Chris Sutton’s Postecoglou warning as English merry-go-round gets underway
Soccer Football - Champions League - Group H - Celtic v Real Madrid - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - September 6, 2022 Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Chris Sutton has warned Celtic fans to expect speculation linking Ange Postecoglou with jobs in the EPL.
Last June the Australian was appointed as the Celtic manager with the squad, trophy room and entire outlook of the club transformed from the club he inherited from Peter Lawwell and Neil Lennon.
Postecoglou took Australia to the World Cup Finals in 2014 but offers from Europe proved thin on the ground with Yokohama Marinos the job he held before moving to Celtic.
Ange Postecoglou will be linked with managerial jobs in the Premier League and I’m sure will eventually go down south but he’s only just got started at Celtic and he’s building something special. He certainly wouldn’t downgrade to a club Brighton’s size just yet… why would he?
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) September 7, 2022
Bournemouth sacked Scott Parker last month and have still to appoint a replacement, this morning Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel with Brighton’s Graham Potter strongly linked with taking charge at Stamford Bridge.
Postecoglou seems absolutely delighted with everything that he has at Celtic but the same was being said about Brendan Rodgers before he upped sticks to dedicate his life to Leicester City.
With a squad evolving exactly as he wishes and the challenge of the Champions League it seems that Postecoglou has the challenge and authority that he has always wanted.
Ironically Rodgers and Steven Gerrard are both under pressure in their current posts, when names are being discussed for EPL jobs it will be a surprise if Postecoglou isn’t a contender.