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Ange Postecoglou

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Mr. Slippyfist, May 29, 2021.

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Keano88 said: ↑

Mad to think we started the league season with 3 losses in our first 6 games.

Brilliant consistency onwards from there.
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Rarely been so excited by a Celtic side.

Another 6 months of getting everyone up to speed tactically and physically, and 3-4 quality signings in the summer and we'll be unbelievable.

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And I know this has been said before, but imagine we got him the summer after Rodgers left...type of style continuity that was required.

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I wonder if Ange sees being here as his ultimate goal, I really hope he has no interest or ambition like most do to manage in the top 5 leagues, he's definitely capable, but I'm hoping he has the aim of staying here in the way Wenger stayed at Arsenal, Ferguson at Man Utd for decades

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RogicHasMagicToes said: ↑

I wonder if Ange sees being here as his ultimate goal, I really hope he has no interest or ambition like most do to manage in the top 5 leagues, he's definitely capable, but I'm hoping he has the aim of staying here in the way Wenger stayed at Arsenal, Ferguson at Man Utd for decades
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I kinda doubt it. He likes a challenge and has conceded he likes to move onto new ones

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I’ve been quick to lament his game management where he’s gotten it wrong in the past: line-ups, guys out of position, wrong subs at the wrong time, risking injury to players in various ways.

However, I have to say, recently - and the last two matches in particular - every single call he’s made in-game has been spot on. Be it subs, subtle changes in tempo, directness, etc or other tweaks in approach, he’s just gotten it all right.
What a difference since the break.

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This man was built for Celtic. He just gets it.

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Zander said: ↑

I kinda doubt it. He likes a challenge and has conceded he likes to move onto new ones
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He won't be leaving until he wins the Champions League anyway, there's his challenge

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Hope we have him for atleast 5 years

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I hope he retires here.

After he's done with being manager, we really should move him upstairs as DOF.

HE'S * CLASS!

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Good article on our rotations yesterday.

https://theathletic.com/3109165/202...stating-rotations/?source=user_shared_article

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Good article on our rotations yesterday.

https://theathletic.com/3109165/202...stating-rotations/?source=user_shared_article

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RogicHasMagicToes said: ↑

I wonder if Ange sees being here as his ultimate goal, I really hope he has no interest or ambition like most do to manage in the top 5 leagues, he's definitely capable, but I'm hoping he has the aim of staying here in the way Wenger stayed at Arsenal, Ferguson at Man Utd for decades
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When he was first signed I got slated by a few of you for saying he loves projects ( “ Celtics not a project!!!”)
Anyway, he’ll want European success before he moves on, but he will move on. That’s just him. Enjoy it while you’ve got him.

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OziBeerMan said: ↑

When he was first signed I got slated by a few of you for saying he loves projects ( “ Celtics not a project!!!”)
Anyway, he’ll want European success before he moves on, but he will move on. That’s just him. Enjoy it while you’ve got him.
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Yeah, I don't want anymore pelters on here. But I think he will definitely be back for next season.

If he won consecutive titles, then I think it would be interesting. As much as he loves the club here and the fans, he's also spoken about his ambition of trailblzing for other Australian and Asian managers.

A European run next year would make things interesting.

I think he would privately covet managing in the EPL, Serie A or La Liga, but probably only for the right clubs. He's an ambitious guy with a natural chip on his shoulder to prove himself coming from a non-footballing heavyweight country. The reaction on here when he signed a perfect example of the attitude he is trying to change....

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Winning an Old Firm derby — especially after a drought of over two years — will always be more important than the quality of the performance.

But this was a tremendous demonstration of attacking football, the epitome of what Ange Postecoglou wants from his players. The second half was largely a non-event, but the opening 45 minutes featured controlled spells of possession, proactive pressing — and, most notably, devastating rotations in wide areas.

Rotations in wide positions have become the most keenly-watched development in football strategy in recent years. Many success stories have owed much to wingers, full-backs and central midfielders acting as trios and constantly spinning their way past opponents, most notably in the way Atalanta have taken Serie A by storm. Sheffield United and Leeds United have also earned promotion and then finished in the top half of the Premier Leagueby relying heavily on that concept.

Last night, Celtic produced a performance that Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta would have been proud of. On paper, Postecoglou deployed a 4-3-3, but traditional notations aren’t particularly worthwhile. The centre-backs, holding midfielder Callum McGregor and centre-forward Giorgos Giakoumakis stayed in position. But the full-backs drifted inside, the wingers came short, and the No 8s broke into space in the channels. Rangers simply couldn’t cope.

Down Celtic’s left, the key feature was left-back Greg Taylor continually taking up narrow positions, with the outstanding Reo Hatate often moving to the outside in response. Here’s a good early example of Hatate drifting to the touchline to receive a forward pass from Taylor, away from his marker. Taylor motors forward on the inside…

…and after Hatate plays the ball onto the left-winger Jota, Taylor is ready to burst through into the channel, but Jota’s backheel is blocked.

Taylor’s drifts inside, though, were most useful because they opened up the passing lane from left-sided centre-back Carl Starfelt to Jota, who continually collected the ball in space on the outside.

Here’s a good example. Starfelt is on the ball and Taylor has drifted into a position in front of him, taking Rangers’ right-winger Amad inside. Furthermore, Hatate has pushed forward into the channel, so there’s now an easy pass on for Starfelt out to Jota on the left.

Note Taylor, who has drifted into that position in front of Starfelt, directing the pass out to Jota.

Jota is happy to come deep to receive the ball, which then brings the Rangers right-back James Tavenier up the pitch, widening the gaps in Rangers’ back four.

Here’s a situation that combines the previous two examples. With Celtic’s centre-backs exchanging passes, left-back Taylor is in a traditional position, with Amad marking him.

But then Taylor pushes inside, which again opens up the passing angle from Starfelt into Jota…

…and Taylor, meanwhile, continues his run and is ready to burst through the Rangers defence, although the pass from Jota doesn’t come.

Celtic continually caused problems with this approach. Again, here’s the ball from Starfelt to Jota — but the key thing here is the gestures of various players. Taylor is again directing the pass having drifted inside. Tavernier, Rangers’ right-back, is gesturing that Jota is free and presumably doesn’t want to move across to shut him down, for fear of leaving space in the channel…

…and then, when the pass is played, two Rangers players throw their hands up in despair, frustrated that Celtic are progressing the ball past them so easily.

Down the opposite flank, it was a similar story. Right-back Josip Juranovic spent much of the game in narrow positions, focusing on opening up space for Liel Abada on the outside. Here, as Celtic build a move down the left, he’s already highlighting Abada’s freedom.

And here’s a typical piece of play down the right — Juranovic sprinting inside to take up a No 8 position, while Abada comes deep to collect the ball in space.

And, at times, this worked brilliantly. When Celtic’s right-sided centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers plays this ball out to the flank, you wonder who the intended target is, because Juranovic is already making a lateral run inside…

…but, of course, it’s Abada coming short, collecting the ball in a position Rangers’ left-back Borna Barisic is too scared to venture out to, before picking up pace and dribbling at speed.

Now, Celtic have right-back Juranovic in a very narrow position, Abada with the ball on the outside, and central midfielder Matt O’Riley between them. On paper, the three Rangers players highlighted — Barisic, left-winger Ryan Kent and left-sided centre-back Calvin Bassey — are watching them.

But Kent is too high up the pitch to help out, and O’Riley makes an overt overlapping run that tempts Bassey across and also attracts central midfielder Joe Aribo. Suddenly, Rangers have four men outside the width of the penalty box — and the player in space is Celtic’s right-back, popping up on the inside in the channel.

Abada finds him, and this move eventually results in a good chance for Giakoumakis, which Allan McGregor saves.

Time and time again, Celtic played combinations down the right to get players into space in the channel. This time, it’s Juranovic in a more traditional position on the outside, with Abada running into the channel.

Here, Juranovic has made a run inside, with Abada on the wing — but it’s central midfielder O’Riley begging for the ball in the channel.

And the goal of the night stemmed from a move down this flank — a forward ball from Juranovic found O’Riley, who laid the ball off to Abada, making a lateral run inside from the flank.

He, in turn, found Hatate, drifting across from the left of the pitch…

..and he checked onto his right foot and curled a shot inside the near post.

Hatate’s brilliance, combined with the structured, coordinated and unpredictable combination play down the flanks, made this one of the most thrilling halves of attacking football you’ll witness all season.

Celtic are now one point clear of Rangers at the top of the table, but based on this performance, the gap in quality between the sides is considerably bigger than that.
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Mental to see the difference in this thread between the start and now.

Not calling anybody out, as everybody was entitled to be sceptical of this appointment, but credit to @Slaw for being the only positive *

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Mental to see the difference in this thread between the start and now.

Not calling anybody out, as everybody was entitled to be sceptical of this appointment, but credit to @Slaw for being the only positive *
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Could do the same for people defending Lennon when it was clear he had to go

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I can't fathom why all the aussie guys came on here in the summer to rubbish the appointment and mock his coaching abilities. Strange one. Surely they should have just listened to the rest of us, who were fully on board and convinced from day one.

Seriously cobbers, you need to listen in the future, we do know what we're talking about in this country.
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Too true, we only came here to learn.

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Mental to see the difference in this thread between the start and now.

Not calling anybody out, as everybody was entitled to be sceptical of this appointment, but credit to @Slaw for being the only positive *
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Could do the same for people defending Lennon when it was clear he had to go
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I've argued with half of them on the forum tbh, I know too well the Lennon defenders

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Imagine trying to defend against that. Even if you can figure it out, it seems like the only way to properly defend against it is to sit your whole team tight behind the ball. And then you need desire, organisation and aggression. The huns had none of any last night. Lazy shitebags with no clue how to set up. Outstanding.

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