Goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and Oh Hyeon-gyu ensured Celtic became champions as they beat Hearts 2-0 after a red card for Alex Cochrane
reduced to 10 men just before the interval after the interventions of VAR. Until that point, the Edinburgh side had been the better of the two. Yet Celtic and Postecoglou had no cause to care about boring detail as they celebrated in front of a euphoric, 1,300-strong away support.
Postecoglou offered a knowing nod when that evening in 2021 was brought back to him. Could he have believed, less than two years on, he would be presiding over domestic dominance? “Yes, that is why I did it,” the Australian said. “I knew that night there was a mountain to climb but I knew that when I took the job anyway. I wouldn’t have taken it on if I didn’t believe I could deliver in a way that I have done.
The Celtic manager cited “mental tightness” for their early troubles against Hearts. The hosts looked the likelier to score until Alex Cochrane’s red card, at which point an air of inevitability fell upon Tynecastle. Celtic are strong enough against 11 men. “I didn’t agree with it,” was the understandable assessment of the Hearts interim manager Steven Naismith. “I think there is still a lot of work to be done by Maeda. I thought the referee made the right [initial] call. Our players were in disbelief when that was overturned. As soon as that happens, the game hinges on the first call.” That Collum felt strongly enough over what was a close call to intervene was the key element.
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