Speaking after training this afternoon at Aussie stadium, the FC interim coach said: “I’m not too concerned... if we can score twice in every first half of our Asian champions league games, I’ll take that any time. I’d rather be good for 45 minutes then crap for 90!”

Culina added that he’d like more game time for his players in-between ACL matches, but said they’re making up for that on the training ground.

“We train seven eight sessions per week which is a lot. What we’re not doing is playing games.

"You can train as much as you like but the pressure of playing in a game brings the worst out of you. At training you can get away with making a mistake.”

As for Sydney’s next opponent Indonesia’s Persik Kediri - who play on the island of Java – Culina has yet to fully analyse their game.

“I haven’t viewed a tape yet but I’ve spoken to a few people about them. They’ve got some Portuguese players who’ll add to what they have and that’s what we’ve got to get on top of," he said.

“Every game is a difficult one in the Asian Champions League. And circumstances and conditions are different. The other thing is the element of surprise.

"For instance, with China against Australia you knew what to expect from the Chinese. But at club level, you don’t know what to expect because clubs have maybe three or four foreigners and it’s the foreigners who bring that element of surprise which makes it harder to prepare for.

“If Shanghai Shenhua only had Chinese players, you can prepare easier, but when they bring in Uruguayans and Brazilians it makes it more difficult.”

Sydney play Persik Kediri away on April 11 and home on April 25 at Parramatta Stadium.