I am sure at this stage, we will all have seen the clip released on social media of Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou’s pre-match speech ahead of December’s Premier Sports Cup final against Hibernian.

Of course, his side prevailed that afternoon as 2-1 winners over the Edinburgh side, and the 56-year old went on to lift his first piece of silverware as Celtic manager.

Ange clearly has a lot of positive attributes as a manager, with the latest footage showing another side to the former Socceroos boss in the way that players get to see him on a daily basis.

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s crucial derby fixture, Hoops captain Callum McGregor opened up on his experiences of Ange so far, insisting that he ‘makes the players feel ten feet tall’.

“He speaks really well,” McGregor said, as quoted by the Herald. “He’s been doing that constantly throughout the season.

“He comes in and he’s really motivational when he speaks. He makes the players feel ten feet tall.

“When you back that up with good structure, good organisation and everyone knowing their job, then it can make you feel really good when you go out on that pitch.

“You feel really safe and secure, and you know you’ve got your mates around you to help you.

“He’s been doing that all season for us. He’s given us huge amounts of confidence and belief within the squad that we can go out on the pitch and look after each other and play our football.

“We’ve built a really good togetherness, and that comes from having good people down to your core who want to do well for the football club.

“He’s managed to harness that, and along with the senior players, he’s managed to get the best out of everyone, and that’s what we strive to do every day.

“We’re all good guys, and we want success, so that sort of naturally comes out within the group.

“We just keep pushing and keep demanding from each other every day to make it a positive environment.”

This weekend will arguably be Postecoglou’s most important pre-match team talk as manager of the club, with the Glasgow derby proving potentially crucial in this season’s title race.

With the backing of both the coaching staff and the travelling Celtic support, the players will be full of confidence off the back of the impressive domestic unbeaten run they have continued over the last few months.

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