Ange Postecoglou hopes for Celtic reunion as Tottenham boss prepares for Rangers clash

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Ange Postecoglou hopes to see some friendly faces this week as he takes his Tottenham side to face Rangers.

The former Celtic manager has his fingers crossed that he will meet some old pals from his two years in Glasgow as he looks to pile on the agony at Ibrox.

Postecoglou won five trophies as Hoops boss in just two seasons and made his mark on the derby.

Now he’s ready for his Spurs side to halt any recent momentum from the Light Blues across the city to head back down to North London with all three points and the bragging rights yet again.

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But it won’t just be the points he is looking for when he arrives in Scotland this week to prepare for the Europa League tie.

No, big Ange is also looking forward to meeting up with mates from the Parkhead corridors as he reflected on his time at Celtic and the atmosphere he enjoyed as the manager when taking on Gers at Ibrox.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Postecoglou told Sky Sports when asked about the coming fixture in European football’s second tier.

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“I had a great time up there in the two years I was there. Fair to say, Ibrox can be fairly intense and I’m sure we’ll feel that.

“But it’s a great stadium to play football in. The atmosphere, European nights. Even when I was there, they did awfully well in Europe – the first year I was there they got to the Europa League final.

“So you know how European nights, irrespective of their league form, they really rise for, so it’s a good challenge for us.

“I’m also looking forward to being back in Glasgow and feeling the cold again and hopefully see some friendly faces among the others.”

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Postecoglou’s Spurs are perhaps not heading into the fixture in the best form with their current run seeing them go without a win in four.

The manager has had his fair share of criticism this term while Micah Richards recently offered Postecoglou advice on what to change.

They currently sit 11th in the Premier League and ninth in the Europa League Phase – just one spot behind Rangers with the same number of points.

We told recently how Ange had been slaughtered by a small section of fans away at Bournemouth.

But he dismissed the criticism and issued a blunt response to those up in arms.