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Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou has said that he will make a decision whether to take up the offer from Melbourne Victory. Ange Postecoglou won the A-league with Brisbane Roar in what has turned out to be a fantastic season.

Now, he is all set to make a decision whether to stay with Brisbane Roar or move to Melbourne Victory for the start of the new season. The rumours surrounding his future, though, indicate that Postecoglou will be a Melbourne Victory coach next season. Melbourne Victory are thought to have made one of the best offers for the man who led Brisbane Roar to a 2-1 win over Perth Glory in the final of the A-League.

Brisbane Roar finished in second position in the A-League table, while the club pursuing Postecoglou had a terrible season. Melbourne Victory finished in the eighth position in the table, which did not allow them to have a chance to play for the final victory. Postecoglou also won the title last season, but has said that this title will go a long way in his memory due to the fact that it was nerve racking. Despite losing a number of high profile players like captain Matt McKay, Brisbane Roar have done extremely well to win the Championship this season.

“It’s definitely more satisfying because we’ve done it this way. It’s a difficult ask and these boys have worked really bloody hard to get where we are. We’ll have some talks (with Roar officials) this week, and I’m sure there will be a resolution this week and we will move on from there. Right now I’m enjoying being the coach of the championship-winning side,” Postecoglou said after winning the title with Brisbane Roar. The club also now become the first to win back-to-back titles in the A-League.

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Melbourne Victory will be looking to complete the signing of Adama Traore from Gold Coast United. The player is out of contract at the end of the season and there have already been a number of clubs showing interest in him.

However, Melbourne Victory’s rebuilding process is expected to begin with the signing of the Brazilian. Melbourne Victory are on course to make this is one of the worst ever seasons, as they are more likely to fail to qualify for the finals only for the third time in seven seasons. They are currently in the eighth position in the table, but a massive eight points separate them from making it into the finals.

They have been linked with a number of players recently, but every other signing is expected to be followed after the arrival of Adama Traore. The player is out of contract at the end of the season, and the indication from his club Gold Coast United is that he is unlikely to be offered a new deal.

Hence, the player will be looking to make Melbourne Victory as one of his top destinations, as they have been the most interested club. Even though his early form was patchy, he has definitely improved a lot under new manager Jim Magilton.

One of the biggest advantages of Adama Traore is his attacking abilities, although he is not best known for his defensive abilities. However, it would perfectly suit Melbourne Victory given their attacking intent.

Gold Coast United captain Michael Thwaite could also be one of the targets for Melbourne Victory in their pursuit to become one of the top clubs in Australia once again. Leadership has been one of the areas where Melbourne Victory lacked this season, and the arrival of Michael Thwaite could rectify this problem.

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Ricki Herbert has renewed his contract with the New Zealand National Football Team till the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after a string of impressive results with the All Whites over the last few years.

This is the second time since the end of the FIFA World Cup campaign of 2010 in South Africa that the team has retained the services of the manager who led them to the World Cup for the first time since 1982 and stayed unbeaten throughout the competition that included the likes of then World Champions Italy, Slovakia as well as Paraguay.

Herbert took over the reins of the national team in 2005 and if he does continue till the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he will become the longest serving coach in the history of the New Zealand National Football Team. After the first extension of his contract after the 2010 World Cup, he was expected to leave at the end of the World Cup Qualifiers for the Oceania group which would have ended in mid 2012 but the rescheduling of the matches mean that the games would finish in 2013.

Herbert has coached the New Zealand national team in 40 matches with 11 wins, 10 draws and 19 losses in all and although this is a very underwhelming result in international standards, his extension was largely due to the qualification and performance of the national in the 2010 World Cup.

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Melbourne victory’s Archie Thompson has been declared fit for the match against Brisbane Roars. Melbourne Victory will be taking on Brisbane Roar in the A-league encounter between the two clubs. Archie Thompson had to be taken off in the training, and was seen participating in the match against Gosch’s Paddock for only about 10 min. Hence, he was a major doubt for the match against Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar are flying very close to the top of the table. They are only five points behind table leaders Central Coast Mariners, despite the fact that they have played a game more than the leaders.

Undoubtedly, they will be looking to capitalise on the advantage once more by taking three points against Melbourne Victory. However, the presence of Archie Thompson is expected to make a huge difference for the match as a whole. After suffering a dip in form under new manager Jim Magilton, Melbourne Victory finally achieved their first victory under the new manager’s regime. The 2-1 win over table leaders Central Coast has provided them with a great deal of confidence. Hence, Brisbane Roar cannot just discount their opponents, as yet another lower level opposition.

“I’d like to build that momentum and I’d like us to go on a run obviously, but we’ve just got to make sure that we are at the same sort of intensity going into this game. We’ve got recognise that Brisbane is a tough proposition at home, but we beat the league leaders so I’d like to think if we can replicate it we’ve got a chance. They go into every game believing they can win. They’ve got a system of play which suits their players and they’ve been excellent all season,” Magilton said. Brisbane Roar, though, can count on the home advantage for this match.

A lot has been questioned over the ability and the age of the Melbourne victory squad, but the team and the coach are extremely confident of making it into the finals this season.

Melbourne victory captain Adrian Leijer has come out with the statement saying that he feels that Melbourne victory are very close to putting on a winning run that will make them real contenders for the A-League this season. Melbourne victory are not far away from making it into the top six, but they also have a very poor form at the moment under new coach Jim Magilton.

Jim Magilton took over Melbourne victory recently and he has guided the team in five winless matches, which has put real doubt over their ability to qualify for the A-league finals. Melbourne victory will be taking on Central Coast Mariners in their next match, while it will be Brisbane Roar in the match. Taking on the league leaders and the second placed team is going to be real tough test for Melbourne victory.

However, their captain Adrian Leijer has come out with the statement that he is fully convinced that a victory will be able to turn their season around and finish in the finals of the A-League.

“In a season it’s important to get off to a good start, or to get a good run of consecutive wins, and we haven’t been able to do that this season. Without that, I suppose confidence drops. But we’ve got to get ourselves out of this and we still believe within the group we’ve got seven games, and we can get in that top six,” Leijer said. Melbourne victory’s older players have come under fire recently, but they are expected to bring all their experience over the next few matches.

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