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Who will be the next manager of the Socceroos?

  • Graham Arnold

    Votes: 6 16.2%

  • Kevin Muscat

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • Tony Popovic

    Votes: 3 8.1%

  • Ante Milicic

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • Josep Gombau

    Votes: 1 2.7%

  • Carlo Ancelotti

    Votes: 11 29.7%

  • Gianni Di Biasi

    Votes: 2 5.4%

  • Guus Hiddink

    Votes: 7 18.9%

  • Other - Please specify

    Votes: 5 13.5%
  • Total voters
    37

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Rednackers ??

I wouldn't rather Arnie but not far off
 

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If Bielsa wants it, we should jump at him 100%. Would make us exciting to watch and take the way we approach the game to another level tactically. I'd be a good fit too IMO as I feel our players have the discipline to listen to his crazy albeit extremely effective ideas.
 
crowsarethebest said:
If Bielsa wants it, we should jump at him 100%. Would make us exciting to watch and take the way we approach the game to another level tactically. I'd be a good fit too IMO as I feel our players have the discipline to listen to his crazy albeit extremely effective ideas.
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Look at some of the disciples of his managing around the world. Our next batch of coaches could learn from one of the best
 

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jd2010 said:
Went with other and Bielsa would be the dream get. Revolutionise our whole setup.
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This article says he's interested! He'd be a great get.

FFA urged by Chilean coaches to consider Marcelo Bielsa for Socceroos job

Dominic Bossi
Published: December 21 2017 - 6:49PM

The man who set the foundations for Chile to become a dominant force in world football should be considered for the Socceroos job according to former colleagues of Marcelo Bielsa who are urging Football Federation Australia to consider his application.

The 62-year-old former Chile, Argentina, Lille and Athletic Bilbao coach is understood to be interested in taking the Socceroos to the 2018 World Cup in Russia and already several intermediaries have reached out to Football Federation Australia.

Any potential appointment remains up to two months away however Bielsa's former right-hand man with the Chilean national team has thrown his support behind a coach he credits with laying the platform of Chile's consecutive Copa America titles.

Juan Carlos Berliner spent four years working alongside Bielsa while team manager of the Chilean national team as he forged stars such as Umberto Suazo, Alexis Sanchez, Arturo Vidal and Gary Medel as well as built the framework that later delivered the small country back-to-back Copa America titles. Berliner sees many similarities between Australia and the Chilean team Bielsa took over in 2007 and believes the coach could achieve similar results with the Socceroos.

"He's different to any coach that I had met before him and I think he did a very great job with not only the Chilean national team, I think he did a very great job in the country and changed the way the country sees football and Chilean expectations about the national team," Berliner said. "I think it's a very good name for a country like Australia thinking in the future."

An obsessive work ethic, meticulous attention to detail, penchant for attacking and possession-based football and a heavy use of video analysis is what sets the Argentinian coach apart from many in world football. He's built a reputation of a demanding high work rate from his players that's provided significant results but at times, wore thin quickly at some clubs. He plays risky, attacking football and is famous for his 3-3-1-3 favoured formation that earned him his nickname, "El Loco".

His style of play is an aggressive, high pressing game that is understood to have heavily influenced Australia's former coach, Ange Postecoglou. However, his training methods are targeted to specifics of match situations, often separating defenders, midfielders and strikers in segregated sessions.

"It's very different the way Bielsa trains," Berliner said. "He does short sessions with a group of players training in particular football situations, with groups of forwards, midfielders and including the goalkeeper."

It's his heavy reliance of video analysis that makes him unique, according to Berliner. Bielsa compiles and edits footage for every player in a squad and runs through analysis of previous games and instructions for upcoming matches in private one-on-one meetings.

"Bielsa does very intensive pre-game trainings with every player. He has a video for every player not only for the things he has done well but personal analysis with each person before the game," Berliner said.

A number of agents have put forward Bielsa to Football Federation Australia since the Argentinian coach departed French club Lille. The coach's playing philosophy and style would not so much as represent a continuation of Postecoglou's work, but accelerate that under the eyes of the FFA. However, the organisation is still in the early stages of identifying a candidate to replace Postecoglou and if there's a stumbling block holding back Bielsa's application, it could potentially be the restrictions in communication given he doesn't speak English. There are concerns about asking price as well as the ever-present risk of his intense, obsessive character not being well received by Australian players. However it appears one of world football's cult-heroes is interested in changing Australian football's perception.

"Bielsa always supports challenges ... and I think Australia is a challenge for him," Berliner said. "We were a simple team before Bielsa. After that, we became a strong team in the football world ... I think Australia can make a big step in the football world with Bielsa working with them."
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Bert Van Marlwijk apparently now the hot favorite after interviews in Europe.

Interesting if true. Got Netherlands to a World Cup final and did a good job getting Saudis to qualify above us.

All reports seem to suggest he is a more defensively minded coach and likes 4 at the back, which will please many. Apparently usually plays 4-2-3-1, which could make playing Rogic and Mooy in the same team tricky if he stays that way.
 
With the group we have in Russia, being defensively minded might not be such a bad thing
 
GOALden Hawk said:
Bert Van Marlwijk apparently now the hot favorite after interviews in Europe.

Interesting if true. Got Netherlands to a World Cup final and did a good job getting Saudis to qualify above us.

All reports seem to suggest he is a more defensively minded coach and likes 4 at the back, which will please many. Apparently usually plays 4-2-3-1, which could make playing Rogic and Mooy in the same team tricky if he stays that way.
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Probably a good choice right now, bielsa would be a huge risk reward choice.
 
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