Celtic news: Hutton issues Josip Juranovic verdict after what he did against Rangers
Alan Hutton has suggested Ange Postecoglou may be trying to keep some “unhappy” Celtic players satisfied with regular rotation.
The former Scotland international, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, hailed the 56-year-old’s management to keep everyone on board despite limited opportunities for game time.
Speaking at his press conference on Tuesday (8 February), Postecoglou revealed he plans to rotate his squad regularly and rest key players moving forward.
Despite coming off the back of a dominant derby day win over Rangers, the Australian boss made three changes to his starting XI against Motherwell.
Josip Juranovic, a star performer against the Gers, was among those taken out of the line-up.
Hutton insisted that while the Croatian star is still first choice, rotation is important to keep everyone happy.
Hutton told Football Insider’s Russell Edge: “Look, I think Juranovic is now the number one at full-back for me. He was excellent in the Rangers game.
“Sometimes I think you do need to rotate. It’s quite a quick turnaround, it’s a lot energy through an Old Firm game. It takes a lot out of you.
“I think he’s managing the squad well and it must be difficult to keep everybody happy. I’ve been in squads like that where it’s the same team week in, week out.
“The rest of the squad can really get unhappy. You need everybody on side, you need everybody pushing in the one direction. If you’ve got two happy players in every position, you’re going to do well.
“So I think he’s actually managing it well. He’s freshening things up. You can’t argue with what he’s doing, plus he’s getting the results.”
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