After round 15 of the 2015/16 season, the Sky Blues were two points from the top of the A-League ladder after beating Western Sydney Wanders.

But after failing to get a win in the next 11 rounds, Sydney missed out on the finals and the resulting seventh-placed finish saw Graham Arnold achieve his worst result in his A-League coaching career.

Sydney again compete in the ACL, and at a similar juncture to two seasons ago, see themselves top of the A-League ladder and eight points ahead of the Jets heading into round 15 against Brisbane.

But Brosque believes a second half season collapse won’t happen this term.

“To be honest I can’t see that happening, I can’t see us letting up,” he said speaking to FourFourTwo.

“We played three games without Ninkovic and continued to win, we played a lot of games without Adrian and continued to win as well.

“The squad that we’ve got, rather than any individual, won’t let any sort of fade out happen.

“The thing we have developed in 18 months is just that feeling of winning and it becomes a habit and I know it gets said a lot - it’s just something that’s built into the team now.

“We go out and feel like we are going to win every game.”

The Sky Blues kick off their ACL campaign next month and Brosque believes Sydney will do well in Asia’s blue ribbon club competition.  

“The draw we have is a good one,” he said.

“You are playing the best teams in Asia and we are facing a good Japanese team and a good Chinese team.

“But when you look at Shanghai we’ve had some very good results against them over the years - that is a team for whatever reason we enjoy playing.

“Kashima will obviously be tough, but they will be at the start of their season.

"With new players coming in its always hard. It takes those teams a lot of time to gel, so I’m excited about the group.”

This season’s ACL competition has seen an increase in financial incentives. A win in the group stage in 2018 will see each club earn over $66,000 and a $40,000 travel subsidy will be given to teams who play away.

If Sydney can emulate their 2016 campaign and make the round of sixteen they will earn over $132,000 - and if they can go on and win the final they will earn a $4 million payday.

It’s a significant increase to when Western Sydney Wanderers won the final and earned $1.5 million in 2014, and Brosque believes Sydney will benefit from the increased rewards.

“That’s great,” he said.

“At the end of the day bonuses are there for motivation and it’s something that unfortunately we don’t have in the A-League because of the salary cap.

“When you look at other teams that play in the ACL and I’ve been a part of it with the UAE, the bonuses they get for ACL matches are outrageous.

“It’s good for Australian clubs to have that little bit of incentive as well.

“Not that it’s a determining factor on whether you go out and put in any extra effort, but bonuses are a part of life so it a great incentive for the boys.”