Forget Forrest: Ange must axe Celtic star who "could play in a tuxedo" vs Bodo/Glimt - opinion

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic side return to European action on Thursday evening, with Bodo/Glimt making the trip from Norway for the first leg of the Europa Conference League play-off meeting between the two sides.

However, while the Bhoys head into the fixture on the back of a 4-0 Scottish Cup win over Raith Rovers, as well as the 56-year-old’s outfit currently being on a run of 17 games unbeaten in all competitions, the Hoops boss was far from pleased with his side’s performance last time out.

Indeed, the Greek-Australian coach stated after the victory: “[The] first half was pretty poor. Obviously, when I’m making so many changes it’s going to affect the rhythm of the team and the cohesion but even within that I thought we weren’t great first half.

“We didn’t really work hard enough, didn’t move the ball quick enough, second half obviously was a lot better and it was good to get through to the next round.

“It’s not about taking opportunities [for the players who came in], it’s not like they’re going to be banished into some unknown place after today.

“It’s just that we’ve got certain standards about how hard we want to work and the kind of football we want to play, how quickly we want to move the ball.”

As such, with Postecoglou undoubtedly hoping that his side can kick-start a European cup run with a victory over Bodo/Glimt tomorrow night, it would appear highly likely that the 56-year-old will make sweeping changes to the side that lined up against Rovers on Sunday – with one player who looks to be a prime candidate for the chop being Tom Rogic.

Despite having impressed over his 20 Premiership appearances so far this season – scoring five goals, registering six assists, creating nine big chances for his teammates and