The strike rate Ange Postecoglou has enjoyed in his transfer market dealings has more than earned him the benefit of the doubt in the minds of Celtic supporters, so the odd misstep here and there has largely been forgiven.
Yosuke Ideguchi, for instance, has yet to come anywhere near the heights hit by compatriots Kyogo and Reo Hatate since the trio were brought to the club as a job lot last January, while £3.75m summer signing Alexandro Bernabei has yet to show he can come close to challenging the hugely impressive Greg Taylor for a regular stint at left-back.
In Bernabei’s case though, Postecoglou is keen to stress that the significant outlay it took to get him to Scotland from Lanus in Argentina was a long-term investment, and that the 22-year-old will make good on the raw potential that first convinced the club to part with such a princely sum to secure his services.
