Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic success made a pathway for other international coaches to move to the UK – insists Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery, as the Australian nails down strong start to life at Spurs
- Ange Postecoglou inspires other coaches from outside Europe
- The Tottenham head coach originally moved to Scotland from Australia
- New Hibernian boss Nick Montgomery recently made the same journey
New Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery insists Ange Postecoglou’s success at Celtic has helped create a route for coaches to move to Britain from Australia.
The former Scotland Under-21 international was yesterday unveiled as Lee Johnson’s successor at Easter Road on a three-year deal after leaving A-League champions Central Coast Mariners.
And the 41-year-old is confident Australian football can provide him with the platform to do well in Scotland, just as Postecoglou did at Parkhead.
The ex-Celtic boss’s arrival two years ago was greeted with much skepticism as he had only coached Down Under and in Japan.
But he left for Tottenham as a Celtic hero after winning five domestic trophies out of a possible six by playing an attacking style of football.
Ange Postecoglou has had a strong start to life since taking over at Tottenham last summer
Postecogloy guided Celtic to the Scottish Treble during his final season at the club
“The media around Ange and the negativity when he came to Scotland, he quashed that quite quickly,” Montgomery said.
“Ange is a good guy and I saw the work he did in the A-League in terms of the success he had there and in Japan.
“I saw how good it was for Australian football and he gets a lot of support there.
“Everywhere he’s been he’s had success and I’ve seen him. I played against his teams when I first went there, but I never coached against him because he had already moved on.
‘But I have followed him closely and am impressed by what he has achieved and I am sure he will be able to achieve even more.’
Montgomery has brought assistant Sergio Raimundo and goalkeeping coach Miguel de Oliveira Miranda from the Mariners and will retain club legend David Gray as coach.
The former Sheffield United midfielder is Hibs’ fourth boss in four years, but CEO Ben Kensell, who was joined at the unveiling by director Ian Gordon, son of the late chairman Ron, hopes the appointment will bring much-needed stability to the dugout. brings out.
New Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery (pictured) recently retraced Postecoglou’s route from Australia to Scotland
Postecoglou has shown how managers from outside Europe can thrive in Britain
Longevity for managers was one of the visions Ron Gordon had for the team.
Kensell said: “This is a long-term appointment from our perspective. And it was something Ron always wanted: a long-term approach to the football club.
‘We are following in the footsteps of what Ron wanted and I know Ian is also passionate about this appointment.
‘We had a lot of interest in the role, but there were criteria – and Nick ticked all the boxes.’