Scott Brown confirmed he has hung up his taking part in boots for good – and revealed he hopes to repeat Ange Postecoglou ’s Celtic masterplan if he takes his first steps into administration this summer season.
9-in-a-row captain Brown spoke completely to ReportSport as his outdated membership prepares to crown Aussie gaffer Postecoglou’s first season in Scotland with the top-flight title.
A win towards Hearts this weekend will clinch the crown which Brown misplaced final season earlier than bowing out after 10 years carrying the armband to start out out on his teaching pathway at Aberdeen.
Report Sport revealed in March the 36-year-old deliberate to retire as a participant when he ripped up his contract at Pittodrie .
And for the primary time Brown has now spoken of the agonising determination to deliver the curtain down on a glittering profession.
He’s now hoping to land his first job within the dugout this summer season having already been linked with jobs at St Mirren and Raith Rovers and in an unique interview Brown says he plans to emulate the excessive depth transformation Postecoglou has overseen at Parkhead since taking on from Neil Lennon.
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He stated: “It’s been a really troublesome determination to name time on my taking part in profession however I’ll be 37 subsequent month and I really feel the time is correct for me to announce that I’m retiring with a purpose to focus totally on turning into
a supervisor.
“It’s the top of 1 chapter however the begin of a brand new one and I’m enthusiastic about what the long run would possibly maintain.
“Clearly I'll cherish some superb moments from my time and none higher than profitable so many trophies throughout my years at Celtic. So I’m delighted that the membership is now about to have a good time profitable the title again.
“I understand how it feels to elevate that trophy and the way a lot arduous work is required to win it.
“So I've to take my hat off to Ange Postecoglou for the job he has executed in such a brief area of time.
“I hope the supervisor and the gamers savour each second.
“It was all the time an honour for me going on the market as captain, figuring out the lads had been listening to you in that huddle, with 50,000 followers behind us wanting us to do our greatest.
“Sure my final season didn’t go that nicely however that’s soccer. You’d take 9 out of 10 titles all day lengthy!
“So I’ll simply should take that one on the chin.
“However you be taught classes from the powerful occasions too and I feel everybody on the membership took these classes on board.
“They’ve responded by actually kicking on this season and it’s been implausible simply to look at the best way they’ve gone about it.
“The inverted full-backs, the excessive press, the power ranges – that’s the best way I'll need my groups to play the sport after I’m a supervisor someplace down the road.”
However Brown admits he did concern the worst for the incoming Celtic boss within the first few turbulent weeks of Postecoglou’s tenure.
He stated: “I’ll be sincere, after I noticed them initially of the season I used to be a bit bit nervous.
“However after the primary three or 4 weeks you can see what he was attempting to place in place. He introduced in some new faces and added actual tempo and power into the group – and that’s what Celtic is all about.
“It’s all about taking part in good, enticing soccer at excessive depth and that’s what Ange has delivered.
“Sure, lots of people had been on his again early doorways however he needed to construct a model new group just about from scratch from what we had final season.
“So he’s executed a fantastic job, getting the lads to purchase into his philosophy and give attention to how he needs them to play. It’s been good to see.”