"They probably thought I was just keeping my usual distance, I think they would have been surprised by me resigning." 

Now faced with the daunting task of watching the World Cup, "plonked on a bar", beer in hand on a "Greek island somewhere", Postecoglou remains, for the most part, stoic in his decisions. 

But he admits that watching the culmination of four years work from afar will be the hardest part yet.

"That will be the toughest time," he said.

"I'm under no illusions about what I'm giving up, I realise I've given up a hell of a lot but as I sit here now, I don't regret what I've done.

"I want to have a certain intent in everything I do...if I can't marry that with what I'm doing than it's best I leave because I'll coach but I won't coach well, I'll just do the job.

"I've avoided having a proper job my whole life because I'll wake up in the morning and I just won't want to."

Now returned to the more formulaic world of club coaching with J-League outfit Yokohama F Marinos, Postecoglou is once again attempting to be a catalyst for an evolving club's identity.

Once again, he's facing the same struggles. The Marinos, which finished fifth last season, are now languishing in 13th place, just two points off relegation. 

Amid rising pressure on the Australian coach, he once again took to a separate medium, Melbourne AFL-centric radio station SEN, to deliver a positive message to those watching from home.

“Things are going okay here," Postecoglou said.

"Results haven’t been spectacular but I’m slowly making in-road in terms of the way I want the team to play.

“I’ll plonk myself up at a bar somewhere hopefully on an island in Greece and cheer the boys on and then get back to work here and make a success here at Yokohama.”