Socceroos performance under Ange Postecoglou means more than a win New Australia coach Ange Postecoglou watches his team warm-up. AN hour before kick-off last night, David Gallop stood staring out over Allianz Stadium, chatting about the appointment of Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou. Not once was the result against Costa Rica, win or lose, mentioned by the Football Federation Australia chief executive. Tuesday night meant much more than just the numbers on the scoreboard to Gallop or Postecoglou. It was about rebuilding and overcoming the ground lost under former coach Holger Osicek - on and off the field ahead of next year's World Cup. Certainly, the 65-year-old German, who was sacked by Gallop last month following a 6-0 nil loss to France, wasn't overly interested in growing the game in Australia, ensuring team morale or capturing the hearts and minds of the Australian public. So opposed in his assistance to grow the game in Australia was the former coach, that at times players were timed by Osieck's hand watch how long they spent contributing to promotional activities or at kids coaching clinics. Too long and the FFA would know about it. Bizarrely, Osieck even went as far as threatening players with the axe, if they dared use their iPhones. Life under Postecoglou, while still early days, couldn't be more different. The lead-up to Tuesday night's match as far as Postecoglou was concerned was about getting back to basics - and appreciating what representing the Socceroos means. Training sessions were open to the public, autograph sessions with fans were scheduled and a lunch with the Socceroos from the 1974 World Cup was designed by Postecoglou to remind every player of their value. The players embraced Postecoglou's message, which is hardly surprising. Every student wants to impress the new teacher and that showed. But like the scoreboard, Gallop wasn't interested in discussing the past but he didn't have too either describing Postecoglou as a 'revelation.' "This is a beginning of a new era for the Socceroos," Gallop said. A new coach was hired because he's been successful, but also because he's on the mission to lift the position of the Socceroos where it should be. Already the week has been a revelation in terms of enganegment with all levels of the game including grassroots clinics with kids, to our commercial partners and nothing has been too hard. These opportunities to bring everyone from the coup cornered of the game together are rare and we need to use them effectiecly, not only terms of training but also in terms of capturing the public's imagination about what the socceroos mean. Why we do this is because we want to be the largest and most popular sport in the country because we believe the Socceroos are the one team that represents the diversity of the nation.