Eddie Howe on Celtic sliding doors moment for Ange Postecoglou, as Newcastle manager makes surprise admission.

Eddie Howe on Celtic sliding doors moment for Ange Postecoglou, as Newcastle manager makes surprise admission.

The Premier League season may be over. However, Tottenham and Newcastle United have one more games to play.

Eddie Howe and Ange Postecoglou will face off for the final time after travelling to Australia for an end-of-season friendly.

However, the paths of both men’s careers could have been so different had Magpies manager Howe accepted an offer to take command of Celtic in 2021.

Howe emerged as the Parkhead club’s top target to replace Neil Lennon following the terrible ten-game losing streak,

but his long-running summer chase of the Englishman came to a stop when he was unable to bring in his own coaching team.

That decision changed the path of Postecoglou’s coaching career, as the Australian oversaw a wildly successful two years at

Celtic before making a dream move to England.

Postecoglou has already stated that he is grateful to his Newcastle counterpart for providing him the opportunity to lead the Hoops

to five championships, including a world record eighth domestic treble. However, ex-Bournemouth manager Howe stated the

n  sliding doors incident has strangely never been addressed between the two managers, who had one win apiece against each other.

Prior to Wednesday night’s friendly in Australia, Howe told News Corp Australia, “We’ve never discussed that.” It’s usually that way when you’re a manager seeking for your next opportunity.

“I’ve been in situations when you believe you’re going to miss out on a job, but then you receive an unexpected opportunity. It has the potential to significantly alter both your personal and professional life. That has absolutely happened to me here in Newcastle.”

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