Greg Taylor insists Celtic’s Treble tunnel vision won’t be blurred by outside talk around boss Ange Postecoglou.
The Parkhead defender is adamant the squad’s complete focus is trained on Saturday’s Scottish Cup Final showdown against Inverness Caley Thistle. Spurs’ interest in Postecoglou has been headline news over recent days with the English Premier League outfit having the Aussie on their list of candidates for their vacant manager’s job. But Taylor made it clear all thoughts are on the Treble bid as he said: “We just do our job on the pitch. We focus on every game and at a club this size you can’t look anywhere else, so that’s what the players do.” Asked if it was a case of tunnel vision amongst the group, he continued: “Exactly.”
Postecoglou’s outstanding work at Parkhead has put him in line to win a fifth domestic trophy out of six if his team beat the Highlanders. Taylor accepts it’s inevitable such excellence brings outside attention on players and managers as he explained: “I guess so. That’s what happens when someone does well at anything in life, there will be plaudits that come with that.
“Whether that’s trophies, individual honours or links to wherever it is, we understand that’s part of the life of a footballer and a football manager. There’s no point getting nervous about things like that because it’s outwith my control.
“I’m just trying to play a small role in the team and to bring success to a club that demands and deserves success.”
Prior to the weekend win over Aberdeen, skipper Callum McGregor told Sky Sports: “You don’t want to lose him. You realise how good a manager he is, how good a person he is to have in the building, he’s been fantastic since he walked through the door.”
And, after the 5-0 hammering of the Dons, Joe Hart, a former Spurs keeper, made it clear the players are desperate for him to stay. Hart stated: “When you perform to the levels he is, there is always going to be that speculation.
“But he was fully committed to us today and he’s fully committed to Saturday. Football is a mad world. But when you see the appreciation, the love and the way we all work for him and he works for us, it’s a good thing.
“I had my time at Spurs. I’m all in at Celtic now. It’s important to live in the moment. It goes without saying we want him to stay for the long-term. The whole place does. We’re loving every moment. He includes us in the collective here, the staff, the players, people behind the scenes, the Celtic family. We’ll see what madness the football world throws at us.”
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