Ange tells Celtic fans what makes him a leader as he declares 'you have to be genuine'

Ange Postecoglou insists authenticity is the key to his leadership.

The Celtic boss admits he has evolved and adapted with the times having worked as a manager for over two-and-half decades. But Postecoglou maintains a need to stay true to himself is crucial in pointing his players in the right direction.

He said: “The one thing about leadership that I have come to understand is that probably the most key ingredient is to be yourself. If you try and be someone else or try to do it in a way that was effective or successful for somebody else, ultimately if that isn’t who you are, it is not going to work. When you talk about leaders and leadership, people will find people who they believe in and that only comes through authenticity that you are who you are.

“Along the way, you get exposed to different people, different types of leadership, you read, you look from afar and if you want to grab that sort of stuff, it should only be stuff that resonates with you and feels natural to you.

“Whether that’s a football manager like Sir Alex Ferguson or a leader in industry, or a political leader that you think okay I really like the way he leads, if you just try and copy and paste that, I don’t think it is going to work. People want to know you are genuine. I don’t think it [football management] is any different to any other kind of management.

“You need to manage people and understand people, have an affinity and empathy for each individual and sort of get everyone heading in the same direction. A football club is no different to that. I guess the only difference with football, sport in general and maybe other lines of business is that the scrutiny and the balance sheet is there every week as opposed to every six months or 12