Roar coach Mike Mulvey cool amid threat of Thai heat Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey says he is more concerned about tonight's crunch AFC Champions League qualifier in Thailand than he is about his own job. BRISBANE coach Mike Mulvey knows that his Roar future is on the line in Thailand tonight, but is refusing to allow the pressure to get the better of him ahead of his side's cut-throat AFC Champions League qualifier against Buriram United. With Roar general manager Sean Dobson last week hinting that Mulvey's hopes of being in charge of Brisbane next season could well depend on the struggling A-League champions going deep into the lucrative Asian tournament, the former Gold Coast United coach has been put on notice. However, Mulvey said his future would be the last thing on his mind tonight. The Roar are out to make amends for their dismal showing in last year's Champions League, in which they failed to win any of their six group matches. "I'm not thinking about that," he told The Courier-Mail from Thailand last night. I'm thinking about just the game and making sure the players prepare as well as possible. Our performance hopefully will be well enough to get through to the next round. The situation is that it's a really important game and the expectations on Brisbane Roar are very high given what's been achieved in the last couple of seasons. Any competition we play in we want to go as far as we can. We're aiming to win this game and qualify for the next round. Mulvey was due to meet with Indonesia-based Roar vice-chairman Chris Fong in Thailand to discuss his future, but as of yesterday was still to have talks with the Brisbane powerbroker. "My focus is on the team and everything else will take care of itself," he said. Veteran Roar defender Shane Stefanutto is expected to be available after overcoming a stomach bug. The winner of tonight's match will qualify for the group stages of a tournament in which the champions can pocket more than $2 million. But Mulvey is expecting a tough encounter tonight against a Buriram side that won last year's Thai FA Cup and was recently the subject of a scouting mission by Brisbane technical director Rado Vidosic. "One thing for sure is they look a very accomplished team," he said. They've got some good individuals and they've got a very vocal crowd. The big wildcard is that they've changed their squad so much since last season, so it's difficult to really make a firm assessment. Mulvey said the Roar's hectic schedule - the team travelled all day on Monday after playing on Sunday in their 2-1 away loss to Sydney - potentially negated their advantage of being match-hardened in comparison to Buriram, who are still in their domestic pre-season. "What we need to do is make sure we control the tempo of the game and keep possession better than we did on Sunday," he said. If we do that, we've got the players in the final third that can hurt the opposition.