The promising 21-year-old has started in Sydney's last seven matches and been a composed and assured presence at the back during an unbeaten run stretching to the beginning of the year.

The Sky Blues have not been beaten since Jurman was drafted into the starting line-up, conceding just five goals in that period.

On the basis of that form, Roar have reportedly pounced and signed Jurman for next season.

But Lavicka is still confident of holding onto the Wollongong-born defender and using him in the club's upcoming Asian Champions League Campaign.

"I still believe we can keep him. It's still a process," Lavicka revealed. "I spoke with him a few days ago and he has negotiated with another club in Brisbane.

"But I still think it's a good chance we can keep him. He's doing a good job (for us)."

Sydney turned their attention to the ACL the moment they could no longer make the A-League finals.

With the handbrake off, they coasted to a 2-0 win over Wellington Phoenix last night and have now gone seven games without defeat

Skipper Terry McFlynn declared Sydney's struggles for much of the domestic season were irrelevant to the ACL cause.

"Things that happened in the past you can't change," he said. "You look to the future and use anything to your advantage.

"We've got a Champions League campaign coming up which we started (preparing for) on Monday morning when we couldn't make (the A-League finals)."

"(Last night) was the first step in building something towards the Champions League. We've got a belief in what we're doing."

Lavicka added: " I am happy that the players still have the desire, the team unity and spirit to play good football.

"This is good preparation for the Asian Champions League."

Phoenix, meanwhile, will have to regroup quickly as they look to seal sixth spot with at least a point against North Queensland at home on Sunday.

The injury-depleted Kiwis were well off the pace against Sydney and lucky not to concede three or four more goals.

"If we had all our players back that were missing and we played like that then I'd probably scratch my head a little bit," coach Ricki Herbert said.

"It's disappointing, but in the grand scheme of things (if) we get a result on the weekend it will be neither here or there.

"We'll go home and make it difficult for Fury. We need a point and if we're good enough we'll get it."