Had Ange Postecoglou not been hired by Celtic, a broader audience may never have witnessed his epic spat with Craig Foster from 2006. Postecoglou, then a national youth coach with Australia, took serious exception to Foster’s line of questioning during a live television debate. “I don’t sit in glass houses, mate,” was among his assertions. Postecoglou implored the former Australia midfielder to come and watch a training session. “I don’t care what you think about me personally,” he insisted.
It’s YouTube gold, Ali v Frazier in verbal terms. It was also manna from heaven for Celtic supporters. Here was a hitherto unknown manager who, clearly, would take no nonsense upon his arrival from Yokohama Marinos in 2021. Fans insisted a supposedly hostile Scottish media would be reduced to head-spinning wrecks by Postecoglou. There began the UK version of the Cult of Ange, which continues apace in north London. It really is quite a phenomenon.
