Former Celtic legend confessed: I’m a Celtic legend – but I’d never manage them even if I was asked to do it

The unexpected revelation that Paul Lambert, a Celtics great, “would never” manage the team came as a surprise.

Between 1997 and 2005, Lambert, now 54, made 273 appearances for the Hoops and won four Scottish league titles,

two Scottish Cups, and two Scottish League Cups. However, it is precisely because of this heritage

that he has little interest in coaching in his old haunts.

Since leaving Ipswich Town in 2021, the former head coach of Aston Villa and

Norwich City has not taken a major coaching role. When asked if he had ever received an offer to take over at Celtic Park,

the home of former Premier League opponent Brendan Rodgers, who had just won the Premiership,

Lambert responded emphatically.”You know, even if I were asked, I wouldn’t do it

” he declared in a recent appearance on Undr the Cosh. “[I] would never do it,

as I had an amazing experience there playing football.

I would never wish to undermine that.

“I just feel like I don’t need that in my life—going back there and knowing what will happen in the end.

Although everyone is unique,

I don’t need that in my life. I don’t wish to undermine that.

born in Glasgow Six months after winning the 1997 Champions League with Borussia Dortmund,

His arrival at the team had an instant impact; in his first season, he won a domestic double and ended

Rangers’ nine-year league title run.

At the time, the blue side of the city was in control, but Lambert was a vital member of the group that helped

Celtic become competitive again. He will always have a particular place in Dortmund’s history for his part in keeping

Juventus star Zinedine Zidane in check as the team won its first Champions League title. However,

that victory might come in double measure as Dortmund takes on Real Madrid in the final on June 1 of next month.

The coach continued by talking about a recent excursion to the Westfalenstadion,

where he experienced the renowned Yellow Wall firsthand. And when Lambert went back to one of his favorite locations,

he was astounded by the caliber of the encounter.

“Once you’re stuck in that Yellow Wall, you ain’t moving,” he said. “Do you need to use the restroom?

You are not moving, so you will have to go on your leg. You’re overloaded. It then bounces.

“Against Cologne, Marco Reus scored two goals…I was completely covered in beer and ash from cigarettes,

and the scent of marijuana was overwhelming. “Whoah, it makes sense why they’re bouncing,

” I thought. This is quite clever! It was simply amazing. Among the most wonderful moments of my life.”