Angelos Postecoglou

I can't start off with the premise that a coach is better than me just because he's from Europe or South America.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Maybe Australian football and me need a bit of a trial separation, just for both of us to feel good about ourselves.

— Angelos Postecoglou

I dont think any of the players will ever say they got close to me. Id never sit down and have a…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I was alright as a player. I played for the Socceroos three or four times but I was a battler - hard…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I like to keep a distance between me and the players because the biggest responsibility I have is to make decisions.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Being Australian, I sometimes feel I'll never walk into a dressing room and get that instant credibility because of where I'm from.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Id rather play Barcelona and out-possess them and out-score them than not.

— Angelos Postecoglou

The A-League is a great product but it cant be what Australia needs it to be with just ten teams.

— Angelos Postecoglou

I was five years old when we got on a boat for a month and headed over to Australia. I dont have…

— Angelos Postecoglou

You can learn from others but you have to be yourself. You can't start out with the idea that you have to…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I see other teams playing aggressive, attacking football, they are games I switch on and watch. They are the football teams I…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Im keen to keep coaching for a very long time. Im not in old at 52 in coaching terms, Ive still got…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Even when we're keeping possession, I don't want to see the ball move slowly. What does that mean? When we pass it,…

— Angelos Postecoglou

The reality of it is there is still a massive stigma against Australian coaches and where we come from and I dont…

— Angelos Postecoglou

If we don't qualify, if we didn't win the Asian Cup, if we went into the last World Cup and you know,…

— Angelos Postecoglou

My origins are I was a massive fan of Johan Cruyff, massive fan of that Ajax team, and my father was. That…

— Angelos Postecoglou

People sort of misinterpret the immigration story. I often hear people say that, well, you know, they emigrate to another country for…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Unfortunately, from my days as national coach were going backwards in terms of we dont see it as an investment, we see…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Even for myself, Ive been lucky enough to walk around Glasgow with my family and you see all the different nationalities and…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I would like to think the players know I have their back and I will fight to the end for them.

— Angelos Postecoglou

I spent three-and-a-half years in Japan, and I was a foreigner, and I was welcomed with open arms over there.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Football has not just been a sport, it's been a vehicle in my life.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Im not an adrenaline junkie, but the unknown of football and it being on a knife edge every week, I love it.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Football has this ability to unite and create something more than just a spectacle as a sport.

— Angelos Postecoglou

My parents did not have a better life, they went to Australia to provide opportunities for me to have a better life.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Knowing how to speak to people with the right words at the right time, that's immensely powerful.

— Angelos Postecoglou

My dad never told me he loved me, he didn't give me cuddles. He was my biggest critic all the time. I…

— Angelos Postecoglou

The one thing you dont want to do is deny young boys and girls, people that want to play the game and…

— Angelos Postecoglou

My national team experience was a hugely positive one. I had four years and we won the only trophy on offer and…

— Angelos Postecoglou

You can't have square pegs in round holes. It's not just about getting talented footballers, it's about getting people who fit into…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Even historically, in Australian football there has been a Dutch influence. Guus Hiddink took us to the World Cup in 2006 and…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Being Australian, I sometimes feel I'll never walk into a dressing room and get that instant credibility because of where I'm from.…

— Angelos Postecoglou

If you dont invest in grassroots and if you dont invest in youth football, then its inevitable that youll pay the price…

— Angelos Postecoglou

Even when I was playing, I was captain of the club pretty young and then I made sure I was always talking…

— Angelos Postecoglou

When my team is playing, I pretend my father is in the grandstand and think, 'would he be enjoying watching this team?'…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I did seven years as national youth coach and four-and-a-half years as national coach.

— Angelos Postecoglou

Even in Australia, where I've had success, I never assumed that people would follow me because of who I am.

— Angelos Postecoglou

I was obsessed with the game somewhere deep inside me even as a young boy. I kind of knew that whatever journey…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I always had this thing in side of me that I just felt my calling or what I'd be good at was…

— Angelos Postecoglou

I have been pretty privileged I have met most of some of the worlds top coaches and I can tell you, for…

— Angelos Postecoglou