Michael Beale has hailed the 'fantastic job' Ange Postecoglou has done at Celtic as he explained the reasons behind his 'lucky' dig.
The Rangers boss believes his Old Firm rivals have spent MORE money in the past year than Steven Gerrard did in his whole Ibrox tenure. The 42-year-old insists that is NOT a slight on the work the Hoops gaffer has done in his time at Parkhead and says the comment just comes from being asked daily about money that will be spent with the transfer window open for business.
Beale is a huge fan of the way his Celtic rival sets up his team to play as he pointed out the importance of building a team that can both compete and go beyond the current Scottish champions. He said: “He’s a very good coach. I’ve known of him for a long time. Firstly he’s a very good man on a personal level as well. He’s done a fantastic job but in this country there are two coaches who are more lucky than the others. I’m one of them but certainly he is as well.
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“The spending power they have had is big. In the last 12 months they’ve probably spent more than Steven Gerrard did in three and a half years so I think that is a fact.
“It’s not a slight on the work he has done because you can spend money and get it wrong.
“He’s not done that. Nothing motivated it other than we are going into a transfer window and you’re being asked every day about how much money your club will spend.
“Well clearly, not as much as our rivals who have shown in every window since I’ve been in Scotland that they spend the most in the country.
“It wasn’t a slight on Ange. He’s a good coach and comes across as a fantastic guy.
"I like the way his team plays and it’s important we build a team to compete and go past him.”
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