Take a look across the football landscape and it’s easy to see why The Times’ chief football writer Henry Winter described Australian coaches as “in vogue.”
Ange Postecoglou has won three consecutive manager of the month awards and has Tottenham flying at the top end of the Premier League, the most-watched sporting competition in the world.
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Graham Arnold was voted by respected French newspaper L’Équipe as the best manager at the 2022 World Cup having guided the Socceroos to an unlikely berth in the knockout stages and recently surpassed Frank Farina as the man with the most coaching caps for Australia’s men’s team.
Over in Japan, Kevin Muscat has a J1 League title to his name as manager of Yokohama F. Marinos and looks most likely to be the next export to Europe.
Joe Montemurro also holds a reputation as one of the leading coaches in women’s football and constantly challenges for trophies in Italy with Juventus.
Those are just four Aussies among countless others in both men’s and women’s football in Europe.
So, why are these Australian coaches becoming somewhat trendy?
At surface level, the easy answer is Postecoglou.
After all, it’s impossible not to notice and admire the transformation Tottenham has undergone on and off the field since his arrival.
But, as two prominent figures in the Australian football landscape point out, there’s a lot more to it.
And, perhaps most crucially, it’s paving the way for the next generation to potentially go even further.
THE ‘GREAT FOUNDATION’ THAT SET THE SCENE FOR SUCCESS
Before the likes of Montemurro, Muscat, Postecoglou and Arnold got to where they are, there’s a common theme that
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