ANGE POSTECOGLOU and his Celtic side travel to Hampden on Sunday to face Hibs, the only team that stands in the way of the Hoops and their first trophy of the season.

At Celtic, cup finals are always expected by the fans but this year fans would have been more understanding if the squad didn’t make it to the first few finals. After all, there was a massive overhaul in the summer.

Stars like Edouard, Christie, and Ajer all departed the club in the summer it was supposed to be hard to replace them, especially when the club captain had left too.

Ange has done a fantastic job in bringing players to the club and getting them to play his high press, attacking football.

Chris Sutton reflects this in his latest article in the Daily Record, claiming Ange can make a ‘statement’ on Sunday;

Ange Postecoglou will make a major statement on Sunday if he seizes his first Celtic silverware.

And, if he grabs hold of the Premier Sports Cup, it might just catapult his team on to adding the biggest domestic prize of the lot in May.

The fact Postecoglou is even in this position heading to Hampden is quite something given the situation he inherited.

Let’s face it, did any Celtic fan think the Australian would be able to get things up and running as quickly as he has done?

The Parkhead team still has a long way to go to become the finished article, but their rate of recovery is faster than most imagined.

Postecoglou had about four recognised first-team players worthy of a spot in the side when he took charge and was still filling up the numbers long after the season had already started.

To get the first domestic trophy in the bag just six months after walking in the door would be quite an effort.

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