“It’s not a challenge to get [City’s talent] to perform. I think these girls will perform regardless of who they play for.

“The challenge is just to keep them all fresh and keep them all injury-free because with the World Cup, the season in America, in Europe, that is our challenge.

"They’ve been travelling a lot, they are fatigued, so we need to alter the way they are preparing for the first several weeks and then after that, we can start cranking up with our intensity.

“I think that has been a problem in the last three years. We would just sneak into the top four and then we won the Grand Final because then everyone is at their best.

“So, hopefully, we can get into the top four without many problems and then try to win it.”

Despite a long tenure as a coach in the Australian game, 2018/19 represented the first year that Vidošić – who had stints with A-League sides Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix – had taken charge of a women’s side.

The 58-year-old, who also serves at the technical director of City’s academy, said load management was his big takeaway from his first season in the women’s game and was an area that he was looking to improve on in the year ahead.

“It’s all about managing tired bodies,” he explained.

“When these girls come, especially when they’ve got World Cup or if they’ve got Olympic games ahead of them, you need to manage them.

“There was a lot of surgeries being done ahead of the World Cup, players needed to prepare and we did our best to help them and manage that.

“Hopefully, this time around, we won’t have too many injuries. We’re doing everything we can to make sure Kyah plays more than a game and half for us because that is going to be important.

“Management is the key for us. If we can manage them correctly and get them healthy and on the pitch, they will do their magic because they’re all world-class players.”

Melbourne City's W-League season will kick off this Sunday when the side travels to take on Newcastle Jets at the No.2 Sportsground at 6 pm.