The reasoned, sensible, straight talking manager knows that there are times when players need some tough love. To hear his bite.
Sweary words don’t feature in media interviews but they remain part of football and football manager culture, they have their time and place.
It didn’t take long for Celtic fans to take a shine to Ange Postecoglou, for starters he wasn’t a management clone, stringing endless cliches together to cover up for a lack of substance and conviction. When he says something he means it, reporters largely understand his ways, he doesn’t do tinkering with his teams as one was reminded yesterday.
— Shannon (@shannonxirvine_) February 16, 2022
Sunday’s Scottish Cup tie was a fairly sleepy contest. Combining lower division opposition, a stadium one third empty and Section 111 being silent all had an impact on the park.
The boss however wasn’t going along with that narrative. Suddenly Ange had had enough, he wasn’t waiting till half-time with the fans in the Front Stand having a ring-side seat as the Celtic players were shaken into action. Online fans have warmed even more to the manager who was virtually unknown to them 12 months ago.
