After Melbourne Victory decided not to offer Interim Coach Jim Magilton the full-time position the biggest coaching position in the A-League became available and Brisbane Roar’s Ange Postecoglou is on the top of the list; well he should be.
Not only is Postecoglou Melbourne bred, after moving to the Victorian capital aged five from Greece, but is a legend in Melbourne Football. The 46-year-old has won two NSL titles as a player and also two as coach of South Melbourne between 1984 and 2000 and is the only man to be involved in all four NSL titles.
If the former South defender joins Melbourne Victory, he will cut the gap between A-League and NSL fans by bringing South fans and fans of the Greek Community of Melbourne closer, a move which FFA would definitely appreciate.
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But not only would crowds increase, but the former Australia U-20 coach is probably the best, if not one of the best coaches in the country.
Postecoglou has done a brilliant job at Brisbane after re-shaping the club by changing training regimes, replacing the old with the young and also playing an attractive and successful brand of football, something which Victory would welcome.
Victory is arguably the biggest club in the country and they thrive on success which Postecoglou will most likely bring.
And those factors are exactly what needs to be done at Victory. The majority of the squad are aging and a number of players are out of contract so the time is now to re-shape.
Matthew Kemp, Billy Celeski, Danny Allsopp, Grant Brebner plus many more have had their time in the A-League and in the Melbourne Victory side so they need to move on. Postecoglou would be a perfect coach to move those on and use his immense recruitment skills to re-build the squad.
If the Victory board just look at the signings of Thomas Broich and Mohamed Adnan they will notice that Postecoglou has a good eye in recruitment.
So Postecoglou is definitely the man, especially when Graham Arnold is tipped to join Sydney FC and the rumours of Italian legend Gianfranco Zola joining are uncertain.
But you may ask why would Postecoglou leave when he has two years left on his current deal?
Well, Postecoglou is reportedly unhappy in Brisbane. According to a former unnamed teammate of Postecoglou’s at South Melbourne the Roar coach is not happy with the new Indonesian owners.
But also would like to return to Melbourne where a close family member is currently ill. Family matters just don’t stop there as Postecoglou would like to spend more time with his 13-year-old son who lives in Melbourne with Postecoglou’s ex-wife.
But this is not the first time Postecoglou has been interested in a Melbourne job. Reportedly before joining Brisbane Roar Postecoglou was very interested in joining Melbourne Heart, who at the time hadn’t appointed John van ‘t Schip while Postecoglou was unemployed.
Postecoglou will be interested in leaving Brisbane but one question remains. The new owners are reportedly going to offer Postecoglou a new deal but can they convince their current coach to extend his deal? Bear in mind Victory are likely to match any wage increase for the former Socceroo.
Although it doesn’t look Postecoglou will make a decision until the end of the current A-League final series and amidst an Asian Champions League campaign could mean Postecoglou will delay a decision if Victory were to make a move.
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