Ange Postecoglou impressed by Celtic’s European opponents Bodo/Glimt’s style

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou believes European opponents Bodo/Glimt play a “fantastic” type of football which defies conventional wisdom around budgets.

Kjetil Knutsen’s side clinched a second successive Norwegian league title in December and were unbeaten in the group stages of the Europa Conference League, during which they caused eyebrows to raise with a 6-1 win over Jose Mourinho’s Roma in Norway before drawing 2-2 in Italy.

Ahead of the first leg of Celtic’s knockout round play-off against Bodo/Glimt at Parkhead on Thursday, where full-back Josip Juranovic returns to the Hoops squad from illness, boss Postecoglou admitted he was “very impressed” with the visitors.

“Not just good results,” he said. “From my perspective, I like to look at football through a different prism and see how teams play more than anything else and yeah, their football is fantastic.

“Not just in Europe but domestically as well.

“They have a really exciting group of players who have bought into this style of football, which is great to see.

“Often in all leagues around the world, even here in Scotland, sometimes we talk about teams with lower budgets playing a certain way but you don’t have to, you know? You don’t have to.

“You get the right manager in, you get them to believe in something and work in a certain way and you can play that kind of football.

“Obviously coming from Australia, it is something I believe in strongly.

“Yes, impressed with their results but more impressed with the manner they play their football.”

While Celtic are approaching the home straight in their campaign, Bodo/Glimt are still in pre-season mode having finished their league term in December as Norwegian champions, and have just returned from a training camp in