Celtic advised to rent “attacking” 4-2-3-1 boss who’s “excellent”

Celtic have been looking for their subsequent everlasting head coach since Brendan Rodgers tendered his resignation from his place initially of final week.

Martin O’Neill has taken cost of the Scottish giants for the 2 matches because the Northern Irish supervisor moved on from Parkhead, and has overseen wins over Falkirk and Rangers.

The skilled supervisor’s instantaneous impression at Parkhead has supplied the board with a cushion of time to search out the best man for the job, slightly than needing to hurry a choice due to a necessity for ends in the short-term.

One factor the following supervisor wants to have the ability to do is to educate a crew to attain targets on a constant foundation, as a result of that was the world of Rodgers’ efficiency that was most missing this season.

As you possibly can see within the desk above, Celtic failed to attain in additional video games in Rodgers’ 16 matches this season than they did in 57 outings within the 2025/26 marketing campaign, which is a giant trigger for concern.

The Hoops want to search out their subsequent model of Australian head coach Ange Postecoglou, whose aspect not often had hassle discovering the again of the web.

Why Celtic want to search out their subsequent Ange Postecoglou

Throughout his two seasons at Celtic, the previous Spurs and Nottingham Forest supervisor made positive that the Scottish giants had been aim machines throughout all competitions.

Postecoglou received 5 trophies in two years at Parkhead, together with three home cups and two Scottish Premiership titles, per Transfermarkt, which exhibits that he was profitable in addition to having the ability to coach thrilling and attacking soccer.

The 60-year-old head coach had the proper mix of outcomes and magnificence, which is why he was the proper supervisor for the membership on the time, earlier than his transfer to Tottenham in 2023.

As you possibly can see within the desk above, Celtic solely failed to attain in 11 of their 113 matches with Postecoglou as their head coach within the 2021/22 and 2022/23 campaigns.

Whereas, the Hoops failed to attain in 11 of Rodgers’ final 73 matches in cost because the begin of final season, which exhibits that the Australian boss was way more profitable at teaching a constant attacking unit.

This is the reason the Celtic board ought to at the moment be searching for a supervisor who will be their subsequent model of Postecoglou, to convey attacking soccer again to Parkhead this season.

With the seek for the everlasting successor to Rodgers ongoing, the Scottish giants have been advised to contemplate a world supervisor by a former participant.

Celtic advised to rent attack-minded worldwide supervisor

Ex-Celtic central midfielder Joe Ledley has urged the Premiership champions to swoop for Wales head coach Craig Bellamy as their subsequent head coach.

He advised the Celtic Approach: “There have been quite a lot of hyperlinks down right here with Craig Bellamy. He is had a improbable begin to his managerial profession at Wales.

“There’s quite a lot of hype round him. The way in which Wales are enjoying has been improbable – actually attacking minded, at all times on the entrance foot. He’d be an ideal choice for Celtic.

Ledley added: “I’ve advised individuals up there he’d be a improbable candidate for the Celtic job due to the best way he performs. He’s at all times attacking-minded, enthusiastic, and lives and breathes soccer.”

Sky Sports activities reported final week that Bellamy is among the names within the body for the position, which suggests that there’s a probability that the membership make a transfer for him.

Why Celtic ought to transfer for Craig Bellamy

The 46-year-old tactician is a very fascinating managerial choice as a result of he has by no means managed a membership at first-team degree, which signifies that he could be stepping right into a high-pressure atmosphere at Celtic for the primary time as a membership supervisor.

Because of this it’s arduous to say with any diploma of certainty that Bellamy, who usually performs a 4-2-3-1, as Postecoglou did, could be successful at Parkhead, as he doesn’t have a observe report of teaching first-team golf equipment to fall again on.

Nevertheless, his work with Wales at worldwide degree does counsel that he has the flexibility to educate a crew to assault nicely, as Ledley recommended along with his feedback.

Talking on the Excessive Efficiency Podcast in September, Bellamy rubbished claims that enjoying out from the again is a “danger”, saying that he doesn’t really feel it’s a “danger” to play below strain when you’ve gotten a quantity benefit round your individual field.

That mentality and approach of teaching his crew, as proven within the desk above, has improved Wales each by way of outcomes and targets scored, as they’re profitable extra factors and scoring extra targets than they did below the earlier supervisor, Rob Web page.

This exhibits that he has demonstrable success in enhancing a crew as an attacking power, which is what Celtic want after their struggles in entrance of aim initially of the season below Rodgers.

Final yr, Welsh ahead Harry Wilson defined that Bellamy’s approach of enjoying is about taking extra dangers when enjoying out from the again, which helps to construct an attacking model of play that creates extra possibilities for the forwards.

Due to this fact, Bellamy might be the following Postecoglou at Parkhead due to his want to play front-footed and attack-minded soccer that is stuffed with ‘dangers’, even when the supervisor doesn’t view them as dangers.

Nevertheless, it nonetheless stays to be seen whether or not or not the previous Celtic winger could be prepared to maneuver on from the Wales job earlier than the World Cup subsequent summer time.