With less than a year left until his current contract expires, Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic future is in serious doubt and reports are now suggesting that an ex-Premier League manager is considering the job.
Update on Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic future
It’s been all focus on the dugout in Glasgow, with Rangers eventually finding their next manager in Danny Rohl and the future of the Celtic position thrown into more and more doubt by the week.
Following defeat against Dundee at the weekend, the Bhoys sit five points behind surprise leaders Hearts in the Scottish Premiership and questions are beginning to arrive for Rodgers.
A lot of former players have had their say on the current situation at Celtic, including former Motherwell attacker Don Goodman, who believes that they may struggle to keep hold of Rodgers.
“I’ve been hearing about the protests, the fan protests to the board over lack of ambition. That is always gonna set alarm bells ringing. I mean if the fans think that then even if Brendan Rodgers won’t publicly say it, he must be feeling it and thinking it.
“It’s a club whose fans and manager want to be competitive in Champions League football. That doesn’t mean winning the Champions League but in this new format, they want to be competitive. They will get lots and lots of glamorous ties against glamorous clubs and that’s what the Celtic fans want, that’s what Brendan Rodgers wants.”
If Celtic can’t match Rodgers’ ambitions, then they may face losing their manager for the second time. Just who they’d turn to if that scenario arrives is the big question.
Those in Scotland have just watched on as Rangers have struggled to convince their top targets to take the job and Celtic will be desperate to avoid a repeat by hiring a familiar face.
Postecoglou seriously considering Celtic return
According to Pete O’Rourke of Football Insider, Ange Postecoglou is now seriously considering a return to Celtic if the opportunity comes his way at the end of the season. His return would see the Bhoys turn towards another former manager after only just welcoming Rodgers back to the club to replace the Australian in 2023.
That said, Postecoglou needs Celtic just as much as he needs them. Since leaving the club, the 60-year-old has taken Tottenham Hotspur to Europa League glory before facing the sack thanks to a 17th-place finish in the Premier League, and then survived just 39 days in charge of Nottingham Forest. It has been a disastrous year for the former Scottish champion.
Ange Postecoglou
Celtic record
Games
113
Wins
83
Draws
12
Defeats
18
Postecoglou was last at his best during his time at Celtic, losing just 18 games. A return to Scotland would be the perfect way for him to rediscover that winning touch.
Described as “brilliant” by Paul Lambert during his time at the club, the former Tottenham Hotspur manager desperately needs to restore his reputation after a humiliating Nottingham Forest spell and Celtic may well need a replacement for Rodgers sooner rather than later.
