Ange Postecoglou says he won’t flog Celtic’s top stars like he did last season. The Parkhead gaffer admits he was forced to run Kyogo Furuhashi, Jota and David Turnbull into the ground when he first arrived at the club.
That led to the trio picking up injuries which kept them out for prolonged periods of the Hoops’ title winning campaign. Postecoglou insists it was a priority for him this summer to ensure that didn’t happen again.
After strengthening his squad ahead of Celtic ’s Premiership defence and a crack at the Champions League, he believes he’ll be able to protect his top players more. He also reiterated his desire to add more new faces before the transfer window closes on August 31. Before today’s curtain raiser against Aberdeen, Postecoglou said: “It’s fair to say that the key goal of our recruitment - outside of signing Cameron Carter-Vickers and Jota - was to fill the gaps in our squad that meant some players were overburdened, particularly in the first half of last season. We paid a price for that both individually and as a team.
