SKY SPORTS: Can you sum up that match and performance for us?
Ange Postecoglou: “Brilliant on both counts. We knew it would be a good challenge for us today as they are a good side and they have proven that. We have been really good since the season started and we have been getting stronger every week. I thought it was a really dominant performance.”
SKY SPORTS: What pleased you most?
Ange Postecoglou: “Everything. It’s a big occasion and we kind of know what’s at stake and I guess people were suggesting that we had an easy run of games so far but I don’t see that way. If this was going to be our first test and how we handled it then we did that really well and our defensive work and our press were just outstanding today. We really got on top of them.”
SKY SPORTS: Can you sum up Liel Abada’s performance today and recently?
Ange Postecoglou: “He has been good since the day he came, mate. He walked in as a 19-year-old to one of the biggest clubs in the world and he literally hit the ground running and has not stopped running since. It was another real mature performance from him and again he is one of those boys who want to be better in everything he does and he wants to learn from both the good and the bad. Credit to him as he has produced on the big stage.”
SKY SPORTS: Is that something that is missed taking into account his age and his maturity married to his performances?
Ange Postecoglou: “In terms of his finishing maybe yes. That is the hardest part of the game and he scores an extraordinary number of goals. It takes a bit of a cool head to do that and he must have scored close to his debut in a European game for us. That goes to show that mentally he is an outstanding player and mentally he is a really strong kid.
🎙 "We're getting stronger every week"
Ange Postecoglou says Celtic were 'outstanding' in their 4-0 victory over Rangers ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/J47pjDNHQu
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) September 3, 2022
SKY SPORTS: In terms of the blow you took with Kyogo going off it didn’t seem to impact you on what happened thereafter – how is he?
Ange Postecoglou: “We will assess both Kyogo and Carl as both were disappointed to come off. I haven’t spoken to the medical teams yet. It was a blow as Kyogo has been in outstanding form and again that is why we did the business that we did. I threw Giako (Giorgos Giakoumakis) and I knew it would still give them a problem. Credit to the team as they didn’t miss a beat.”
Wee ball boy doing the zombie behind the goal 😆😆😆 pic.twitter.com/gYqWambN1H
— 🤔𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟𝕟𝕪 🏴 (@Johnny_Sctland) September 3, 2022
🥵 NSFW#CELRAN | #cinchPrem | #COYBIG🍀 pic.twitter.com/1gGteCM6JM
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) September 3, 2022
Ange’s Plan A worked quite well…Superb display from Celtic. An absolute pumping but still only 3 points. Nothing is won in September. From Rangers point of view it was rather embarrassing but at least Alfredo is easing his way back into condition…🍀
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) September 3, 2022
THE LAST TIME CELTIC WERE THIS GOOD…
Not a problem… pic.twitter.com/kuFjLZyAep
— Fitzy (@Fitzy__07) September 3, 2022
Rangers TV Commentary…
🍀 | Celtic 4-0 Rangers
Rangers TV Edition 📹⚽pic.twitter.com/UZGvy6k4Kn
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) September 3, 2022
The reaction…
They’re taking it well 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/aU4D6aoxLD
— Stephen D 🍀 (@PMFA_No1) September 3, 2022
I absolutely love the delusional Ranger TV half-wit saying ‘this is by no means a reflection of how this game has unfolded this afternoon’, unless he meant that Celtic should have been 5 or 6 in front! What game was the bigot watching. Even the complete fool that is Kris Boyd said it was an ‘annihilation’. Good grief.
Abada really upped his game from last week, knocked off the daft mistakes he was making giving the ball away, and put in a solid professional performance; this team as a whole looks stronger every time they play!