Melbourne Victory defender James Donachie still believes his team can go far in this year’s Asian Champions League despite losing their first game 3-1 to Daegu FC at home.
“I think the more the boys come in and the more we play together each game, it only gets better. I have every confidence especially with our players coming in.
“Keisuke has been playing consistently now which is always good and Ola has just come back in which is a huge bonus, so I think the more we have our players, then the better we’re going to be.”

Donachie knows Korean football well now after spending half a year with Jeonnam Dragons, who got relegated.
The 25-year-old has now played four Victory games since returning to AAMI Park.
“I learnt a lot over there,” Donachie said. “We got relegated in the end which is why I came home and that’s how that panned out. It was a good experience, but returning was the best option.
"It’s good football over there, it’s a hard competition and we played in a relegation battle which was pretty intense.”
But Donachie also admitted he’d like to have a stint in Japan one day.
“Anything is an option, I said to Broxy the other day it was an option,” he said. “It’s up to me on how well I play. The better you play, the more people come to watch.
"Like any footballer, you can only assess with options on the table.
“After the season we had here, I thought it was a good time to go because I accomplished what I wanted to here and that was what was on the table.
“It was time to do something different and try something in a new league which is something I really wanted to do and it was only a positive. I came back here for the six-month loan period and I’ve improved as a player which is good.”
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