There's still an element of head scratching to be done where Ange Postecoglou and Celtic are concerned. As a matter of fact, it’s difficult to fathom just how on earth one man can have taken this club so far in such a short space of time having willingly run into harm’s way just 12 months ago, while Eddie Howe was leaving a trail of dust in the opposite direction.
Somehow, having arrived at the scene of a car crash last summer, Postecoglou is currently overseeing a wax and polish job on a squad he rebuilt almost in the blink of an eye, while preparing to take it on a lap of honour in the Champions League. None of this ought to have been remotely close to being possible.
But if we have learned anything about this big Aussie over his first year in Scottish football it’s surely that he revels in catching people completely by surprise. That’s going to be a hard job this time around, though, now that he has unmasked himself as a manager of serious credentials.
