Ange still loves Celtic as Tottenham boss reveals why Scottish accent often left him sitting in stunned silence

Ange Postecoglou admits he's still in love with Celtic but that the Glaswegian accent often left him in silence.

The Aussie is settling in to his new adventure at Tottenham Hotspur after leaving the dizzying heights of his Celtic Treble success behind for pastures new in London. Already Spurs fans are taking to Angeball and what it brings to the club, with Hoops supporters loving the all-too familiar attacking style of play being put on show in the English Premier League. And despite his new duties, Postecoglou insists he is keeping up as best he can with Brendan Rodgers' men.

But the infectious Aussie also admits the thick Scottish accents of his staff at Lennoxtown often had him sitting in pure silence at the dinner table; not out of ignorance, but from the simple point of being unable to understand them. He told Sky Sports: “I loved my time there. I loved living in Glasgow and I loved working at that football club. I follow their results, I try to watch their games every week.

“I’ve got a connection with that club now forever. It’s just a fantastic football club. Just the way people treated and supported me the whole time – not just me but my whole family. It’s a real strong connection I have there.”

On understanding the Scottish accent, he added: "It was tough. I would literally sit there at times with some of my staff and assistant coaches with very strong Scottish and Glaswegian accents. I would be sitting there at the dinner table and I didn't use to say much and they must have thought 'well, he's not interested in our conversation' but I didn't know what they were talking about.

"I hoped they weren't talking about me, but eventually the ear changes a little bit and you slowly understand but not the easiest. (By