Ange Postecoglou will always be a hero at Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur despite being sacked by Nottingham Forest last week.
Postecoglou was dismissed by Forest owner Angelos Marinakis after the former Celtic boss oversaw the worst start to a Premier League season by anyone in the history of the competition.
In fairness to Postecoglou, he had players at the club who were not used to the style of football Celtic supporters loved when the Australian was in charge at Paradise.
And he was also only given 39 days to try and implement it. But that didn’t stop Gabby Agbonlahor from making this strange comment just under 48 hours after Ange left Nottingham Forest.
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Gabby Agbonlahor says Celtic hero Ange Postecoglou is not ‘a great coach’
Postecoglou’s sacking will hopefully mean the Australian will end his fascination with the Premier League. Almost from the get-go, journalists and the media had it in for him.
And after Agbonlahor’s strange take, the former Aston Villa man appears as clueless and arrogant as the English media men.
Stelling asked Agbonlahor on talkSPORT, “Look, he’s great character. But is he a great coach?”
Agbonlahor replied, “I don’t think so, mate. Listen, he’s done some great things at Celtic. Fantastic winning the Europa League with Spurs.
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“But 22 Premier League defeats, eight without a win so far before he got sacked. Sorry, at Nottingham Forest, doesn’t look right.
“You have to change the formation. Didn’t name the same team twice in a game which is wild.
“Chris Wood was fantastic leading the line last season with 20 Premier League goals, and can’t get a game.
“It just seemed a bit shambolic, didn’t it at times?”
Agbonlahor’s verdict just typifies the English arrogance to any manager who doesn’t make it in the Premier League. And the way he just discarded Postecoglou’s achievements, not only at Celtic and Spurs, but at every other club just shows that he is no better in his views.
Ange Postecoglou’s overall managerial record including Celtic makes a mockery of Agbonlahor
There are literally no words to describe what Agbonlahor has just said about Ange Postecoglou so 67 Hail Hail will just leave his managerial record and list of honours here for the talkSPORT pundit to chew on.
South Melbourne
National Soccer League: 1997–98, 1998–99
Oceania Club Championship: 1999
Brisbane Roar
A-League Championship: 2010–11, 2011–12
A-League Premiership: 2010–11
Yokohama F. Marinos
J1 League: 2019
Scottish Premiership: 2021–22, 2022–23
Scottish Cup: 2022–23
Scottish League Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Europa League: 2024–25
Australia U17
OFC U-17 Championship: 2001, 2003, 2005
Australia U20
OFC U-20 Championship: 2001, 2002, 2005
AFF U-20 Youth Championship: 2006
AFC Asian Cup: 2015