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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ewan Murray

Celtic have problems of their own making as they seek Postecoglou’s successor

A Brendan Rodgers return to Celtic feels like a bad idea for him and the club.
A Brendan Rodgers return to Celtic feels like a bad idea for him and the club. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Celtic’s supporters must know not to fall for managers. Ange Postecoglou’s exit for Tottenham maintained a theme which dictates those fans will surely be careful not to be seduced by the Australian’s successor. These marriages are only ever of convenience.

Neil Lennon, Postecoglou’s immediate predecessor, is an iconic Celtic figure who was subjected to vile abuse before time was called on his second tenure. What Lennon should have had stored in the bank of goodwill counted for nothing. Brendan Rodgers was revered in the east end of Glasgow before he, like Postecoglou, was coaxed by the bright lights of the Premier League. That Rodgers leapt shortly before delivery of an eighth consecutive title infuriated a noisy element of the Celtic support, as if such landmarks resonate anywhere beyond Scotland and Leicester were supposed to time the sacking of Claude Puel accordingly.

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