Why key Australian football figures always felt Harry Kewell would be a successful coach

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Socceroos great Harry Kewell has come a long way from getting sacked as manager of Barnet FC, who play in the fifth tier of English football at Conference level.

Despite some early setbacks, Australian football identities such as Ange Postecoglou and Ron Smith had no doubt Kewell would be a successful coach.

They were on the money, with Kewell in the midst of preparing his Japanese side Yokohama F….