In the eyes of many Australian’s soccer starts and ends with the EPL.
The big clubs in London, Manchester and Liverpool are followed avidly with decent support roles from Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Brighton down to the relegation dogfights involving Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.
There are very little direct Australian connections to the EPL, the kick-off times are generally anti-social but that hasn’t blunted saturation coverage of ‘the greatest league in the world’.
No Australian has ever managed in the EPL but that is about to change with Ange Postecoglou in charge of Spurs, following on from Antonio Conte who needs no introduction.
The big question/fear in Oz is over how the former Socceroos boss will cope with the pressures of Spurs and the EPL.
Davie Moyes is the longest surviving manager in the EPL, asked the big question he quickly put Australian minds at rest over their concerns over whether Postecoglou could cope or not.
“Ange will never get more pressure than he did managing Celtic Football Club.” 🍀
Premier League pressure? What pressure?
David Moyes lays down the law on what Ange Postecoglou can expect in season 2023/24.#PL #OptusSport pic.twitter.com/AeYAZQkTJe
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) July 17, 2023
He’ll never get more pressure than he did managing Celtic Football Club. Celtic Football Club are probably the third or fourth best supported football club in the world, and if you manage Celtic Football Club, you’re used to pressure. So he’ll have no problem.
