Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou not questioning method after end of unbeaten run
Celtic host Motherwell on Saturday as the Scottish Premiership returns from the international break; defenders Cameron Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt will miss the match; striker Giorgos Giakoumakis is also injured; Celtic go into the weekend two points clear of Rangers
Saturday 1 October 2022 17:28, UK
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has insisted he will never question his approach because of one defeat.
The Scottish champions lost 2-0 at St Mirren in their last match, ending an unbeaten run that spanned almost a full calendar year.
Postecoglou made six changes for the game in Paisley and insists he will do the same again if he feels it will help them during a hectic run of nine games in October.
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"Every decision we make will be around what team we think will be able to best perform on the day, so if that means making a number of changes, we make a number of changes," he said ahead of Saturday's game against Motherwell.
"If you use the result of a game as a backdrop to question everything you do then you'll go nuts in this game.
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"We assess every game the same way, whether you win or lose you try and learn from every game.
"Just because we had been winning games it doesn't mean we were dismissing the fact we still have areas to improve in.
" At the end of the day there's nothing that comes out of one result that changes my outlook or approach or what we want to achieve as a team."
Celtic will again be without their established central defensive partnership against Motherwell but Giorgos Giakoumakis is the only other absentee.
Sead Haksabanovic, Daizen Maeda and David Turnbull have all shaken off the injuries which affected them with their international teams.
Postecoglou said: "Carl Starfelt is still out and will probably still be for a couple of weeks. Cameron Carter-Vickers will miss out again. He is a little bit more advanced so we will see how he is after the weekend.
"Giakoumakis is the only one who came back from international duty with a bit of a niggle. He won't play (on Saturday) but we are confident he should be right after that."
It will be the first time Celtic have faced the Fir Park side under new manager Stevie Hammell, and Postecoglou is looking to make home advantage count as they aim to return to winning ways and remain top of the Scottish Premiership.
"I think he's put him own imprint on the side, I guess for every new manager that's what you try and do," the Australian added.
"It's always hard when you're coming in mid-season as you're inheriting a group of players, but he knows them well and we're expecting a tough game.
"Every game as we're seen has its own challenges, but we're back home and our form at home has been excellent for a long time now and we want to continue that."
