Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Postecoglou urges his troops to wrap up league title in style
CELTIC manager Ange Postecoglou has urged his players to finish the season in style as they approach the finishing line in the race for the league title.
The cinch Premiership leaders are four points away from clinching the title after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rangers.
But they have a 19-goal advantage as well as a six-point lead over Rangers and victory over Hearts tomorrow would put the title beyond the realistic reach of their city rivals.
If Rangers then beat Dundee United on Sunday then Celtic would have the chance to officially seal the title at Tannadice on Wednesday and then enjoy a trophy celebration at home to Motherwell on May 14.
Postecoglou’s side have scored 81 league goals so far and he wants them to continue their free-scoring form in the final three matches of the season.
“Obviously after last weekend’s game, I think for everyone there was quite a bit of emotion and physical exertion on the day so we gave the boys a couple of days off to recover and refresh them a little bit,” he said.
“We are back in training and looking forward to it. It’s been a challenging year but we are in the final straight now. We know as a group we have 10 days together and we want to make the most of it.
“It’s kind of a tricky one because you don’t want to fall over the line and just get it over and done with. It’s important you actually enjoy this bit.
“We want to finish strong and make sure we play our best football at the most important part of the year and we are going to have to be good on Saturday to do that.”