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'Excellent'INDEPENDENT Overall Performance Story Performance I loved this book. I’m a season ticket holder at Tottenham and I’ve been a fan of Ange since he joined the club. However, after reading this, it’s fair to say I’m a bigger fan of his now. The definitive biography of Ange Postecoglou, Australia's first Premier League manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm. 'The extraordinary journey of Australia's most important and successful coach, perfectly captured by a writer who knows the immensity of what Ange has accomplished and stands to achieve' GERARD WHATELEY, SPORTS BROADCASTER 'I love Ange, I love Vince and I love this book. I look forward to the 2024/25 reprint after Ange has lifted a trophy with Spurs' MAX RUSHDEN, HOST, GUARDIAN FOOTBALL WEEKLY PODCAST 'A revealing and entertaining life and times of Australia's greatest football coach' JOE GORMAN, AUTHOR OF THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUSTRALIAN SOCCER 'Excellent' INDEPENDENT UK Article continues below Article continues below Article continues below The cold and frosty animosity from Tottenham supporters towards the club's ownership has bubbled away over the last half-decade or so. It's now starting to reach a boiling point. It's no longer only a social media phenomena limited to those donning purple and gold colours in their handles and bios - 'purple and gold until ENIC have sold' for those unaware of the trend. Chants demanding Daniel Levy's exit have been a common theme of home losses. Sunday's 4-3 defeat to Chelsea was the nadir of the Ange Postecoglou era. Spurs have come up with some extraordinary big-game performances this season, notably thrashing both Manchester United and Manchester City on their travels, but this was a step too far up against the closest title challengers to Premier League leaders Liverpool. The very best and very worst of Postecoglou's Tottenham was on full display, with the hosts scintillating early on and then in small bursts, but ultimately too fragile to maintain the two-goal lead they built after 11 minutes. The Australian manager cannot be absolved of blame and his tactics need adjusting, but Spurs' position of 11th in the table is on those upstairs at the club more so than any one person in the dugout or on the pitch.
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'The extraordinary journey of Australia's most important and successful coach, perfectly captured by a writer who knows the immensity of what Ange has accomplished and stands to achieve' GERARD WHATELEY, SPORTS BROADCASTER
'I love Ange, I love Vince and I love this book. I look forward to the 2024/25 reprint after Ange has lifted a trophy with Spurs' MAX RUSHDEN, HOST, GUARDIAN FOOTBALL WEEKLY PODCAST
'A revealing and entertaining life and times of Australia's greatest football coach' JOE GORMAN, AUTHOR OF THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUSTRALIAN SOCCER
The definitive biography and ultimate origin story of Ange Postecoglou, the Premier League's most intriguing new manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm.
It has taken no time at all for fans of Tottenham Hotspur to fall completely in love with Ange Postecoglou and his 'Angeball' brand of front-foot football.
To those who have followed his intriguing journey - from a five-year-old Greek immigrant, to a marauding left-back in the Australian National Soccer League, to a pioneering coach who has won trophies on three different continents - it is no surprise at all. 'Big Ange' did the same thing in Glasgow with Celtic (five trophies in two seasons), and in Japan with Yokohama F Marinos.
Before that, he claimed four titles with his boyhood club South Melbourne, travelled the globe with Australia's junior national teams, set a national record with a 36-game unbeaten streak at Brisbane Roar, and guided the 'Socceroos' to their greatest achievement, winning the Asian Cup in 2015.
Fuelled by an unshakable belief in himself and his ideas, Postecoglou's unique, mesmerising style of football is inspired by the kind of teams he would enjoy watching as a child with his father. And it works. It turns sceptics into believers and then into full-blown disciples.
Drawing on dozens of interviews with Postecoglo What listeners say about Angeball
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A must read for Spurs fans
The book provides an excellent insight into how Ange went from an outcast in Australia, struggling to even get an assistant role there, taking a job in the Greek third tier, to eventually managing in the Premier League.
His story is unique and he really did take the road less travelled, all while sticking to his principles.
The narrator was very good too. My only gripe is that I have now finished the book, I didn’t want it to end! Highly recommend! Angeball: The Definitive Biography of Ange Postecoglou
With unparalleled access to Postecoglou himself and a career spent pitch-side, leading Australian football writer Vince Rugari presents a comprehensive portrait of one of the sport's most enigmatic figures. Traversing the world interviewing players, coaches, colleagues, friends and foes alike, Rugari brings to light the tenacity, innovation and passion that have driven Postecoglou to the pinnacle of football management.
Angeball offers an unprecedented glimpse into the mind and heart of this footballing pioneer, from his humble beginnings at South Melbourne to the heights of the EPL. Fuelled by an unshakable belief in himself and his ideas, Postecoglou's unique, mesmerising style of football is inspired by the teams he enjoyed watching as a child with his father. And it works.
Angeball reveals the dynamics behind his coaching brilliance, his complicated relationship with the game in Australia and the profound impact he has had on fans worldwide.Under-fire Ange Postecoglou sleepwalking towards Daniel Levy's axe: Tottenham's issues run far deeper than stubborn boss needing a Plan B - it's time for the chairman to decide what he wants Spurs to be