A new biography on Ange Postecoglou has been released, giving readers a fast-paced and informative deep dive on the first Australian to be appointed manager of an English Premier League Club.
Titled Ange ball, this book also looks at where he introduced his attacking style of play that was dubbed “Angeball” (hence the title) to the British football public.
Fans of Celtic in Scotland had already seen it. Fans way back in South Melbourne saw its beginning. Fans in Australia and in Japan had seen it develop. The young footballers who went through the junior program at Nuna wading City FC and in elite programs in Victoria experienced it.
It probably had its beginnings when the young son of a Greek migrant and his father were up in the middle of the night in Australia watching English football on TV. That son was Angelos Postecoglou and his path to the topflight of football coaching began there and then.
Postecoglou’s Ange ball went from schoolboy glory at Prahran High School in Melbourne to taking charge of one of England’s “Big Six” football clubs.
Ange ball is written by Chris McLeod, who has also written and contributed to books about tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Ash Barty and AFL icon Buddy Franklin
“They’re what we call a tribute book, to Australians who have made the big time in their particular sport,” author Chris McLeod told Neos Kosmos.
“With Ange what stood out was, here’s an Australian who has done really well.
“It’s one of those things everywhere he’s been, he’s made his mark. Brisbane, they won three championships. He’s won in Japan, he’s won in Scotland and of course, South Melbourne.
“He’s somebody you can’t avoid knowing about if you’ve got any knowledge of football at all.”
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