Ange Postecoglou has been tipped to improve Celtic's European record next season after securing back-to-back titles since arriving in Scotland.
The Parkhead club qualified for the Champions League group stage this season, however in games against Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk they failed to pick up a single win. It meant they finished bottom of Group F with two points after securing two draws against the Ukrainians. Celtic, therefore, failed to qualify for the Europa League next stage but fellow Australian and ex-Manchester United keeper Mark Bosnich believes the Hoops boss will want to go further.
Celtic are now on course for a Treble after securing the league against Hearts on Sunday afternoon. They will now go into the Scottish Cup on June 3 against Inverness Caley Thistle, with the Viaplay Cup already in the bag, knowing that a win would secure another historic season for the Parkhead club.
Speaking after Celtic clinched the title at Tynecastle, Bosnich told Sky Sports: "I’m so happy for him. When I first came back to Australia in 2008, I spent around three years right new to him on television and got to know him really, really well. I watched his meteoric rise through the league here in Australia, to the Australian national team, then he went on to Japan with Yokohama F Marinos and then on to Celtic.
"I can understand when he first arrived at Celtic, there were a lot of people scratching their heads wondering why, people saying this and that, but for those who knew him, we realised – and said it in a humble way – that given time, he would get things right. Bearing in mind that in my opinion, Celtic and Rangers are the only two teams who can win the Scottish Premiership.
"And he’s done a fantastic job. That’s four trophies in less than two seasons thus far, in line for the treble. The one thing that he will want to improve going forward is the European form.
"They didn’t win a game in Champions League this season and last season in the Europa League and the Conference League, it was patchy. But he’ll know that. And if you’re watching, congratulations Ange and keep up the good work."
Bosnich also addressed the rumours about Postecoglou being linked with a number of jobs in England.
He said: "In terms of the clubs that have been linked, out of all of them, if you rule out the ones at the bottom, I think maybe Spurs would perhaps be the most suitable for him because they will be challenging for a European place – and when I say European place, I mean the Champions League. That is so important.
"They can win the domestic cups. A title challenge is a little bit beyond them right now but one he would do for those fans who come to that wonderful stadium is play exceptionally attractive football and that’s really important for Spurs fans because they’ve had that in their DNA for such a long time.
"So out all of them, that would be the best, but right at this moment in time, I would stay at Celtic. He’s in the Champions League once again, they are winning trophies left, right and centre and he’s earned the right to sit back and take the job that’s going to secure my needs in terms of what I’m going to do and succeed."
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