‘Ange, I’m in’: Why Postecoglou’s powers of persuasion work on so many signings

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In Besart Berisha’s first conversation with Ange Postecoglou, he got the feeling the Australian knew him, “even though we’d never met”.

Postecoglou, who at the time was Brisbane Roar coach, clearly and persuasively made his case that Berisha, a 26-year-old striker with German club Arminia Bielefeld, should move with his young family to the other side of the world.

Source: Sunday Morning Herald