Ange admits Celtic was NEVER a long term thing but reckons Brendan Rodgers is back for good

Ange Postecoglou has admitted for the first time that he was never going to be Celtic’s long-term saviour – but believes Brendan Rodgers might be.

The Aussie held his first media conference as Tottenham boss at the club’s training ground in Enfield on Monday, one month on from his shock decision to quit Scotland’s champions after lifting five trophies in two seasons. In a candid revelation, Postecoglou has conceded it was always his intention to move on while the going was still good in Glasgow’s east end, and before he was reputationally tarnished as damaged goods from Down Under.

He said: “Yes, absolutely it required soul searching to leave. My wife and my kids loved it up there and my whole family was really happy. I’ve got two young ones and they’ve lived abroad their whole life in four different countries. We made the decision as a family that wherever my profession took us, we’d go and we’d experience that.

My wife knows better than anyone, I can’t resist a challenge. That’s when I’m at my best and my history is I’ve never stayed too long at too many clubs.

“I’ve always left when clubs are successful. All I’ve tried to do whenever I’ve been, like most managers, is leave the club you’ve inherited in a better place than where you picked it up and hopefully make a positive impact.

“It was a tough decision, for sure. But it was also a tough decision to leave the Australian national team before a World Cup, it was tough to leave Yokohama after winning the championship there.

“You establish relationships with people and these are always tough decisions. For me, I’ve always gone with my gut on these things.

“I know when I’m at my best, and I’m at my best when the challenge is the biggest. I thought this was a challenge