Rio Ferdinand has lauded Celtic hero Ange Postecoglou for how he dealt with an English reporter recently.
Celtic fans would have been blessed to witness the now-Tottenham Hotspur boss deliver a domestic Treble last season in one of the best and most entertaining fashions in the club’s history.
As the Premier League is now witnessing, both on the pitch, when it comes to style of play, and off the pitch with how Ange Postecoglou deals with the media, it’s all a breath of fresh air.
But one reporter proceeded to disrespect the numerous title winner by asking him ‘Do you picture yourself winning trophies?’.
Well, as you would expect, Ange Postecoglou delivered the answer in the best way possible by stating: “I’ve got real pictures, mate. There are quite a few of them mate. I just look at the ones I have got. I’ve earned them, it’s not luck.”
The ignorance of the English press was in full flow there, but he did very well to remind him of, not just his Celtic past, but what he did in Japan also.
Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand loved all of that and how he seemingly told the reporter to ‘sit back in your seat’, as he told Vibe with Five.
Ange Postecoglou’s trophies at Celtic
“He caned him,” said Ferdinand about the reporter’s line of questioning to Postecoglou.
“He hit him back hard. Sit back in your seat. But he has won. He has won at every single place he has been. He has won trophies.”
Life after Celtic for Ange Postecoglou
Given the glitz, glamour and money on show in the Premier League, many are just now starting to witness the magic of Postecoglou.
It could be argued that Spurs are playing the best football in the Premier League and the former Hoops man’s highly-demanding nature is playing a big part in that all.
At Parkhead, after taking over when Rangers won the league, the Australian took time to settle in before seriously motoring forward.
But at Spurs, he started like a house on fire. Picking up the most points from a new manager after ten games, sitting top of the league and now still sitting in a healthy position in fifth despite suffering big injuries across the pitch.
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