Ange Postecoglou has taken Scotland by storm and fellow Aussie Scott McDonald is loving every minute of it.
Maybe because the former Celtic striker wasn’t entirely convinced Postecoglou and Parkhead would be a match made in heaven when he arrived on these shores in the summer of 2021. McDonald worked with Postecoglou with the Australian Under 20 team two decades ago, so he knew the former Yokohama Marinos boss had the tactical and managerial ability to be a success. But the ex-Celtic striker wasn’t sure if Postecoglou’s no-nonsense ‘my way or the highway’ approach to his players would work.
It’s fair to say the 39-year-old, now in his first managerial gig with Gold Coast Knights in his homeland, is delighted to have had those fears allayed. “If truth be told, I questioned it in terms of his ability, not as a coach but as a person to be able to give players the amount of time they needed for them to believe in who he is at a club like Celtic,” McDonald told the Off The Record podcast.
