'He always wins in second season' - Carter-Vickers' delight for Postecoglou
Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers enjoyed watching Ange Postecoglou end his former club's trophy drought in Thursday's Europa League final.Carter-Vickers was brought to Parkhead from Spurs during Postecoglou's successful spell at the Glasgow club.The Australian left for London 18 months ago and has gone on to lead Tottenham to Europa League glory over Manchester United despite a poor Premier League season.Centre-back Carter-Vickers, who joined Spurs' academy at the age of 11 but only played five first-team games, expressed his delight for his former manager."It's massive for us to be talking about him getting a trophy, and the fans as well," the United States defender said."He said he always wins in his second season and he's done that, so I'm happy for him. That quote will definitely go down in history."When he left here, obviously as players we were disappointed. But I think the majority of us enjoyed working with him and wanted the best for him."For him to get over the line in a cup competition is great for him and shows what he can do."Carter-Vickers has the chance to add more silverware of his own on Saturday as Celtic aim to win a domestic treble with victory over Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final.On the occasion at Hampden, he added: "I think every cup game you carry a bit of nerves going into them. But you're not nervous to the point where you can't think or can't perform. "You want that little bit of nerves there because that pushes you on and gets you up for the game."It's just going in there, having a clear mindset and playing the game, not necessarily the occasion."
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