Arnold is the local front-runner to take up the post as national mentor as FFA weigh up several candidates including overseas coaches to take Australia to the 2018 World Cup.

And despite the disruption Arnold’s appointment would cause the club, Brilliante was adamant the Sky Blues mentor was worthy to get the nod.  

"I'll be happy for him if he got the job, he deserves it, he's done really well but obviously we don't know anything about that so it's out of our control, we just concentrate on playing here," Brillante told Fairfax Media.

"That's my goal, it's been like that in the few years I haven't been in there. No matter who goes in there as the coach it's going to be the same thing for me, it's not going to change the way I play or do things so I'm just going to keep working and doing what I do."

Sydney sit five points clear on the table after winning 10 of 12 games with their squad attracting significant attention from overseas clubs looking to sign players during the transfer window which opens in January.

Brilliante hoped Sydney would keep its core playing group together as the Sky Blues chase another Premiership/ Championship double, but understood their success had put the spotlight on Arnold's troops.

"It is definitely a possibility, I hope that no one goes away and we all stay here playing really we'll, everyone gets along really well. It might cause a little bit of disruption but that's the way football is," Brillante said. 

"It is the transfer period but I've still got a year on my contract here after this season with Sydney FC so at the moment I'm not too focused on that, just playing good games and I'll see what happens after that."