Ante Milicic | Coaching and the women - men differences | Why Kerr's underappreciated globally | Future of women's football

Published: Dec. 11, 2019, 4:12 a.m.

Ante Milicic took on the Matildas coaching job in February, 2019, leading the team to the midyear Women's World Cup in France.Before that, he worked under Ange Postecoglou. Now, he's got the inaugural A-League outfit But, of course, plenty happened before all that, as both a coach and player.Adam Peacock sat down with Ante for the midweek show.Here are some of the topics covered:-Scouting overseas for talent (1:00)-A student of the game. Does anyone watch more football than Ante? (3:00)-What was learnt from the World Cup? (7:00)-Where is the women’s game going in Australia? (11:00)-What is stopping Kerr from being the best in the world? (15:00)-What lessons from his playing career does Ante draw on as a coach? (16:40)-What made Ange Postecoglou such a great coach to work under? (19:30)-Why Ante declined other opportunities to join the Wanderers (26:40)-The Dutch influence on Australian football (30:00)-Should the Australian curriculum better embrace different styles and structures of coaching? (31:40)-The biggest differences between coaching male and female teams (33:00)-What Ante looks for when selecting players from the W-League (35:00)-In focus: Lisa De Vanna, Katrina Gorry, Mary Fowler (36:00)-Priorities at Macarthur (41:00) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.