Matt O'Riley has revealed it only took him THREE days to settle in at Celtic.
The Denmark Under-21 international joined the Hoops in January from MK Dons as Ange Postecoglou strengthened his ranks for the second half of the season.
Celtic went on to recapture the Premiership title from Rangers and with that secure a spot in the Champions League proper for next season.
O'Riley holds his new boss in the highest of regards and says he commands respect from everyone when he speaks.
The culture he has built around the club made life very easy for the winter window recruit.
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O'Riley impressed in his first six months at Celtic as he opened up on life under his new boss and revealed who his best mates at the club are.
Speaking to the Scottish Sun, he said: “When Ange speaks you listen. Everybody does, regardless of whoever you are.
“Regardless of how old or young you are, when he says something you stop what you’re doing. That’s what he’s really good at.
“He just commands respect from everyone. He does have a joke around at times and it’s nice to see him when he does bring that side out.
“It just shows sometimes we can just breathe! As much as I say Ange doesn’t speak to people that much, he’s sort of got a culture at Celtic where us as players and the rest of the staff have it very easy to speak to each other.
“He’s installed that structure within so he overviews the whole thing and makes sure it’s ticking as it should.
“If it doesn’t do that then he’s always very quick to rectify it, which is what makes him very good.
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“It separates us from quite a few others because he’s very switched on.
“He always comes from a very level-headed perspective and I think that’s really important.
The people he’s set up around the club made it easy for me to settle.
“I genuinely felt at home within three days. Genuinely.
“The first day you’re a bit nervous but I’d already started my first game after something like two days.
“That helps, when you’re thrown into the event and if you do well you earn respect from other people.
“That’s kind of what happened and from then on it’s been very easy to settle and make friends.
“I’ve already genuinely got a few of my best mates at the club, which is pretty cool.
“I hang around with Carl, Anthony Ralston, Josip. But then again I honestly probably hang out with half the team, which shows enough about our culture.
“There are guys like Liel Abada and everyone is very approachable.
“Even if we have a rare night out together as a team, everyone is there and you can speak to anyone, which I think is quite unique in this day and age.
“There’s usually quite a lot of cliques but at Celtic I feel like I could be sat at a dinner table with any of them and have a good time, which is cool.
“I think that translates onto the pitch as well. You see how we gel so nicely. Throughout most games, that’s the way we are off the pitch as well.
“We’re very open and relaxed. Even people like Callum McGregor, who from the outside might have this persona of being the captain and leader, is a very nice guy.”
