Celtic pundit Frank McAvennie has been reacting to Ange Postecoglou’s antics in the dugout against Raith Rovers on the weekend, Football Insider report.
The Lowdown: Welsh gets an earful
The Hoops eventually eased to a 4-0 win over the Championship side in the Scottish Cup, however, Postecoglou was far from happy from what he saw from his side in the opening 45 minutes.
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A slow passage of build-up play resulted in centre-back Stephen Welsh passing the ball back to Joe Hart, with Postecoglou going wild on the sideline.
His anger was picked up by microphones and is available to view here, with McAvennie hailing the Hoops boss for what he did.
The Latest: McAvennie’s comments
McAvennie, talking to Football Insider, revealed he was watching the game from home and labelled what he heard from Postecoglou at Parkhead as ‘incredible’.
“I was watching the game on TV because I couldn’t get to Celtic Park and I could hear someone shouting and bawling.
“I didn’t know where it was coming from. At one point the commentator apologised and said it was Ange.
“He was effing away and all sorts at the players, he was absolutely furious with them.
“It’s because the passes were going backwards and sideways then back to the goalkeeper.
“It sounded like he was livid. I mean, for me, that’s the big talking point, that’s incredible. That’s what I want from my manager.
“If you aren’t playing well enough, you will be told about it. Make no mistake.
“This isn’t a Premiership side we are playing and we had a decent team out.
“The performance needed to be better and Postecoglou made that very clear.
“I’m so glad he did it, as I said, wow, incredible. We haven’t had that for a long time.”
The Verdict: Spot on
Postecoglou’s passion is clear for all to see, and it’s brilliant that he is willing to go wild in the dugout with his side already in the lead against a lower league side.
The demands he puts on his players are high and ultimately, his rant at Welsh appeared to click Celtic into gear, proving his ultra competitive mentality is working on the squad.
They were much better in the second half, scoring three more times to extend their winning run after the winter break to eight games, and hopefully, that will be nine in a row following the Europa Conference League first leg against Bodo/Glimt this evening.
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