Ange Postecoglou

I remember when we signed him, because I think Liverpool were in for him at the time as well, and I met his dad...

Did he tell you about his dad?

His dad was on the interview.

Oh, OK, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, he's a big influencer.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

I mean, he's... I'm not talking out of turn, are you?

But, like, he was, like, Secret Service.

He's a hard man.

Yeah, yeah.

He's, like... You know, I remember him saying to me, he goes, listen, he's got options, but he's coming here to play.

You'd better play.

I go... LAUGHTER Send somebody around your house.

Van de Ven's dad and Romero, you're in trouble.

So he's had a really good upbringing, so he's not going to get carried away and works hard at his game.

He's a winner.

He's top, mate.

He could be as good as anything in terms of when you think about the modern game and the physical characteristics are obviously important.

He's improved his heading.

I still think that's an area where he can get stronger because he's a big lad, but sometimes his timing's not great.