Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou will chat to the media tomorrow ahead of our weekend trip to Kilmarnock.
Postecoglou‘s side venture to Rugby Park on Sunday looking to extend their winning run to 17 matches.
Victory will also move the Hoops three points closer to the Premiership title and automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions League.
The Rugby Park surface is artificial, and that is sure to feature in at least one question our manager fields tomorrow.
The Scottish football media love a theme, and Celtic playing on a plastic pitch is a predictable one.
But to save you waiting 24 hours to hear what Ange has to say on the issue, we’ve looked back at his previous comments.
In the lead-up to our win at Kilmarnock last August, Postecoglou gave some interesting quotes to the written press, which included the Daily Record.
“I’ve experienced them in the past, at international level when I was Australia boss,” he said. “We had to go to certain countries where that was all they had.
“I understand the reasoning behind it but do I like them? No. I think they change the game.
“Do I think the top league should have them? Preferably not, but I understand why they’re here and, while they are, we just have to deal with them.
“There’s enough evidence around the world to show that some nations went that way – the Dutch certainly did – but they are now reverting back to grass pitches because it’s just more of a natural game.”
So Ange is not a fan but, as always, excuses won’t be made by this Celtic group.
Our recent record on artificial surfaces is very strong.
We’ve won our last two games at Livingston by an aggregate scoreline of 6-1. It was 5-0 when we visited Kilmarnock at the start of the season.
Celtic played some scintillating football that sunny afternoon, with Jota, Greg Taylor and Giorgos Giakoumakis being particularly impressive.
Here’s hoping for a similar showing on Sunday. And, at some point in the future, all top-flight pitches to be grass again.
In other news, there could be some ramifications down the line for Celtic after a gambling sponsorship development today
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