Touching moment Rangers hero Ally McCoist spotted hugging ex-Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou as he delivers huge trophy win
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HERE'S the moment emotional former Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou received a bear hug from Rangers hero Ally McCoist after leading Spurs to a remarkable Europa League win.
The former Hoops gaffer is NOT guaranteed even to keep his job after a dismal season in the English Premier League - but he held his nerve to deliver Spurs' first trophy for 17 years.
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Rangers legend Ally McCoist hugs Ange Postecoglou after the former Celtic manager delivers on his promise to win a trophy in his second season with Tottenham Hotspur
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Rangers legend Ally McCoist hugs Ange Postecoglou after the former Celtic manager delivers on his promise to win a trophy in his second season with Tottenham Hotspur
A solitary scrambled goal from Brennan Johnston was enough to win the day - with an emotional Postecoglou spotted with his wife and kids afterwards.
And Rangers hero McCoist, on commentary duties with TNT Sports for the final, also shared a moment with the much maligned Aussie afterwards.
He spoke of his delight about Postecoglou making good on his promise of always delivering silverware in his second season - having defended him when he took issue with a reporter who said he would be a CLOWN if he hadn't managed it.
As the final whistle sounded McCoist said: "Ange delivers what he says he does – that'll be the story tomorrow. And rightly so..."
Postecoglou told TNT Sports that people had mistaken his belief for boasting.
He said: "I think people misinterpreted it. It wasn't me boasting. It was me just making a declaration and I believed it.
"At the time I said it, we were still in the Carabao Cup.
"I just had this thing inside me that, more than anything else, and I know our league form has been terrible and nowhere near good enough, but us finishing third wasn't going to change this football club.
"I've had such a laser focus on winning this thing. Whatever happens, happens.
"We're still building this team, it's still a very young team.
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"We need to add some experience to it. We're in the Champions League. I've been trying to build a team that can be successful for the next five or six years.
"But I'm the manager of the football club, that decision is not in my hands.
"If it does affect me, you would've seen it building up to here. All I cared about was this thing and having this medal around my neck because if I did, that means the football club has won a trophy.
He added he DOES want to continue, saying: "I do.
"I don't feel I've completed the job yet. We're still building.
"The moment I accepted the role, I had one thing in my head and that was to win something, more than anything else. We've done that now so I want to build on that."
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