar was as elegant as we've seen from a true central midfielder in years. He is hitting the line like Protectionist for Asian Cup selection. Newcastle's pitch should have been ready One of the underestimated reasons the A-League has improved in recent years is because pitches have lifted in quality from ordinary to excellent, especially during the off-season for the other codes. Newcastle has always been a notable exception, however, and it was disappointing that, even with a month to prepare the field, it wasn't right for the Jets' first home game of the season. At least it should be ready for the Asian Cup and then hopefully up to that standard forever more.