“I’ve been doing my own stuff, and I feel good - I’m recovering well. But I completely understand.

“This is still a bit of a pre-season for me, albeit it we’re in the middle of an A-League and ACL campaign, so I’m not that frustrated.

“I’m just picking up minutes, picking up fitness and if I can keep doing well and performing when I get on hopefully the time will come soon.”

Judging from Victory’s performance against Chiangrai, though, that time can’t come soon enough.

While in competitions like the ACL it is ultimately all about the result – and Victory are now undefeated in the 2020 ACL with seven goals scored and none conceded – Tuesday night was not a good performance by the four-time A-League champions.

Sloppy in defence and profligate in the attack, Salvachúa’s side were fortunate that their Thai opponents were either unable or incapable of capitalising on a number of chances that arose as a result of counter-attacks or turnovers.

“I mean…the most important thing is winning,” Rojas said.

“It’s been a tough season and I didn’t come in and expect that it was going to be all flying and all perfect.

“We need to start again, we need to start picking up points and once you pick up confidence the good football comes from that. Yeah, it wasn’t great, but we picked up three points and that’s what going to matter at the end of the day.

“When things haven’t been going well then sometimes it shows in the dressing room, it shows on the pitch and you don’t play your best football.

“What we need to do is pick up points and just start something. Even if it’s not pretty, just get going again.

“If we can do that the good stuff will come because if you’re winning games and doing well your confidence grows as a player and team and you produce better football.”

Rojas then said that he hoped that, as his minutes increased, he would be able to serve as a leader for any Victory restoration.

“I’ve had a lot of experience, especially with the big games here and in Europe,” the attacker said.

“I realise that now I’m 28, I need to start helping out the team as well as using that experience to improve what’s happening in the change room and on the pitch.

“That’s definitely something I look at.”