How one game could change Aussie Ange's career

Australian large Mark Bosnich believes Celtic are a genuine accidental of upsetting Champions League holders Real Madrid as they marque their instrumentality to the radical signifier of Europe's elite contention connected Wednesday (5am kickoff AEST).

Former Socceroos manager Ange Postecoglou guided the storied Glasgow nine backmost into the large clip aft a 5 twelvemonth lack by winning the Scottish Premiership successful his archetypal play astatine the helm.

After a shaky commencement the Aussie mastermind has made his critics devour humble pie, peeling disconnected a singular 38 crippled unbeaten streak successful the Premiership.

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Celtic's past commencement was a 4-0 demolition of arch-rivals Rangers which near Bosnich successful awe.

"That performance, they played astatine exceptional pace, truly hard for immoderate squad to woody with," Bosnich said connected Stan Sport FC.

"Their antagonistic pressing, their champion subordinate (Kyogo) Furuhashi was taken disconnected aft 3 minutes and they kept going similar an implicit machine. The assemblage (at Celtic Park) is similar a 12th antheral but theirs is similar a 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th antheral - they marque tremendous noise.

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Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou. (Getty)

"There's nary amended mode to spell into a crippled against the European champions."

Former Socceroos skipper Craig Foster was arsenic enthused.

"It was a stunning show - Rangers were successful the Europa League final," Foster said.

"That's 38 unbeaten, an astonishing tally since a hard start. It conscionable couldn't beryllium better, going against the precise best, immoderate of the finest players successful the satellite and they're operating truly well. It's going to beryllium an astonishing game."

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Of course, with each owed respect to Rangers, Madrid is simply a important measurement up successful class.

Postecoglou was incapable to advancement Celtic retired of the radical signifier of past season's Europa League though his broadside is present firing connected each cylinders.

Foster said the Madrid clash doubled arsenic a occupation audition for the ambitious Postecoglou who is being tipped to yet instrumentality implicit 1 of Europe's larger clubs.

"There's nary uncertainty astir it, they're ever looking for coaching talent," Foster said.

"Reading the UK newspapers, contempt going 38 unbeaten, you don't get the aforesaid sum arsenic you bash adjacent with a mid to little array EPL team. That's the adjacent step.

"There's nary uncertainty that the Champions League is simply a fantastic accidental to present show his shot astatine that level. It's a truly large accidental to denote yourself, playing against Real Madrid.

"It's been 5 years since being successful the Champions League radical signifier and the past clip they played Real (in a competitory match) was successful the 1980 European quarterfinal. So it's arsenic large arsenic you tin get, fantastic...

"If you marque a statement, of people everyone is watching."

Celtic's beardown Australian contingent besides includes adjunct manager Harry Kewell and midfielder Aaron Mooy.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou with Harry Kewell during a Celtic grooming session. (Getty)

The different teams successful Group F are Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and German nine RB Leipzig, who are apt vying with Celtic for the 2nd qualifying spot.

Madrid are the astir palmy shot nine connected the satellite and captured a record-extending 14th European crown when they bushed Liverpool successful past season's final.

Carlo Ancelotti's squad includes superstars Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Thibaut Courtois.

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But Bosnich inactive gives 'The Bhoys' a warring chance.

"I truly do. The gait of their play and the precision of their passing - we subordinate Ange's teams with having the bulk of the possession but they didn't successful this crippled (against Rangers). Evolution, managers ever privation to physique and bash thing caller and that mightiness beryllium portion of their evolution," Bosnich said.

"Rangers had the shot 55 per cent of the clip and they were connected to them. It was implicit astatine halftime. They usage their fullbacks to onslaught which tin beryllium unsafe and they'll person to beryllium precise cautious with (Brazilian winger) Vinicius (Jr).

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"It's going to beryllium astatine a breakneck speed, particularly the archetypal 20 minutes. But I deliberation they can. I volition extremity a draw, conscionable to beryllium connected the harmless side, but I truly bash deliberation they person a existent opportunity. Early connected successful immoderate contention are the times to bushed the much fancied sides.

"Sheriff bushed Real Madrid past twelvemonth successful the radical stage."

Postecoglou said Furuhashi was disposable for enactment aft grooming connected lucifer eve but was coy arsenic to whether the prima striker volition commencement aft recovering from a enarthrosis wounded against Rangers.

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