Ange Postecoglou insists the Tottenham job is NOT a step-up as he declared his love for Celtic.
The 57-year-old enjoyed two trophy-laden seasons in charge at Parkhead as he won five out of six domestic trophies including back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles and a domestic Treble last term as he signed off from his role in Glasgow on the ultimate high. Brendan Rodgers has since taken over for a second stint at Celtic as Ange gets ready for a new challenge in the English Premier League.
He declared that finishing second in Scotland is like finishing last and that making the move from the Scottish champions to North London is not something he sees as a step up but just a new challenge in his career. Facing the press south of the border for the first time in his new gig, he said: "It is fair to say every position I have had has needed some sort of rebuild.
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"I had a brilliant two years at Celtic. I loved every minute of it but it was challenging, particularly at the start. It's not about patience, you can't expect people to feel a certain way or have expectations. What I have tried to do at every club including Celtic is to allow them to form their own opinion with what they see rather than what I say.
'Like I saw we had a massive rebuild at Celtic but I think at the beginning at Celtic even though the results weren't there they could see what we were doing. They got behind us and I don't know if it's going to be a rocky start or a good start, but either way I am going to try and show our supporters we are going to embark on something special."
Asked about the 'step-up' from Scotland's top flight to the EPL, Postecoglou added: "I've had people say that, if you're at Celtic you can only finish first or second, but second is last.
"I wouldn't be in a job. With what people perceive as a step up you are working with bigger players and a bigger organisation. I've never seen it as a step up, only a new challenge for me."
