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, we pass it with purpose.”

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

“The one thing you dont want to do is deny young boys and girls, people that want to play the game and support the game, the opportunity to do so because of limited spots.”

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

“If you dont invest in grassroots and if you dont invest in youth football, then its inevitable that youll pay the price somewhere down the track.”

“People sort of misinterpret the immigration story. I often hear people say that, well, you know, they emigrate to another country for a better life. That is not what the story of the immigrant is. They go to another country to provide opportunities for the next generation.”

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

“I was obsessed with the game somewhere deep inside me even as a young boy. I kind of knew that whatever journey I was on, football was going to be at the middle of it.”

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

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

“All I remember is my father working hard. He'd be gone for work before I ate my breakfast and come home at night, have dinner, sit on the couch and fall asleep and go and do the same thing the next day. The only time I ever got to see any joy in my dad was when we went to the football on a Sunday.”

“You can learn from others but you have to be yourself. You can't start out with the idea that you have to copy others, you have to play to your strengths.”

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

“If we don't qualify, if we didn't win the Asian Cup, if we went into the last World Cup and you know, we got embarrassed in any way, I would be the man in front of that.”

“I dont think any of the players will ever say they got close to me. Id never sit down and have a coffee with them.”

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

“My dad never told me he loved me, he didn't give me cuddles. He was my biggest critic all the time. I am a totally different father, I kiss and cuddle my kids every day and tell them I love them, which is terrible because I am making them too soft.”

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

“Im keen to keep coaching for a very long time. Im not in old at 52 in coaching terms, Ive still got quite a few years ahead of me and Ill back myself in any league or in any position to have success.”

“The reality of it is there is still a massive stigma against Australian coaches and where we come from and I dont think that has changed or will necessarily change very quickly.”