Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has urged Football Federation Australia to suspend the A-League immediately.

As it stands, the Phoenix will fly to Sydney on Tuesday ahead of games against Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets, which cannot go ahead because the players and staff must spend 14 days in self-isolation.

"It's not our decision," Talay said. "If the A-League has decided to continue on and we want to be a part of it then we need to continue on with it.

"I believe it needs a break. Let this all settle down so everyone knows where we stand and then everyone can go on with what they need to do moving forward."

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The Phoenix beat Melbourne Victory 3-0 at Sky Stadium on Sunday night in what is expected to be their final game in front of their home supporters, even though another two are scheduled to take place in April.

MASANORI UDAGAWA/GETTY IMAGES Wellington Phoenix's next two games against Sydney and Newcastle next week will be unable to go ahead.

Because of the strict border control protocols enforced by both the New Zealand and Australian governments in an attempt to curb the Covid-19 pandemic, Talay conceded the Phoenix will have to cop 14 days in quarantine before seeing out their remaining games in Sydney.

It is unclear when their next game will be.

"It's a little bit up in the air at the moment. We will travel on Tuesday to Australia and then we'll have to isolate ourselves for the next couple of weeks," he said.

"I don't know [who we will be playing]. We will be flying into Sydney and going from there. There's a possibility that we might stay there and play the remaining games in Australia and might have to continue to play the finals series in Australia as well.

"We'll prepare and get ourselves ready like we're going to be there forever and prepare like we're going to come back the next day."

Talay also confirmed star player Ulises Davila has decided against returning to Mexico to be with his wife and newborn son. Davila, who scored his 11th goal of the season on Sunday, was due to fly home following next week's game against the Jets.

Talay said every member of the squad has agreed to travel to Australia.

"At this stage Uli has decided not to go home and see the season out. We're in discussions. It's very tough. We had a plan in place but we can't control what is happening around the world at the moment and we'll just have to adapt to what's in front of us.

"He wants to stay, he wants to see the season off and finish the best way possible. It was his decision solely.

"He's just worried that if he goes and he comes back in a few weeks time and he has to go into quarantine again. He's very comfortable with his wife being in Mexico with the baby because she's got family over there and he's got family over there as well."

Luke DeVere's wife is also due to give birth in Wellington in the coming days.

"Players are happy to go and play the games, there's no issues. We just have to give them the right information at the right time so they know where they stand."

In farcical scenes, Victory players only learned that they would be required to spend 14 days in self-isolation when they arrived at Sky Stadium two hours before kickoff on Sunday. But Victory manager Carlos Salvachua was still coming to terms with what that actually meant.

"What means isolation? I don't know what that means," he said. "Stay at home? I don't know what it means. I would like to explain but I don't have the information. It's too early to know what is going to happen. Somebody who knows more than me, explain to me please."

That same fate now awaits the Phoenix, unless the FFA steps in and suspends the A-League before Tuesday. Talay urged the federation to show some "common sense".

"I think common sense should prevail. The thing that should be at the forefront is player safety and staff safety. That's what I believe.

"If the environment that we're going into isn't going to be a safe environment, I don't know at the end of the day. We're still going to train and play games, players will still be in contact with other players. I don't know if it's a good environment that we're going into.

"Football is just a game, we enjoy it and play for the spectators but at the end of the day it's more about the health and safety of the people involved in it, and it's not just footballers, it's everybody around the world at the moment."