The laidback attitude to life in Australia was key in persuading Ziegler to try his luck Down Under.

"I saw in the documentary how relaxed the football culture is in Australia.," he said "When you train, you train hard, but you take things as they come as well.

"You can’t control everything in football, so you have to learn to not let anger and frustration get to you. In Australia, Thomas was able to find happiness with his football, which is great.

"That’s what was on my mind when I made this decision to come here because in some ways, he and I are the same.

"Some footballers just want to play the game and not think about anything else. But for me, it can’t just be football, football, football, 24/7. I’d go crazy!"

Ziegler says he's looking to spend more time with his family and get into finance and investment properties. He already has one property for rent in the city where he used to play in Germany.

Although he's yet to make his A-League debut, Ziegler is already impressed by the Aussie way of life...and already started thinking about settling down here for good.

He added: "I’m really enjoying my career right now.

"Who knows, maybe we’ll stay for longer if things work out. My uncle doesn’t reckon we’ll ever leave Australia. Maybe he’s right."

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