'You'd go out there wanting to die for him' - how Postecoglou inspires his players - video Dailymotion

Former South Melbourne striker Vaughan Coveny explains how Ange Postecoglou gets his players to buy in and believe in his methods.

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00:00 He had his style of play from playing out from the back and high press system as well.

00:06 So everybody knew their jobs and knew their roles and responsibilities and we got it done.

00:11 He always knew that he was going to be successful.

00:14 Just a down to earth guy though but he had a great personality.

00:18 He got his message through to the players and he trusted us in doing the job on the

00:23 pitch.

00:24 We went over and over everything, mainly patterns of play and he kept training until it was

00:29 done right as well.

00:30 So we didn't stop until he was happy with the methods.

00:35 I can remember in the grand final days when he always did little things like little videos

00:40 and stuff that gave you inspiration and drive about family members or whatever it was or

00:46 past experiences or previous games about inspiration.

00:50 So he really drove you to be at your best on the day and you'd go out there wanting