The Celtic Star: “52 years ago today Celtic played in our second European Cup Final. Like yourself Jock arrived at Celtic when the club was struggling and within a few season he had turned us into Champions of Europe. Have you studied how Jock managed to do that and is following in his footsteps on the European stage your ultimate ambition as Celtic manager?
Ange Postecoglou: “I am well aware of the background of Jock Stein’s reign here at Celtic. I am probably not the only one who has studied that pretty closely – if it was just a matter of studying it and repeating it then I think others would have done it. I think it is a little bit more intricate than that.
“My ambition for this football club is to make it the best football club it can be and play at the highest possible level. That means that we always have to be challenged for success domestically and to make an impact in Europe.
“From my perspective that’s the ambition to make us the strongest possible team we can be and to make a consistent impact in Europe. For that to happen like most other clubs it takes a little while to build it to that stage but that’s the ambition.”
The Celtic Star: The Celtic supporters believe you are building something special so where would winning the league and taking the club into the Champions League group stages in your first season rank beside your other achievements in the game?
Ange Postecoglou: “It is hard for me to articulate that until we do it, you just don’t know until that feeling hits you. I know it has been an enormous challenge this season for sure and not just for me but for everyone involved.
“For a number of reasons should we be successful then I know from my own perspective when I reflect on it I will know the enormous effort that has been put in to get us to that space.
“For me to start thinking about that before we have actually achieved it, I can’t do that as I am just now wired that way. I think you will get a much better and truer and more natural response as to my feelings on it after we achieve it.”
Watch Ange Postecoglou’s Media Conference from earlier today below..
