Chris Sutton believes that Ange Postecoglou has a massive decision to make this weekend- that could put the Celtic board in the spotlight.
The Australian takes a squad of players to Wales to step up pre-season preparations including three friendly matches against English opponents.
Postecoglou has inherited a squad thin on quality and quantity as the decision to resign Leigh Griffiths demonstrates.
The new boss needs early results to leave last season behind, in the Daily Record, Sutton believes that he has a massive decision to make on last season’s top scorer.
Ange Postecoglou has only two ways to deal with Odsonne Edouard. And Celtic ’s board need to back his decision 100 per cent.
The first is to sit him down, tell him to get his mind fixed on the crucial opening weeks of the season and to show that he’s worth the move he might be expecting to get.
The second is to keep him far away from the pre-season training camp in Wales and out of sight of his Hoops colleagues. Postecoglou needs players with him. He needs everyone on board.
Should Ange put Edouard on the spot for pre-season programme?
Yes, if he isn't committed he gets dumped
No, we need him whatever is going on
After losing to Ferencvaros in a Champions League qualifier Neil Lennon’s instant deflector was to claim that there were players in the squad that didn’t want to be there. No one was sold last summer.
Edouard has never said a word out of place since joining Celtic, he hasn’t claimed that he should be playing for a bigger club in a bigger league (for bigger wages).
Knocking out Midtjylland and making a winning start in the SPFL will go a long way to getting Postecoglou’s reign off to a positive start, having a focussed Edouard on board could go a long way to achieving those goals.