Ufuk Talay had just a few days in his new job as boss of struggling Sydney FC to prepare for his opening A-League Men clash against Adelaide United - and even he was left pondering how they had somehow managed to dramatically transform their fortunes.
Rooted to the foot of the table while winless and goalless after the opening three rounds, the Sky Blues, in Talay's first match since replacing Steve Corica earlier in the week, produced an utterly dominant performance on Saturday to thump the Reds 5-1 in Adelaide.
