It was a press conference like any other for Sydney FC midfielder Milos Dimitrijevic, whose straightforward, routine answers could have been interchangeable for almost any game against almost any other opposition.

That was until one short slip when discussing their upcoming match against Brisbane Roar may have revealed the game strategy that's been the foundation of their success thus far.

"First you have to win the fight and after we can start to play our football, like every game," Dimitrijevic said.

If there has been one constant behind Sydney's 12-game undefeated start to the season, it's their unrivalled ability to finish the strongest in every game. According to Dimitrijevic, it's a sign of their ethos of grinding teams into submission before striking with potency once rivals are worn down, battered, bruised, exhausted and unravelled.