Ange Postecoglou hopes the repaired Hampden pitch can help to produce the global spectacle of a Viaplay Cup Final classic.
The Celtic manager noted the improvements in the surface as he attended the National Stadium ahead of Sunday’s showpiece encounter between his Celtic trophy holders and Rangers. Hampden’s ravaged pitch was hammered in the wake of the semi-finals after it cut-up badly in horrendous weather conditions.
Postecoglou and counterpart Michael Beale both slated the park as their teams defeated Kilmarnock and Aberdeen respectively to make it through to the Final. The SFA and SPFL released a joint statement in the aftermath stating that enhanced pitch maintenance provision was being investigated as a priority. And Postecoglou, who was speaking at the National Stadium ahead of the final, said: “It’s definitely in better condition than it was on semi-final day and, hopefully with the weather holding out over the next few days, it should still be in much better condition.
