Celtic v Everton in Sydney: “I thought we were excellent,” Harry Kewell

Celtic coach Harry Kewell was impressed with the performance of the Celtic side against Everton in the Sydney Super Cup that had everything the coaching staff asked for except of course for an all important goal and it would have been no more than Celtic would have deserved. An incredible crowd of 41,125 attended the match making it a huge success for the organisers, who can now concentrate on their legal remedies against the football club founded in 2012 which signed a contract the play in this tournament then broke that contract.

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Speaking to Celtic TV after the goalless draw against the Premier League side, who ended up winning a penalty shoot-out 4-2, Harry Kewell said: “I thought we were excellent and I thought the players did exactly what the manager asked. The conditions were difficult to play in but we still played our way.

“We wanted to dominate and play quick restarts and get over the top of them and we did that, it was just unfortunate that we didn’t finish our chances. I think the players have enjoyed it and enjoyed walking around Sydney, seeing the sights and a few have wandered to the other side where Manly is.

“Even though it’s not a break it’s nice to mix it up a little bit. They’ve worked extremely hard throughout the season and now they have the chance to recharge and go for it again in the second half of the season.”

“I have a lot of memories in a lot of places but this one (stadium) holds a very special place. In 2006 we qualified for the World Cup and it was a great night and we celebrated long into the evening.

“I was born in the city and ended up moving out west so it’s always strange, especially because of the pandemic I didn’t get a chance to come over. It’s my first time back in about four or five years so it’s been great to catch up with family.

“But again, we have to fly back out, have a little break but get prepared for the second half of the season.”