I know records can be incomparable especially if you treat them as a new company following the bankruptcy etc but here in England the past is forgotten when s new season starts.
This season is always about THIS season and no amount of jokes can lessen the disappointment of yet another inadequate team and preposterously inadequate but CHEAP coach snatched from that Mecca of worldwide football, Australia. I wonder why no other team in Europe is recruiting from a league that's so obviously always attracted the world's best managers?
That's a joke imo.
For me, the boards running of the club had been found wanting. They still haven't managed to appoint a director of football and the new CEO they appointed in the summer who, depending on what story you believe, was either sacked or walked out because the board wouldn't back his plans to take the chub forward, after a couple of months.
Recruitment in particular has been disappointing. This season I would say Kyogo has been a big success, and Joe Hart has looked a good signing. Abada has scored goals from out wide, though he's disappeared in a few games. The amount of money Celtic have wasted on poor signings over the years has been shocking.
While the newco are a disaster financially, they have run the football side of things a lot better than Celtic. They seem to get their singings in early to be prepared for the start of the season, especially the early rounds in European competitions, while Celtic wait to see what competition they'll be playing in before committing to signing players and seem to sign a lot of players who aren't fit well into the season.
The managers intransigence in refusing to change a system no matter what players are available to play isn't good. By all means have your style of play. If you inherit a team with Xavi, Iniesta, and Messi, you'll probably want to play a passing game. If however you inherit a side with Duncan Ferguson as your striker I reckon you should play a system that leads to crosses going into the box as Ferguson was outstanding in the air.
Postecoglou refuses to change a system that has seen the team play two games in the Europa league, and concede 4 goals in each of them. Celtic have taken a few doings in the Champions League over the years, but now it would appear we're taking doings in the Europa League. Surely even our board can see that's a reduction in quality?
I have mixed feeling about the manger as while my gut tells me he isn't god enough, and will end up being sacked, my head tells me it's unfair to sack a guy after a couple of months, especially when he has had a horrendous injury list to contend with. As he managed in Japan, I think he would have been behind the Kyogo signing, a signing I reckon will make Celtic a lot of money in the coming years. James McCarthy has been unavailable for most of the season so far (shockeroonie!) but when he has played he hasn't looked good at all. His passing has been woeful. Celtic need to get in a good Director of Football who will get better value for money with his signings.
