SUCCESS, to paraphrase the saying, is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. On paper, by any measure, it would be a stretch to describe Celtic’s single point from their opening four Champions League group matches as such.
Ange Postecoglou knows as much, and the Celtic manager’s own ambitions for his team wouldn’t allow him to argue otherwise. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it has been a failure either.
In taking a step back to look at the bigger picture, Postecoglou does find a measure of success in what his team have done so far at the top level of European football, and in how their uncompromising brand of football has stacked up.