Ought to Celtic be critically taking a look at appointing Motherwell supervisor Jens Berthel Askou in the summertime?
The Dane has reworked the Steelmen in his debut season at Fir Park, with fourth-place Motherwell solely 4 factors behind Celtic and 10 off Hearts with a recreation in hand on the league leaders.
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Askou’s facet have solely misplaced three video games this season – fewer than each Celtic and Hearts – and have been impressing with their fashion of soccer.
“He is outcoached principally the complete division at instances this yr,” former Celtic midfielder Scott Allan informed the .
“It is a outstanding job he is performed there. When you could have the foundations and then you definitely add the X issue, which is the fashion of play, the management and the objectives, they don’t seem to be a simple recreation for anyone within the league.”
Celtic will look to fill their managerial emptiness on the finish of the season when Martin O’Neill steps away from his second caretaker spell.
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“A part of the issue is that every thing in regards to the membership is interim,” Herald soccer author Stephen McGowan stated.
“The chairman [Brian Wilson] is interim, the supervisor is interim, the recruitment crew are interim, half the crew are interim as properly.
“They want everlasting options and that requires management.”
And McGowan recommended Celtic must be making a beeline for Motherwell boss Aksou.
“They’re again on 18 June for pre-season coaching and there isn’t any time to waste,” he added.
“You possibly can’t be ready for the top of the World Cup to see if Roberto Martinez will take the job. I feel Celtic want to maneuver pretty rapidly and the apparent and simple method to try this is to go to Motherwell first and say we want permission to talk to your supervisor.
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“Get him in and get on with the enterprise of rebuilding the squad with a supervisor who has confirmed himself within the Scottish Premiership.”
If Celtic have been to nominate Askou it could be the primary time in over 30 years they’ve taken a boss from one other Scottish membership.
Again in 1994 former participant Tommy Burns was named Celtic supervisor following a two-year spell with fellow top-flight facet Kilmarnock.
“They’ve taken managers from Japan, from Norway, from MLS, I feel it is in all probability time to look in their very own doorstep,” McGowan added.
“There is a man there who’s banging on the door and, regardless of the reservations of some supporters, I feel there is a actually robust case for Askou to be the following Celtic supervisor.”