Gordon Strachan, the former manager of Celtic, has listed some of his greatest acquisitions during his tenure at Parkhead.
From 2005 to 2009, Strachan had an incredibly successful four years at Celtic Park. He managed the Hoops to three straight league
championships, a Scottish Cup, and two League Cups.
In his final season at Celtic, Strachan was not the team’s champion; in his subsequent career, he managed the Scotland national team
as well as Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Despite not playing football since 2017, the 66-year-old looked back with nostalgia on some of his favorite moments. Speaking with
On sweep.io, a sales CRM platform, Strachan disclosed some of his best-ever deals.
“Over the years, I’ve had some really good players, but I always remember my dependable signings with nostalgia,” he remarked. One
Such an example is Paul Telfer, whom I had at three clubs.
“Every time he and I visited a new club, he raised the bar during training and established a new standard. His commitment off the
field further demonstrated what it requires to be a great professional.
“I would have brought Roland Nilsson everywhere if I could have, since he was the same. I would have awarded him a hat there too, if
He was Scottish! He helped me a lot by establishing expectations and demonstrating to the exercise instructors what it meant to be
really fit.
Speaking about some of the technically most skilled players he has ever coached, Strachan mentioned two Celtic heroes: Japanese
international Shunsuke Nakamura and Republic of Ireland’s
According to Strachan, two players stand out for their exceptional skill: Robbie Keane and Shunsuke Nakamura. Robbie was a unique
individual with innate brilliance and the capacity to understand things without prompting. At Coventry, we worked with him on a few
topics, but it soon became clear that he didn’t need to hear things twice before they clicked.
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