If one thing is certain from our last two choices, Celtic are quite partial to appointing a ginger-haired boss. That should not be seen in a derogatory light though - only managers with red hair would win the Scottish Premiership title for Celtic between 2004 and 2014. Fact. All jokes aside, Gordon Strachan is fully deserving of a place in the top five after four highly-successful years at Parkhead. After 15 months since his last role with Southampton and after replacing Martin O'Neill, Strachan was under pressure to carry on his predecessor's brilliant work, and he succeeded with three successive league trophies between 2006 and 2008. He also led Celtic to two consecutive appearances in the second round of the Champions League, something which had not been achieved since the competition format was changed. In 2006-07, Celtic succumbed to a 93rd-minute goal from Kaka to bow out to AC Milan, before they pushed Barcelona hard 12 months later, eventually losing 4-2 on aggregate. Both defeats were hard to take, but it should be remembered that during those two seasons, Celtic won all six of their group games at home, which included getting the better of Milan, Manchester United and Benfica on two occasions.
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