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Celtic banking on new hero Kyogo Furuhashi to bring Rangers to heel | Ewan Murray

First Old Firm derby of the season gives Ange Postecoglou the chance to test his side’s Japanese-inspired progress Every revolution has its icon. What helps Ange Postecoglou is that the pin-up boy during Celtic’s steep rise was plucked from the Japanese market which is fundamentally understood by their manager. All the data analysts and scouting algorithms in the world are irrelevant when a manager knows the specifics of a player who should fit his regime. Related: Postecoglou will need to work Celtic miracle to deny Rangers another title | Ewan Murray Related: Europa League: Leicester draw Napoli, West Ham land in favourable group Continue reading...

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Postecoglou will need to work Celtic miracle to deny Rangers another title | Ewan Murray

Steven Gerrard has elevated his team to a point where they could sell players and still be too good for the competitionCeltic must rue the part they have played in the ludicrous modern-day promotion of pre-season friendlies. On the same weekend as West Ham swaggered to a 6-2 win at Celtic Park, Rangers defeated Real Madrid at Ibrox. In football terms, neither result is remotely relevant; these outcomes did, however, fuel the narrative of Glasgow’s green half being in disarray as those in blue seek to turn last season’s title win into a period of dominance.When the real stuff started, Midtjylland followed the trend set by Ferencvaros, Cluj and AEK Athens by bundling Celtic out of the Champions League at...

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