The Mariners have clocked maximum points from the opening two games and currently sit four points clear at the top of the embryonic Hyundai A-League table.

Lawrie McKinna’s side head for Queensland Roar tomorrow night looking to make it three out of three and further boost confidence at Central Coast Stadium.

Vidmar is delighted with the way the Mariners have approached the opening weeks of the season and insists lessons have been learned from last year’s sluggish start.

“I think we have taken on board what happened then," he said. "It took us four games to score a goal and it probably hurt us in the end as we were always playing catch up football.

"That’s always going to be difficult in a 21-game season."

He added: “We worked harder in pre-season. The boys are a lot fitter and a lot stronger. It’s showed so far in the two results.

“We didn’t want to lose the first game and it was great that Sasho (Petrovski) scored the winner in the first match against Sydney.”

Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory seem to attract far more headlines and gossip but Vidmar doesn’t worry about that.

He said: “We just put our heads down and work hard. Once people start talking about you there’s more pressure.”

Football is not rocket science and a simple formula for success is to score more goals than you concede.

At present, the Mariners cannot be faulted on that score. Two games, two clean sheets and four goals rattled into the opposition net.

“Defensively keeping a clean sheet is massive," said the former Rangers star.

"The more clean sheets then the further you can go. But scoring goals is vital too. I think we’ve got the right balance.”

Football supporters demand instant success with little room for talk of tomorrow.

However, Vidmar says it is crucial for the A-League to examine the issue of future talent – just as his own club is doing through its academty structure.

He said: “A lot of our players at the club are in their early 20s so the foundations are definitely there for further down the track.

"But I think you have to look at the whole league. You have to look after your youth.

"Hopefully next year there’ll be a youth league set up so those players can represent their A-league team."

He added: “There’s a lot of good players losing out through not having a youth league where they can represent the Mariners, Sydney, Melbourne and the rest.”