Former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has looked to call time on his fallout with one former Hoops favourite from their time together at the club.
Strachan, who managed Celtic from 2005 until 2009, was known for his no-nonsense approach, at times not taking prisoners, which didn’t always make him a favourite of certain members of the dressing room. However, he always commanded respect, winning three league titles, a Scottish Cup, and two League Cups during his time at the Hoops.
Manager Gordon Strachan – Celtic
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He said: (Scottish Sun), “Aiden (McGeady) was a great football player. People say I didn’t get on well with him and I get that.
“But I played him every week because he was a great football player and he worked hard and all the rest of it. I didn’t get on with him and he didn’t get on with me.
“Did I see a bit of me in him, I don’t know. Maybe. I could look in the mirror and say, ‘What are you doing?’ Maybe it was a bit of that.
“I’d love to sit down with him and have a cup of tea with him, which hopefully we will do. We’ve bumped into each other now and then. It’s not a case of it being a summit meeting or anything like that.
“But he was a fantastic, fantastic footballer. He worked hard and won games for us.
“But I don’t like not getting on with people. Over 50 years, there are probably two or three people I know that I wouldn’t like to be I the same room as.
“And Aiden definitely isn’t one of them. Absolutely not.”
It’s clear from Strachan’s words that there is some regret over how he and Aiden McGeady fell out, and it’s great to hear that he wants to make amends.
The pair had some unbelievable success together, and despite McGeady making his debut under Martin O’Neill, it was under Strachan that he really became a first-team starter week in, week out.
Even after their fallout, McGeady would still play his part in Celtic’s domestic success, showing that Strachan was willing to put aside personal differences.
