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After Melbourne Victory decided not to offer interim coach Jim Magilton the full-time position, the biggest coaching job in the A-League is now available. If Brisbane Roar’s Ange Postecoglou is not on the top of the list, he should be.
Ange is the perfect candidate. Not only is Postecoglou Melbourne-bred, after moving to the Victorian capital aged five from Greece, he is also a legend in Melbourne football. The 46-year-old has won two NSL titles as a player and two as coach all with South Melbourne. He is the only man to be involved in all four South Melbourne NSL titles.
If the former defender joins Melbourne Victory, he will narrow the gap between A-League and NSL fans. His appointment would bring supporters of South across to the Victory and the A-League, and would also be met with support from the football-loving Melbourne Greek community. Both of these outcomes would definitely be appreciated by FFA.
The former Australia U-20 coach is one of the best, if not the best coach in the country. Aside from boosting the Victory’s crowds, he would give the Melbourne club a great opportunity of returning to the pinnacle of Australian football.
Postecoglou has done a brilliant job at Brisbane, re-shaping the club by changing training regimes, replacing the old with the young and also playing an attractive and successful brand of football.
Victory is arguably the biggest club in the country and they thrive on success which Postecoglou will most likely bring.
The time is right for Ange to come to Melbourne. The majority of the squad are ageing 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 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.
The signings of Thomas Broich and Mohamed Adnan shows Postecoglou’s eye for recruitment.
While there are other coaches on the market, Ange is the best bet. 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 Brisbane when he has two years left on his current deal?
Postecoglou is reportedly unhappy in Brisbane. According to a former unnamed teammate of Postecoglou, the coach is not happy with the new Indonesian owners.
This is the 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 the Victory are likely to match any wage increase for the former Socceroo.
While a decision is unlikely to be made public soon, considering the A-League finals and possible Champions League campaign, it would not be out of the question to see Ange in the navy blue and white next season.
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