Celtic coach Ange Postecoglou has taken a cheeky swipe at Rangers boss Michael Beale as he addressed Celtic Park on trophy day after successful a second consecutive Scottish Premiership title.
Earlier this yr, Beale infamously branded Postecoglou a “lucky man” as a result of funds out there to the Australian coach within the switch market.
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“He’s a good coach – but he’s spent a lot of money,” Beale mentioned in January.
After lifting the Scottish Premiership title over the weekend, Postecoglou couldn’t resist taking a dig on the Rangers boss.
“Champions, again,” he started. “We are champions again because of this incredible group of players brilliantly led by our skipper Callum McGregor, champions again because of this unbelievable group of people behind the scenes, outstanding.
“Champions again because of you (the fans). In the words of the immortal Tommy Burns, ‘You are always there, always.’ Champions again because I am a lucky man and we have one more to go. We never stop.”
Postecoglou has been linked with the vacant managerial submit at Tottenham and his facet confirmed why the Australian is in demand on Saturday, bouncing again from a three-game winless run to thrash Aberdeen 5-0.
Kyogo Furuhashi and Oh Hyeon-gyu each scored twice because the Hoops warmed up for subsequent weekend’s Scottish Cup remaining, the place they might full a home treble towards Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Postecoglou has received 4 of the 5 trophies out there throughout his time at Celtic Park.
The Scottish champions had been extra like their outdated selves after coming off the boil since sealing the title earlier this month.
Furuhashi produced two predatory finishes within the area of 5 first half minutes to place Celtic in command.
The Japanese star then gave Postecoglou an harm scare forward of the cup remaining as he limped off early within the second-half.
But after Carl Starfelt headed within the third, Furuhashi’s alternative Oh struck twice within the remaining ten minutes.
Meanwhile, Fashion Sakala scored twice for Rangers in a 3-0 win at St. Mirren to make sure Beale’s males completed simply seven factors behind their Glasgow rivals.
– with AFP
Originally printed as Ange Postecoglou’s cheeky dig at Rangers boss Michael Beale after lifting second consecutive Scottish Premiership title
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
