Coach Tony Popovic says Western Sydney will be out to right some recent wrongs in Saturdays A-League clash against Melbourne Victory.The Wanderers slumped to a 3-0 defeat when the two sides met last month at AAMI Park - despite looking by far the more assured and accomplished team on the night.Some chaotic defending at the back and a lack of cutting edge upfront opened the door for Victory, but Popovics main takeaway from the match was that Western Sydney were on the right track.However, the scoreline still bothers him.I dont know about revenge, (but) it plays on our mind because of how good we were, Popovic said on Friday ahead of the ANZ Stadium rematch.We refer to that game as how positive we were as a team.Its a new group and weve already shown some fantastic signs away from home in terms of our performance.The negative is we lost 3-0. We have to turn that around.The Wanderers have continued to improve since, and last week put four goals past a hapless Central Coast Mariners outfit in an display that suggested Popovics new-look side might be about to hit their straps.But Popovic is reluctant to call it the start of something.A run? I dont want to look too far ahead. Its just one step at a time, he said.Were confident going into the game, were playing well. Can we make it two wins in a row? Thats the challenge weve got.The absence of star Victory winger Marco Rojas, who has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury, is an undoubted boon for the Wanderers.That could mean a maiden start for German import Maxi Beister, who has shown glimpses of class in his handful of performances off the bench so far - but coach Kevin Muscat was coy about his chances.If we analyse it now, he probably hasnt played a great deal of football and certainly not 90 minutes, Muscat said.Bringing him here, weve been able to get him fit but its a different fitness playing games, especially full games.If and when that (opportunity) comes, hopefully he can take it.STATS THAT MATTER* There has never been a drawn game between these sides when WSW have been the home side, the teams sharing three wins apiece so far.* Melbourne Victory have scored just four of their 17 goals for the season when playing away from home, the lowest percentage (23.5%) of any team in the competition.* Marco Rojas has been involved in 10 goals in just six games this season, scoring five and assisting another five; no player has provided as many assists and only two have scored more goals. 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Im confident theyre going to do it.First lady Michelle Obama joined the chorus Sunday morning, congratulating her hometown Cubs a day after the team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicagos Wrigley Field in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series.The Chicago native tweeted: Way to go Cubs!! She then recalled her father, saying: My Dad is the reason Im a true Cubs fans. Hed be so proud!Lifelong fan Marilyn Hnatusko wiped away tears after the win Saturday night, recalling other longtime Cubs fans.I thought of all my relatives who didnt see this, my dear Uncle John, and now I cant quite believe it happened, she said.Scattered across the world, Cubs fans make up their own diaspora. Blizzard-hardened folk, their befuddling loyalty encompasses decades of frustration, disillusionment and too many sigh-filled pangs for next year. Many never lived in Chicago, but grew up elsewhere in the nations heartland, listening to games on WGNs powerful AM signal, which could be heard hundreds of miles, especially at night.Theyre often pressed to explain their loyalty. Stephen Kropp, 46, of Mercer Island, Washington, grew up in Chicago and stays true to his Cubs. He and a buddy plan to attend World Series Game 22 in Cleveland dressed as the Blues Brothers.dddddddddddd.Its a huge emotional investment, Kropp said Sunday. Its dumping all these emotions into something that never gives you anything back. Hanging out at Wrigley, having a beer and knowing youll never get to the promised land. These fans have more credibility (than other teams) to say theyre the best fans in baseball.A Midwestern impulse toward redemption is welling up on social media with a ForgiveBartman hashtag campaign pulling for Steve Bartman to throw out the first pitch when the World Series returns to Wrigley Field.Kropp favors forgiving Bartman, the fan whose interference with a foul ball in the 2003 playoffs added to the sense of a hovering curse. But they should seat him five rows back or higher, just in case, Kropp said.Restaurant owner Tingas, too, is having some trouble letting go of some traditional Cubs beliefs, like the infamous billy goat curse: When we win the World Series were going to have roasted goat, Ill tell you that.Steve Zucker, whos been coming to games since the 1940s, said before Saturdays game that if the Cubs won, he would go to his fathers grave and leave a Cubs hat and T-shirt.My dad died playing cards, listening to the game on a little transistor radio, so I may bring that, too, Zucker said. Before this year, I never thought I would see this.Cubs All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo said the fans deserved to see this team make the World Series.These fans have been amazing since the time I got here, Rizzo said. We got four more big ones to go, but were going to enjoy this.Chicago faces the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.---AP writer Don Babwin in Chicago contributed to this report. ' ' '