There is a golden rule to being a revered chief of males: Don’t set requirements for others that you simply’re not ready to fulfill your self.
Ange Postecoglou wouldn’t have it another approach. If they'll’t cease, then he can’t cease.
Which is why, regardless that he's inside touching distance of celebrating an excellent title triumph and has the supervisor of the yr awards to show it, the massive Aussie hasn’t paused for a second to mirror on this monumentally profitable first season as Celtic boss.
The time for quiet consideration will come. However at the start Postecoglou has enterprise to take care of at Tannadice on Wednesday as he closes in on the consequence which is able to carry his workforce over the ending line and into the membership’s folklore.
Yet another level towards Dundee United is all that’s required to make it official.
And regardless that Celtic successfully set off on one lengthy victory march some weeks in the past, Postecoglou hasn’t allowed himself to take his eyes off the prize.
They by no means cease. He by no means stops. Nobody stops till the job is completed.
Yesterday morning was spent drilling the message house to his gamers as soon as once more, in between being dragged from pillar to put up round his Lennoxtown HQ to conduct the standard flurry of media actions. There are some components of this dream job Postecoglou might in all probability do with out.
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Then once more, he in all probability wouldn’t have it another approach.
When requested if he has taken a lot as a second to quantify the enormity of what he's about to attain he shrugged his shoulders and stated: “No mate, since you guys maintain hounding me! 1,000,000 individuals need a piece of me, so I haven’t had an opportunity to do something.
“That’s a part of my job although, so it’s fantastic. There can be a time for reflection and delight as soon as it’s accomplished.
“The truth is I get pleasure from every single day of this job, I get pleasure from coming in right here every single day and dealing with the gamers and being supervisor of this soccer membership. It’s not like I really feel as if it’s a grind at any stage.
“By way of the success, I’m very happy with the person honours that I’ve received for this soccer membership thus far, however the true kind of pleasure I suppose - and satisfaction - comes after it’s all accomplished and dusted.”
And but, in reality, Postecoglou’s first season story virtually defies perception.
When the decision got here from former chief government Peter Lawwell, he didn’t want asking twice regardless that it meant upping sticks from the house he had constructed for himself in Japan and heading to the opposite finish of the world.
A relative unknown, willingly stepping right into a automotive crash and taking up a problem which scared Eddie Howe into operating within the different route.
Postecoglou was maybe the one man outdoors of Lawwell’s workplace who didn’t consider he was on a hiding to nothing.
No backroom employees? No drawback.
A dressing room in open revolt and a mutinous help already operating riot outdoors the stadium? Convey it on.
Postecoglou barged into the center of this mayhem like a bull coming into a china store and instantly started piecing collectively the seemingly unimaginable.
That he had constructed a observe report for doing exactly this appeared misplaced on many. Rebuilding the Australian nationwide workforce and main them to 2 World Cups earlier than successful a high flight title in Japan? Aye, however can he do it on a moist Wednesday night time at Dingwall or Tannadice?
Nicely, apparently, sure.
Requested the place this imminent achievement ranks on his checklist of earlier managerial successes, Postecoglou caught to the mantra.
He stated: “I haven’t thought of it, once more it’s in all probability a query I can finest reply after it’s accomplished, as a result of the best way I take into consideration issues is that my function in the meanwhile is to arrange the workforce and ensure we play nicely tomorrow night time.
“How will I really feel after? Nicely I do know it’s been an infinite problem this yr, it’s one I’ve loved.
“It’s in all probability solely when it’s accomplished and also you mirror that I’ll have the ability to give a extra sincere reply on what it means for me.
“The sport at Tannadice is a chance to create a particular second at this membership. We’re wanting ahead to it.
“I suppose the important thing factor for us is to ensure we go there tomorrow night time, play our soccer and proceed on the shape we’ve had over the previous few months, and ensure we ship.”
He’d be forgiven for pondering it’s at all times like this, in fact.
One trophy within the bag already - one other within the put up - whereas on the opposite facet of his new house metropolis, a Rangers supervisor being cheered off in direction of the sundown in Seville, finishing Glasgow’s summer season of affection.
This time subsequent yr, it’ll virtually actually be a really totally different story for one in all these males.
However, usually, Postecoglou doesn’t appear overly involved on the considered what could lie forward. The stress of the job, he says, is simply one other a type of issues that by no means stops.
He stated: “Each us are nonetheless beneath stress. If we don’t win tomorrow night time, and even when we draw - nicely this time that is likely to be adequate - however we’re always beneath stress.
“I don’t suppose that adjustments simply since you’re kind of steering it in a sure route.
“I had little question that ought to we have now success this yr, then this group must be again there once more subsequent yr to provide.
“I’ve by no means seen that as stress, however what you do need is hopefully to be making a workforce and an setting the place you might be always enhancing and always elevating the bar. For those who try this then I suppose individuals will assess that in a different way.
“The stress comes if anybody feels you might be standing nonetheless or not progressing at any stage.
“So, from my perspective, individuals have recognised that we have now made huge floor this yr, we’re always enhancing, and even at this late stage of the season we're nonetheless producing soccer that's making individuals sit up and take discover.”
He by no means stops.