Brisbane Roar puts on brave face Crisis? What crisis? Cynics would have been tempted to claim stoic Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey was putting on a brave front ahead of Saturday night's must-win A-League home clash with Melbourne City. But Mulvey insisted his calm demeanour was genuine despite history saying their title defence was already doomed. Brisbane have lost their first three games and this week were forced to deny team harmony issues after ex-Irish international Liam Miller fell out with Mulvey and left. "It's not a facade," Mulvey said. I would be foolish if I stood here and told you everything is fine if I knew there were things that were wrong. I am putting myself out there on a national platform telling you ... that we are in peak form in terms of preparation, belief and confidence. I am happy with the ammunition we have loaded ready to shoot tomorrow night. Stats tell a different story. No A-League team has claimed back-to-back championships after losing their first three games. Still, Mulvey was confident Brisbane were finally ready to begin life without Besart Berisha (Victory) and Ivan Franjic (Russia) against fellow win-less outfit City. "I have confidence of a good performance," Mulvey said. I am not hopeful. I have a good feeling going into the game. In another shot in the arm for Brisbane, Socceroos midfielder Matt McKay returns from a two match ban for dissent while beloved striker Henrique will mark his 100th game on Saturday. "He doesn't get the plaudits of a Thomas (Broich) or a Matt McKay or a Matt Smith - he's a very quiet boy," Mulvey said of Henrique. But he has scored the winning goal in two grand finals, he will live in folklore forever with this club. But the important thing about him is that he wants more. Even City coach John van 't Schip could empathise with the Roar's cause. "They lost two important players of course, it's always difficult to get that rhythm, to fill the gap," said van 't Schip, who should know in his first game without guest import David Villa. "I'm sure that Brisbane has enough quality and they have shown it the last few years that they can bounce back," he said of the winners of three of the last four championships.