If Ange Postecoglou reckoned that 25,000 supporters inside Celtic Park on Sunday for the 6-0 win over Dundee was pretty special wait until he’s heard the Celtic Noise for the Bhoys tomorrow night when 60,000 Celtic supporters will be back at Paradise for the first time since March 2020. And the Australian can’t wait to sample that world famous atmosphere that is unique to Celtic Park on a big European night.
“Anyone who I spoke to who had any sort of experience of the football club told me the number one thing is the atmosphere and the energy generated at Celtic Park,” Ange told Celtic TV.
“Look, I feel pretty blessed that I’ve come in at a time when the crowds are slowly getting back in and it was great to have 25k there on Sunday,” Ange added. “As much as it was my first experience, it was even more special for the players who have been here and missed it last year. They just felt again what it’s like to be a Celtic player and it was a great day all round.
“I think if you talk to the players, the disappointment of on-field aside, that was the missing ingredient, the missing but of why players want to play for this football club and why it’s such a special place.
“I said before the game that the fans really are the soul of the club and when they’re not there there’s a massive disconnect with what it’s all about, so to have them back is great.
“We wanted to give the fans some hope more than anything else, because, yes, our supporters have missed being at the ground and supporting their club, but we wanted to give them a little bit more than that and I think the players did that,” he said.
‘They gave them some hope that there’s something exciting around the corner and hopefully we can build on that.’
“I’m not one to set expectations because I’ve found in the past that sometimes you can exceed them and you feel a little bit disappointed that your expectations weren’t high to start with.
“I just said before the game that it was important we won, absolutely, because in the league you don’t want to lose too many games and lose ground, but more important for me, it was a good performance of our football and that’s what I was hoping for.
“From that perspective it was everything I wanted us to be, not just because we won but the manner in which we won and fact that until the final whistle there was an intent there to continue to play our football. So it’s credit to the players that they’re willing to believe in it and invest in it, and we had a good outcome.”
Meanwhile Ange merited a mention on Talk Sport last night from this distressed supporter of theRangers who was actually crying during the call after his side’s Champions League exit (losing 4-2 to ten men) and admitted that with Ange in charge at Celtic he now fears the worst. You really won’t want to miss this glorious wee clip…
😂😂😂 He’s actually greeting on the radio!
Brilliant.
Football’s back baby!
pic.twitter.com/1dlauQPtBL— 20 Minute Tims (@20MinuteTims) August 11, 2021
The Turnips got roasted aff the Swedes. Hoora.