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John Duerden

The new Ange? John Aloisi makes his mark with attacking brand of football in China

Head coach John Aloisi directing his team during an AFC Champions League football match
Australian coach John Aloisi has taken Chengdu Rongcheng to the top of the Chinese Super League and is on course to emulate the likes of Ange Postecoglou. Photograph: Masashi Hara/Getty Images

For a long time, people went to Chengdu to see the pandas, eat hot pots or visit the shrine of ancient warlord Liu Bei. Now there is another reason. John Aloisi has been in the capital of Sichuan province for just a few months now but is already being hailed as the next Ange Postecoglou.

After eight games of the Chinese Super League season, huge crowds are flocking to the Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium to see the Chinese Super League leaders, who have dropped just two points, scored 23 goals and have fans dreaming of a first title just eight years after the club came into existence.

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