Ange Postecoglou quits as Socceroos boss

It's the results that matter.

FFA is always crying poor and you consider $5 million peanuts. I don't know what world you live in but a lot of people work away from home or have to work long hours for a lot less than what big Ange has pocketed. Him and his family will have a nice wealthy future so spare us the tears.

No he won't.

Perhaps he really was spent and in time will be looking for a differing coaching role. He made no secret of his desire to coach of club side in Europe post NT gig.

Nice one Fadida. It is only intimated behind the scenes what he brought to the national setup: health and well being app tracking by the extended squad, GPS and sport science data, preparation and planning, greater scouting and tracking players approaching the fringe of the NT, chasing down eligible dual nationals who may have served Australia (or maybe not) rather than watching other countries woo allegiances while we mostly have stood back in the past. Any faith in the Australian player, that they are greater than the sum of their parts ;-) and for showing that, whether rightly or wrongly, Aussie coaches are not back water hoof-ball aficionados that are in charge of players that should be in a rugby team.

A good comment as usual SN. A legacy can also be about helping forge a national (football) identity, which should be easier from a domestic coach than foreign. I think the danger will be going for someone who just sees it as a fly-in-fly-out, and that will more likely be a foreign coach, but also possible from an Aussie coach. It's all going to come down to what the mindset is, how the FFA presents the role beyond just managing the national team, and how well the coach has shown a penchant for raising football at a national level from the NT coaching role. Bielsa did it with Chile, and arguably Ange has done it for Australia (when compare to Osieck and Verbeek before him). A lot to ask on top of qualifying, winning, and playing in a style the business conscious local FA want to attract fans to the game.

Agree, I am surprised in some ways but the body language was there, so not in others. Had a great presence in the media with Offsiders, and in particular outlining his vision and belief in Australian players early on. Everyone has their own style and presence, but it will be a while yet before we can see whether he was way up there compared to who follows. Surprised and a little...sad?...he won't take the team to the field in Russia next year.

Regular game time and tougher qualification route. Its the challenge we needed - we were gaining nothing by being the whale in the Oceania pond, facing that challenging game or two once every four years. We had perhaps another qualification in 2010 when the big fish New Zealand took on Bahrain of AFC in our place had we remained in OFC. Having direct qualification is prize but one we still have to earn, and it isn't going to get any easier. It was far, far easier a time in Oceania, even with the occasional slip-up. Doing as well as well have in AFC shows more our level rather than an apparent weakness of AFC nations.

Lost all three games in Brazil, won Asia Cup after someone did us a big favour and knocked out Japan. had a terrible record with junior teams, got very ordinary team qualification via a playoff that we won by deflected goal and 2 penalties, earned about $5 million while manager, cries the family BS and bolts before that team gets a flogging in Russia.

This is going to be the discussion tomorrow. Bielsa for me if possible, and has been for some time: Aggressive and deep knowledge of the game, plus add a sweetener of adding to youth and coaching at a national team level. I agree that this should be a long time appointment. The Asian Cup following so close after the World Cup can be an issue. But so is the four year cycle if things go off the rails mid-qualification. -- I agree that Arnold use to be a coach that wasn't on the list, but that inexperienced coach in a role with players he was too familiar with just wasn't the right time, and isn't the Arnold we see now. Is going to be far more agressive than Sydney? He does like a solid defensive foundation, and the old chestnut of club vs national coaching means he will have to get his style across quickly and infrequently - friendlies will be key early. -- Foreign isn't necessarily better, but we have to be sure and expect a longer term appointment, which in some ways you may not get with Bielsa, who could just as likely walk away after the Asian Cup. I was also include a stipulation that some of our coaches need to be at the World Cup as Ange has done, and Guus did in 2006 (a big thing with Dutch coaches).

Ange is a bit slippery, if the new coach gets results it will be because of Ange, if we get flogged it will be because Ange is not there. Win/Win for Plan A Ange.

Yes he deserves to be paid but getting paid a mint then carrying on like he did the job as a volunteer is a joke.What has he done for football - he coached a team that just qualified and finally made it via a deflected free kick and two penalties. Plan A Ange is walking before his team gets a touch up in Russia. It's the best win/win i've seen, get the big money but bolt before his team meets real world class opposition.

Aim higher: win two and get out of the group, preferrably in first spot and see how close we get...

If you calculate all the hours he has put in few million is peanuts the job is very high demanding the loss of family time not seeing his kids grow up ,the stress, unlike the boss of Aussie post who earns six million for sitting on his arse all day and working out how many staff to sack .good luck to you Ange you gave it your best shot,it's time.

Think I'm mostly saying that he seems to have other aspirations, he's done plenty for the sport and entitled to pursue those other goals. That those other goals might dovetail with what he wants for his family (as speculated on by other posters). Not sure what his rewards have to do with it, it's professional sport - he deserves to ge paid for the role he was performing.

Fad - you joined the chorus of "sack Ange" you can't deny it; and that means you and the "sack Ange lobby" believed that Ange was not going to get the job done. Misquoting you is BS! And I stand by what I've stated, but we will never know for sure until Ange writes his book.

You are kidding we just qualified by beating a team with a deflected free kick and two penalties. Ange is getting out before we get a flogging in Russia.

They positively cannot score a goal and even against Honduras it was a deflected free kick and two penalties.

His family have benefited very nicely with the $4 million plus he has been paid over the last four years. I mean are people really feeling sympathetic to someone who is a multi-millionaire.

What a shame, big loss for Aus football to leave his post, he will be remembered as one of the greatest coaches ever, thank you Ange!