‘He was very good’… Brendan Rodgers said one Celtic player was ‘fantastic’ in win over Dundee last night
What a win last night and, to be honest, I am still scratching my head at where that performance came from.
Now I know we got a glimpse of it in the second-half of the Motherwell win on Sunday but, jeez, not one Celtic supporter would have saw that coming last night.
Rangers’ lead in goal differential over us at the top of the league is erased by a seven-goal thumping of Dundee, and even though they barely prevailed 2-1 at Kilmarnock, there will be unease at Ibrox upon hearing of this outcome.
The fact that every member of that Celtic team was exceptional is what most pleases me. It is difficult for a man to find fault with any of their performances.
However, Celtics manager Brendan Rodgers saved his greatest compliments for one player, who he acknowledges was having trouble at the beginning of the campaign.
Brendan Rodgers was loving Hyunjun Yang’s Celtic performance
The South Korean winger’s lack of form earlier in the season was one of the reasons the Celtic boss singled out the player for appreciation last night.
Yang arrived in Glasgow looking like a player lacking confidence, but Rodgers had no problem pointing out that Yang was excellent last night.
According to Rodgers, Yang was outstanding, as reported by BBC Radio Scotland. Once more, it’s fantastic to see him because the young right wing back has been a genuine threat to him and caused him problems early in the season.
However, I thought he was excellent tonight. He was incredibly inventive both inside and out.
“But all in all, it was quite satisfying that, as I mentioned, the manner of is always significant.”
It certainly looks like Yang is starting to find the form that persuaded Celtic to splash out £2m for him in the summer.
And it couldn’t have come at a better time. The 21-year-old looks hungry and brave on the ball now and if he produces that kind of performance against Hearts on Sunday, you wouldn’t bet against the Bhoys coming away from Tynecastle with another three precious points.
