Ange Postecoglou is a free agent again, so fans can restart those Celtic rumours.
After Postecoglou was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, some questioned whether a return to Celtic could be on the cards, especially with Brendan Rodgers’ contract expiring.
But on Saturday afternoon, Postecoglou was sacked again, this time by Nottingham Forest, after their 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea.
The treatment of the Celtic hero has been slammed, including by former Forest centre-back Michael Dawson.
Celtic hero Ange Postecoglou was ‘never going to change’ after Nottingham Forest sacking
Everyone saw at Celtic that Postecoglou’s teams play one way, and one way only. That’s on the front foot, and with the fullbacks acting like number 10s.
That continued at Spurs, which resulted in them winning the Europa League, and Dawson wanted to make it clear that Postecoglou was ‘never’ going to change his way.
That’s why, speaking on Sky Sports, Dawson found it more puzzling that Forest went from playing under a defensive style with Nuno Espirito Santo to the all-action Postecoglou.
“Am I surprised it has happened now? Probably not on the back of his eight games, and 18 goals conceded,” said Dawson.
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“I sat on Sky Sports News on Monday and said, ‘give the guy time.’ How long was this going to carry on for? Marinakis (Forest owner) has brought this on himself.
“People at Nottingham Forest, when Ange got the job, were thinking, ‘why him?’ So much of a contrast with Nuno, and what he did and the way Ange played last year. Yes, he brought a trophy for Tottenham. Magnificent.
“But Ange, what we saw at Celtic, what we saw at Spurs, he was never going to change. Do I feel for him? I certainly do. Ange hasn’t shirked anything.”
Sean Dyche replaces Postecoglou
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has made some crazy calls, and now he has gone back to employing a defensive-minded coach.
There was talk of Sean Dyche possibly being the next Rangers boss, as well as Brendan Rodgers being linked with the Forest gig.
But instead, the Midlands side, who are sitting in the Premier League’s relegation zone, have turned to Dyche as their new manager.
That will shut up the noise around Rodgers going to Forest, but his future at Celtic looks more and more like it will end next summer.