Quotes from Angelos Postecoglou

I can't start off with the premise that a coach is better than me just because he's from Europe or South America.

You can't have square pegs in round holes. It's not just about getting talented footballers, it's about getting people who fit into my football.

People sort of misinterpret the immigration story. I often hear people say that, well, you know, they emigrate to another country for a better life. That is not what the story of the immigrant is. They go to another country to provide opportunities for the next generation.

Football has this ability to unite and create something more than just a spectacle as a sport.

Im not an adrenaline junkie, but the unknown of football and it being on a knife edge every week, I love it.

Even for myself, Ive been lucky enough to walk around Glasgow with my family and you see all the different nationalities and different establishments - whether thats restaurants, businesses - and its obvious that people have come from all over the world to make this city a great city.

I was five years old when we got on a boat for a month and headed over to Australia. I dont have great recollections of it. At the time, there was a bit of upheaval in Greece and, unfortunately, we got caught up with that.

The reality of it is there is still a massive stigma against Australian coaches and where we come from and I dont think that has changed or will necessarily change very quickly.

You can learn from others but you have to be yourself. You can't start out with the idea that you have to copy others, you have to play to your strengths.

I dont really care what other people think, Ive always said that. At the end of the day its really about us and we want to play our football against a good opponent - whether other people like it or dont like it is pretty irrelevant to be honest.

My origins are I was a massive fan of Johan Cruyff, massive fan of that Ajax team, and my father was. That sort-of led me to look at the aesthetics of football, rather than just the end result.

Football has not just been a sport, it's been a vehicle in my life.

I was alright as a player. I played for the Socceroos three or four times but I was a battler - hard at it as we say in Aussie terms.

Im keen to keep coaching for a very long time. Im not in old at 52 in coaching terms, Ive still got quite a few years ahead of me and Ill back myself in any league or in any position to have success.

Even in Australia, where I've had success, I never assumed that people would follow me because of who I am.