Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has once again hit back at Rangers boss Michael Beale's 'lucky' claim and insists his success is built on nothing else but 25 years of hard work.
The Australian is clearly still not impressed by Beale's claim when he took over and suggested Postecoglou was a 'lucky man' because of the finances he had available to him as Celtic boss. But despite the jibe clearly still being something that rankles, Postecoglou insists it didn't motivate him and insists he would never use that language if the shoe was on the other foot because he knows how hard managers work.
Beale reckoned the former Socceroos boss was lucky because he was able to spend big on the likes of Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers and others as he built his Celtic squad and Postecoglou hasn't forgotten it and he's had a fresh swipe at his Old Firm rival after beating him for a third time in four games, with the other match ending like a draw with a late equaliser.
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Celtic are now on course for a fifth treble in seven years and Postecoglou insists it's not luck that the work he's been doing for a quarter of a century is coming to fruition with what is happening at Celtic Park.
He said: “It didn’t annoy me, it doesn’t motivate me. But I think people use that kind of language deliberately, and I would never use it about somebody in my position.
“I’m not sure which bit is ‘lucky’. Michael at the time was referring to the fact I had money to spend. But you know what, I didn’t get to this position out of luck. I’ve worked 25 years of coaching to be entrusted at a club like this.
“This isn’t my first job. If it was my first job maybe I’d be lucky, but it’s not — it’s 25 years of hard work. I have to spend that money, and I can get it wrong. Many have, with bigger clubs than ours.
“So I’m not sure which bit is luck. Everything you do in life, and particularly in our game, is hard-earned. That doesn’t mean luck doesn’t come into it at different times.
“But to describe any aspect of my role as fortunate or lucky, I just don’t think it’s a fair reflection of anybody in my position. I don’t think Michael is in a lucky position just because he’s at a club which has resources that other clubs in Scotland don’t have.
“I know he has to work hard if he is going to be successful, the same way I have.”
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