Chris Sutton has claimed that Ange Postecoglou is due an apology from chief executive Dominic McKay for the mess he’s inherited.
Appointed Celtic manager on June 10 after a failed three-month pursuit of Eddie Howe, the Australian was always facing a race against time to get a team together for the Champions League qualifiers.
An accident waiting to happen in the eyes of the vast majority of supporters, the aggregate defeat to Midtjylland came on the night that Postecoglou was only able to field one new signing in Liel Abada ahead of a youthful, makeshift defence.
Chris Sutton (left) believes Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou (right) is due an apology from chief executive Dominic McKay
Absolving Postecoglou of all blame for Celtic’s fourth successive loss in the Champions League qualifiers, Parkhead legend Sutton laid the blame squarely at the door set of the club’s hierarchy.
‘Dominic McKay should be phoning Ange Postecoglou tonight to apologise for the mess he’s left him in,’ he said.
‘It is too late but that’s what he should be doing.
‘The fact of the matter is that even when Wim Jansen came in in 1997, he still had (Henrik) Larsson, (Marc) Rieper, (Craig) Burley, (Paul) Lambert.
‘You speak about (Odssone) Edouard but he wants away and he’s having to play him.
Sutton laid the blame for Celtic's exit from the Champions League at McKay (pictured) and the rest of the board's door
‘Look at the situation with the centre halves and the goalkeeper. We could go on and on.
‘This is a dreadful hand he’s been dealt. It’s not on the manager.
‘There does need to be an element of patience but I think two years is pushing it.
‘He’ll need to turn to around in a year.’
Once a regular in the group stages, Celtic have now been eliminated in the qualifiers in successive years by AEK Athens, Cluj, Ferencvaros and now the Danes.
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