ANGE POSTECOGLOU has brushed off a suggestion from former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson that he has only one way of playing, and that Ibrox manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst will have him sussed out ahead of today’s Old Firm encounter.
Ferguson, writing in the Daily Record, said that the 1-1 draw towards the end of last season between the sides at Celtic Park showed that van Bronckhorst had got to grips with Postecoglou’s tactics, after Celtic had blown Rangers off the pitch in the previous encounter to win 3-0 in February.
But Celtic manager Postecoglou laughed off Ferguson’s comments, saying that he will only consider changing his approach when his team are no longer winning.
“That’s okay,” Postecoglou said. “He’s entitled to his opinion. He gets asked these questions and if that’s what he believes then that’s what he believes.
“What does it mean to me? I don’t know. I really have no idea. It doesn’t affect me. I’d be safe to assume Gio will be preparing his team well for the game and that’s what I’m doing.
“I’m sure there will be opinions about my team and who will be the victor all the way to kick-off, and there will be more opinions afterwards. It’s all part of the fun of the game.
“People have been telling me my whole career I’ve only got a Plan A – and they are right! My Plan A is to win things. That’s all I’ve tried to do my whole career and as long as I’m winning things then it’s a pretty good bet to keep doing what I’m doing.
“If I stop winning things then maybe I’ll look to change the way my teams play. At the moment that’s where my focus is.
“When you look at my team anyway, the players we have all bring different qualities. I’ve tried to build the squad that way.
“Yes, we have some principles around our football, but if you look at the areas of the side, they all bring different attributes which can change the nature of the game.”
