Brendan Rodgers is very much cut from the same cloth, wanting to give players the maximum opportunity to impress and make the best of the opportunities from a relatively short career although Nakamura has demonstrated that careers can be extended.
No Australian has ever managed in the EPL but that is about to change with Ange Postecoglou in charge of Spurs, following on from Antonio Conte who needs no introduction.
The Centre Court scoreboard is regularly featured on the television coverage, today among the usual collection of conservatively dressed Conservatives there was one fifty-something male wearing a bright green Celtic treble t-shirt.
After two seasons impressing in the Lowland League for Celtic B the teenager needs to take a significant step forward which means getting regular first team football on his CV.
The young hoops will start their Lowland League campaign next Saturday away to Cumbernauld Colts with the trip to the Indodrill their third and final public friendly.
One of the three new features might have been acceptable but throwing together broken hoops, the ‘stained glass’ look and lots of black just doesn’t work. Tellingly there is no sign of the long sleeved shirt in today’s video.
Brendan Rodgers was due to get to see his side in action against Portimonense at their Campus Training Complex at 5pm but the kick-off has been delayed by an hour.
Celtic haven’t been in Ireland since pre-Lockdown with the Wolves match giving thousands of fans what is effectively a home match to look forward to.
At Ibrox the away support have to be in place two hours before kick-off for the dubious pleasure of being surrounded on all sides with a dodgy CCTV system offering little protection.
Starfelt finished last season as the dominant force in the Celtic defence, a year ago he missed the entire pre-season through injury but now has the opportunity to emerge as a senior figure at the club.