"Yes, in November we obviously won the Champions League which was a great honour and something we're very proud of but unfortunately after that we haven't been successful in the A-league in terms of our results," Popovic said.

"We've had a very busy schedule with a lot of injuries and a small squad; I believe we've paid the price for that. Not because of our quality - we have quality players - but it has been a very difficult period. But, we played on Friday, we played good football and we're not getting results.

"We believe the five days between these games will give us enough time to be fresh and ready for this great challenge against FC Seoul. We love this competition, we're honoured to be in it, we're honoured champions, yes you're right our A-League form in terms of results has been not what we expected."

The Wanderers have won just two competitive games since then, one of which being in the Asian Champions League with an impressive 3-1 away win over Kashima Antlers. The Wanderers play Seoul on Wednesday night in what Popovic says is the hardest group in the competition.

"It's certainly the hardest group in the champions league, Guangzhou, FC Seoul, ourselves and Kashima Antlers. It was a draw that when it came out you realised how tough it is but also exciting. Who will go through? As long as we go through we're not really concerned who will go with us," Popovic said.