Joe Hart: I played for Jose Mourinho at Tottenham, but it was Ange Postecoglou who blew my mind | OneFootball

The goalkeeper says Ange Postecoglou really opened him up tactically while at Celtic

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Hart retired in the summer after three seasons with Celtic, two of them under Postecoglou in with the pair won back-to-back Trebles before the Greek born-Australian left to become Spurs manager.

The former England keeper also spent time at Spurs, before Postecoglou's arrival, where he was for a spell managed by Mourinho - but it is Postecoglou who had a far more lasting impact.

Speaking during a BBC 5 Live discussion about playing in a three-man defence, Hart said: "My last three managers in England, David Moyes, Sean Dyche, [and] Jose Mourinho. All top, top managers in their own right and have done incredible things.

Joe Hart and Jose Mourinho

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"But they are very much [about] hard work, dedication, learning what you need to do and going out and performing.

“Then I went and had three years [at Celtic] – two of them with Ange Postecoglou and one of them with Brendan Rodgers. Ange Postecoglou blew my mind because he really opened me up.

Joe Hart and Ange Postecoglou

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“I’m not playing out for the sake of it. I’m playing out to score. If that full press comes and all I see is opposition players next to mine, I'm given that clarity in my mind that there's a little dink into the striker's chest.

“All these things come together, and it’s a totally different game and a totally different thought process.

“I feel truly blessed because I would honestly feel out of my depth sat here three years ago trying to have this conversation [about playing out from the back].”

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