The phone call that led to Shaun Maloney's coaching exit from Celtic April 25, 2021 Shaun Maloney has given a fascinating interview to journalist Hugh MacDonald this weekend [Scottish Daily Mail 24/04 print edition, page 122], going into detail about his footballing idols and the circumstances surrounding his coaching exit from Celtic in 2018. Maloney counts Lisbon Lion John Clark, former captain Paul Lambert, former coach John Robertson and the iconic Martin O’Neill amongst his Celtic heroes. Giving him the confidence as a player to attack with careless abandon, he’s now taking the lessons learned from men like that into his coaching career with Belgium.