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Wednesday, 21 November 2007

Who should be Canberra's first A-League Coach?


Well no better person to ask than our special guest on last night's Nearpost radio show former Canberra Cosmos Coach Milan Milovanovic pictured above with Nearpost host Nicole Somi.

Milan,or Milo, as he known to all in the Canberra football community, noted that across the A-Leagues it's Aussie who are succeeding.

"We had Steve McMahon at Perth, Richard Money at Newcastle, a couple of English guys in New Zealand, Pierre Littbarski and Terry Butcher at Sydney. Look at the guys doing the jobs now. They are all Australian or have been in Australia for a very long time."

"At the Cosmos we appointed former England and Everton centre back Mike Lyons. Sydney appointed Littbarski and Butcher. You have to ask yourselves the questions why with their reputations had they not got a job in their own countries. Even in the lower leagues in their own countries.

"Littbarski was a three time World Cup winner, Butcher captain of England. If these guys were recognised as great coaches, with their playing pedigree, do you think they'd be coming to coach in Australia?

"And why are they available to coach in Australia?"

"So a Canberra team needs to think hard about where it puts in coaching money."

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