Ange Postecoglou expects Celtic to enjoy more success under Brendan Rodgers.
It’s over a month since the Australian left the club to move to Tottenham Hotspur. Celtic appointed Brendan Rodgers as his successor soon after with the club now looking to the future.
Postecoglou met the media for the first time as Spurs boss on Monday, and was asked about leaving Scotland.
“It was a tough decision,” he said as reported by Football London. “It is a special football club. If you have a bucket list as a manager of football clubs you want to manage, that is probably one of them.
“The supporters are not really supporters, the club is an extension of them, it’s a family. We had a brilliant two years, great group of players, great staff. We had some fantastic success and great moments within that. I will cherish them, but I am the kind of guy who loves a challenge. I love a build, I love a rebuild.
“I know Celtic have appointed Brendan Rodgers, who is an outstanding manager and they will continue to have success. They have great players, great infrastructure, it is a great football club. I was very fortunate to be allowed that responsibility for a couple of years.”
I’ll be honest, I expected Postecoglou’s early duties at Spurs to hurt a bit more. The Aussie was such a huge presence at Celtic Park over his two seasons. We shared so many good times and I thought life would be tough without him.
That could still be the case of course, but for now it’s difficult to feel anything other than excitement for what is to come under Rodgers.
As Postecoglou says, we have hired an “outstanding manager”. Someone who has the ability and charisma to take on the challenge and bring Celtic to the next level.
He has predicted a pleasing future for the club and we should all be excited about that.
It really is a huge testament to the board that the Celtic support are so buzzing for the new season, when Postecoglou’s departure could really have been a hammer blow.
We’ll keep a little eye on Spurs’ fortunes this season. But, as always, Celtic will be the main attraction.
In other news, Reo Hatate has been doing some extra work in Japan ahead of pre-season
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