🗣 'He'll never stand still' — The evolution of Ange Postecoglou | OneFootball

Former St. Mirren man Steven McGarry insists that there will be no chance that Ange Postecoglou will allow his side to go stale at Celtic.

McGarry was at Perth Glory when the Postecoglou was leading Brisbane Roar to back-to-back A-League titles, and offered insight into the way the coach likes to work.

“Ange is never the type of coach to stand still,” McGarry told the Daily Record. “He’s always been quite innovative in terms of formation, tactics and styles.

“He’s not afraid to try new things and to mix things up.

“As an opposition coach or manager, it is hard to second guess him because he is constantly trying to evolve and make his teams and players better.”

While many managers can stagnate in their second season in charge of a team, McGarry believes that the Celtic boss will continue to progress.

“Ange’s teams definitely get stronger with every season. They won a couple of A-Leagues when he was at Brisbane.

“He kept them winning at Roar and it’s hard in Australia because there is a salary cap and a lot of the teams have similar budgets and then it becomes more about your tactics and your recruitment.

“There are so many aspects that Ange can tweak and will use to his advantage.”

If the past is anything to go by, Celtic fans can expect Postecoglou to make continual adjustments to his side.

“When I went out to Perth Glory, he took over at Brisbane Roar and made a lot of changes in his playing staff,” continued former midfielder McGarry.

“Craig Moore and Danny Tiatto all left. Ange came in and made his own signing and they were smart signings.

“There were Europeans who were top players for Brisbane and the A-League for two or three years. He has a real eye for a player and he has shown that in his first year at Celtic.

“Look at all the players he has signed and the majority if not all of them have made a real impact. He knows players and the ones who fit into the way he wants to play.

“They have to fit into how he wants his teams to play. His teams have always played football, he likes to get the ball down and to have high energy and movement.”

Despite having a preferred playing style, theres also a chance that this year’s PFA Scotland Manager of the Year will look to tweak his tactics.

“At Brisbane he liked the full-back, midfielder and winger all rotating. I’ve seen a few Celtic games and I see a big play has been the inverted full-back going and joining in.

“You’ve seen Greg Taylor, Josip Jurnavic and Anthony Ralston have all done well. The other issue is that even when you predict what Ange’s teams are going to do it’s hard to stop them putting it into practice.”

Postecoglou won the League Manager of the Month award five times last season as he steered Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title.