DESPITE his desire to put out as strong a team as he possibly could, it was little surprise to see Ange Postecoglou put out a mix of regulars and fringe men agaisnt Sydney FC, given the fact that Celtic had only been in Australia for a couple of days.
It was a chance for the Celtic manager to give a few of his regular benchwarmers an opportunity to shine, with the midfield perhaps the least familiar looking part of the team. The three in there consisted of the lesser-spotted Yosuke Ideguchi, Oliver Abildgaard and David Turnbull.