ANGE POSTECOGLOU has pointed to a major talking point during Sunday’s League Cup final, claiming that the support and he naturally share the same vision.
When the game was at 2-1, the support got right behind their team and pushed them on right until the referee blew his whistle for full-time.
Of course, there was some anxiety in the air, but the East stand was in full voice, cheering on their team as they held onto their lead.
It showed the bond that the fans have with the side, and Ange Postecoglou admits he started to realise the special connection early on in his days as Celtic manager, especially when results weren’t going his way.
From that point, the bond has grown and grown, especially when the trophy cabinet also got stocked back up.
Stating that the players, manager and support were all united in their goals of success for the team, Ange Postecoglou said: [Celtic TV]
“It’s a little bit of both. I’m not one to force these things. People figured out pretty quickly I wasn’t going to tell our supporters how they should feel about us and our performances and I certainly don’t tell the players how they should feel about our support.
“The perfect scenario is, as you said, there’s a synergy there. Both are working as one and understand. From my perspective, I think I had the clearest indications really early on that the supporters, whilst very demanding in terms of the success, they are also pretty clear about what they want to see when their football team plays.
“I think they saw that fairly early on in my tenure. Albeit our results weren’t always there, but just the way we were trying to play our football. I think the players I brought to the club, there was certainly an acknowledgemnt from the supporters that
‘okay, we’ll give you a little bit of time for results but at least we can see that what you’re saying is you’re endeavouring to build.’ Obviously my role after that was I’ve got to bring the results as well.
“From there it has grown. You can see that in the way the players respond to our supporters and the way the supproters respond to the players. The gameday experience now is that everyone is rowing the same way. Whether things are going really well for us on the field or there’s a period in the game there might be a grind, you get the sense the supporters and the players are understanding that if we stick the things that are important to us, we’ll find our way through.
“I think you sensed that on Sunday, through the patch where we hand to grind things out.
“We did that and our supporters were right behind us through that time. That sort of thing needs to happen naturally and it happens naturally when there’s an alignment of the vision that we have as a football club and the vision our supporters have for us.”
The backing that Ange Postecoglou has at Celtic is unreal, he’s earned it and is creating something very, very special.
