Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic appointment not the reckless gamble it was once painted | Emma Kemp

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The Australian’s arrival in Glasgow was greeted by some with scepticism but for others a title in his first year is hardly surprising

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou celebrates after securing the Scottish Premiership title at Tannadice Park.Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou celebrates after securing the Scottish Premiership title at Tannadice Park.Last modified on Thu 12 May 2022 03.51 BST, a 20-something Ange Postecoglou was working as a bank teller in Melbourne’s CBD.

They could not have engineered a more perfect reception if they had tried. This type of environment has tended in the past to galvanise Postecoglou. His grandest reactions have sprung from external doubts he considers ill-fitted with his character or approach. Put simply, he detests being told he cannot do something. He will not hear that his attacking philosophy might not work this time.

The following year, ranked 100th and having won one game from their past 11, Australia won the Asian Cup. He went on to qualify them for Russia 2018. This all reads a bit like a message of worship. It is not. In some contexts, Postecoglou’s loathing of the inferiority complex can sound utterly fantastical.

To the neutral the sentiment appears mulish. To Australians who watched their national team squeak into the Russia 2018 finals via the playoffs it is infuriating. But it is also somehow pleasing in its consistency. Wherever he goes, with whatever team, the unrelenting blueprint remains.

 

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