DURING Ange Postecoglou’s short time as Celtic manager, much has been made of his ability to spot a player who can hit the ground running. Given the sorry state of the squad he inherited, he had little margin for error if Celtic were to have any measure of success last season.
While the likes of Kyogo, Reo Hatate and Matt O’Riley excelled quickly upon their arrival in that title-winning campaign though, the summer window this term saw an increase in the number of players who took a little longer to make their mark.
Slow burners such as Sead Haksabanovic, Alexandro Bernabei and Aaron Mooy are now gradually starting to show the Celtic supporters just why Postecoglou was so keen to bring them to the club in the first place, even if finding their fitness and form in Glasgow didn’t come as easy as it did to some others.
