![]() ![]() To unlock this you need to beat the game on Legend Difficulty, which unlocks after you have completed the game at least once.Ĭompleted the investigation of the dance club. Postecoglou and Celtic seem to be pretty rich right now, so prepare for the “Lucky Ange” label to continue.Stopped the bullying at Seiryo High School.īeat the main story on the highest difficulty. ![]() In Glasgow, the footballing currency is trophies. This season alone, it’s two wins and a draw from three meetings, eight goals scored and three conceded. Celtic have won four, drawn two and lost two of eight matches against their biggest rivals since appointing the Australian. The final whistle underlined the fact that Postecoglou currently has the measure of Rangers. Celtic were 2-0 ahead with 56 minutes played and, although Alfredo Morelos did score for Beale’s side eight minutes later, they could not find an equaliser. That goal took the game away from Rangers. With his second touch, the Australian stroked a weighted pass through for Hatate, who then rolled the ball across goal for Kyogo to slide in and score. He controlled captain Callum McGregor’s pass on the half-turn whilst using his body to hold off the challenge of Rangers midfielder Malik Tillman. He was also integral to Celtic’s second goal by claiming a pre-assist. Tracking midfield runners, winning tackles, passing through lines, getting forward to join attacks – Mooy did a bit of everything. He produced another influential performance at Hampden. I mentioned in my last column that he was probably left out of the previous match against Aberdeen because next on the fixture list was a cup final against Rangers, and the manager wanted him fresh for that assignment. ![]() It would be remiss to overlook Aaron Mooy in that context, another Postecoglou recruit who has cemented a place in the starting line-up at Celtic Park in recent weeks. American centre-back Cameron Carter Vickers, Portuguese winger Jota, and Japanese midfielder Reo Hatate are just three others. Kyogo is one of many players in the current Celtic squad who is popular with fans. That foresight is not only money well spent, it underlines the manager’s judgment and eye for a player. It was Postecoglou who signed the diminutive Japanese forward from Vissel Kobe for £4.5million (A$8m) just weeks after taking the Parkhead job in summer 2021. He has 24 goals in 37 appearances so far this season. All the goals in both finals were scored by Kyogo Furuhashi, the current Premiership top goalscorer. He has won two League Cup finals – the first against Hibs last season and now Rangers – both by 2-1 scorelines. ![]() Celtic do enjoy a huge budget which only Rangers can get anywhere close to domestically, but his work is not down to luck. Postecoglou has built a team worthy of the success coming their way. Then there’s the Scottish Cup, in which Celtic tackle Hearts at Tynecastle in the quarter-finals next month. That is expected to become four out of five with the cinch Premiership title in May, unless Rangers can stage an almighty comeback and overhaul the current nine-point gap at the top of the table. The League Cup – branded as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship – is his third trophy out of four since arriving in Scotland. The Celtic support continue to idolise this humble, Greek-born Aussie. As for Postecoglou, he kept his counsel and enjoyed a fresh moment of success. Sutton – a former Celtic striker and now pundit – had a very public spat with Beale just last week which played out in the media here. Within seconds of the final whistle at Hampden Park confirming Celtic’s 2-1 over Rangers to lift the trophy, “Lucky Ange” was sarcastically blurted out by co-commentator Chris Sutton on television. So Ange is a lucky man because he’s spent a lot of money. He’s a good coach – but he’s spent a lot of money.” But also, they spend a lot more money than us. Particularly given Postecoglou guided Celtic to two of the three available domestic trophies last season – his first working in this country.īeale said: “We don’t spend the most money in this country. Celtic have made three signings and people are asking: ‘Are you going to make three?’ No, we will do what we think. In this country, one manager calling his biggest rival “lucky” is always a risky strategy. The Englishman said his Celtic counterpart was fortunate because of the finances at his disposal on the other side of Glasgow. The moniker “Lucky Ange” derives from Rangers manager Michael Beale’s comments last month. Lucky Ange…- Chris Sutton February 26, 2023 ![]()
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