Melbourne City star Aaron Mooy has reacted to Ange Postecoglou’s recent comments labelling him as the “best in the league”.
Mooy was flattered by the compliments from the Australia boss, however, he stated he was not getting complacent.
“It’s a big thing coming from the national team manager, but things can change very quickly in football,” the playmaker said.
“I have to train and justify that, it puts pressure on me. It’s a good thing for me, it helps me and pushes me to perform.”
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After Postecoglou took over as Socceroos boss, a large portion of A-League players have thrown on the boots to play for their country.
Mooy, who is among his career best season in 2015-16, is speculated to be leaving the A-League with bigger fish to fry.
The 25-year-old does not have any plans for the immediate future and claimed he was content in Australia.
“Every player in the A-League has the opportunity to impress Ange. It’s great to see he’s selecting players from the A-League,” he said.
“You always know, coming back to the A-League isn’t a bad thing and you’re still in contention for the national team as well.
“The leagues getting stronger every year, it’s a pretty high standard now so it’s great time for Australian Football.
“It was difficult during January (speculation), it’s all settled down now.
“I was always focusing on Melbourne City, but during the January it was in the back of my mind.
“Now can push on to the end of the season and I don’t know what will happen, we’ll see.”
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