Ange on the ball with call to quit

ANGE Postecoglou took the Socceroos as far as he could and made the right call to vacate the role for Russia 2018, according to his manager.

London-based Australian Frank Trimboli also declared Postecoglou had the ingredients to coach a big Premier League club.

The coach departs for Europe this week, where he will spend several days observing Manchester City guru Pep Guardiola before moving to Japan to assume his post as boss of Yokohama F Marinos.

It is understood Postecoglou was shortlisted for two European jobs, but Trimboli said Australian coaches were still viewed with suspicion in that region.

“He’s done the right thing. Because if you feel you’ve done all you can then you need to walk on,’’ he said.

“When you feel your time’s up, you need to step aside and I think that’s how he felt. In time to come, people will probably appreciate that more than they do today.

“When someone doesn’t want to be in that position, you’re there because you force yourself to be there, you’ll never get the result you need to get.

“His mandate was to take [Australia] to the World Cup and he got them to the World Cup. He got that opportunity four years ago and he’s saying someone else should get that opportunity now.

“Football tournaments are an interesting thing, you never know what can happen. Maybe it is the right opportunity for someone else to come in there and take the challenge of it.”