Harry Kewell helps takeJotaand Liel Abada to another level. He can also ensure that Celtic burns all the guns into the new season and the Champions League.
These are the views ofDundee Uniteddefender Mark Connolly. He worked under the coach of Hoop's new first team when he was the manager of Crawley Town. The champion entered on Monday and started a pre-season training camp. First in Austria and then in the Czech Republic.
Ange Postecogloumoved to add Newell to the staff in his back room during the summer. Connolly knows that it is a wise appointment to give another dimension to the aggressive play ofCeltic. In particular, he is a creative and wide-ranging player, with a £ 6.5 million new deal signing Jota, Abada and James Forrest.
Last season, former Benfica star Jota scored 13 goals and 14 assists in the hoop, while Israeli Abada scored 13 goals in 15 nets. Connolly said: "(Kewell) played at the highest level. He was one of the best wings in the English Premier League of his time, has played in the Champions League finals and is one of Australia's greatest football players in history.
"I can see Harry really helping Celtic's aggressive players. I believe there's a big improvement from last season when they won the title. Jota Signed a four-year contract last week. In order for such a player to work with Harry every day, another player will be shown.
"Anji Posteco Glue has already made a big difference. And moved Celtic forward. Harry's introduction will continue. I think there are differences between things like Jota and Riel Abada and James Forest. It may be subtle. But it will help players who are already at the top level. "
Posteco Glue made his name with his total football approach, and Connolly claims that Newell has similar principles. Did. Too many, he refused to change even the bottom of England.
Connolly explains: In many cases, our play focused on our wings. It may be because Harry himself was very good as a player in such a field. Whenever Harry talks to people, he orders respect and he expects the highest standards. His understanding of the game and his demands were just incredible.
"Harry wanted to play total football. It wasn't important to him that it was League Two in England because that was the way he wanted to play. He I told us to play from behind, and if we made a mistake, he would be responsible for appearing in the media. His man's management was great. "We have some mischief. We experienced stable results, but then we did a really good run, and that's where he got his move to Notts County. "
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Postecoglou hopes Kewell's Champions League know-how will serve as their long-term preparation-return to the group stage. I waited for. It was the trophy he lifted as a player in Liverpool in 2005.
Connolly states: "Don't worry about playing in the Champions League, but Celtic players can sit down and talk to Harry, who won a big club. The experience itself is incredible." Is also a large club and a large appointment from Anjou.
"Celtic will play in the Champions League and Harry will definitely be able to add something to the top of the park. I don't think Celtic's manager brought him because he's Australian or because he's Harry Cuwell. "He knows he's the top coach. So I brought him. "
All Celtic international stars will be back on weekends and will start working on the grass with Cuwell for the first time. Connolly believes he will be a breath of fresh air.
An Irish who has been in contact with Newell for the past four years said: Harry has some great ideas and is trying different things.
"He's not a coach who always does the same thing, because that's the way they've always been." He's thinking out of the box.
"I remember he was great at Crawley. Some of the offensive plays he placed were incredible." He did a lot of work on the wings and front players. Crawley's The players may not have been at the same level as the Celtic boys right now, but the movements and drills he made were incredible, so I think he's going very well with Celtic. "
Connolly is undoubtedly that Kewell's move can resume his own managerial career. Former Leeds Star has tackled some difficult challenges in the lower leagues of Crawley, Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Burnett, but his former player believes he can blossom at the top level.
"He couldn't really do the management right," claimed Connolly, who is currently on loan at Dundalk. "I thought he could get into Crawley and improve us as a player, but it was hard.
" He went to Oldham, where the owner had a problem, and then he Went to Burnett, who had no budget again. He also went to Notts County when a new owner came in, but that didn't really work.
" He had never done the right job to give him a real chance. "You can see him working well in Celtic. In Celtic, players and top clubs do things next. There's everything you have at your disposal to get to the level of
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