When Holger Osieck's three years at the Australia helm were brought to fifa 14 coins cheap an end against France in Paris last year, the blood pressure of Socceroos fans no doubt rose a little with their flights to Brazil just nine months away, no coach, and just a handful of games to go. However, with the arrival of Ange Postecoglou a few weeks later, they had not only hired one of the most trusted names on the Aussie scene, they had also bought themselves some time.

Postecoglou has spent almost half of this century leading various Australian youth teams, as well as having stints at Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory, and with many of his former charges among the Socceroos squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, familiarity has allowed for a speedy transition. Matt McKay, Matthew Spiranovic and Mile Jedinak had all crossed paths with Postecoglou at FIFA youth tournaments, and were in agreement that having an insight into his signature brand of slick football has been a key asset.

“We've been working very hard over the last few weeks to better the understanding amongst us in the defence and midfield in particular,” the 25-year-old Spiranovic said. “Against Croatia there were a lot of good signs and I think the defensive structure is pretty good. Within the camp and the group there's still a lot of belief that we could go out there and surprise people. It's a young team and there's no fear amongst us. I'm confident we can go out there and surprise them.”

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