Celtic fans will have a renewed sense of belief heading into the season run-in as their side produced some late heroics to see off Motherwell at Fir Park yesterday.
The Bhoys have a habit of leaving it until the very last minute; however, a double from Adam Idah and a Luis Palma tap-in completed a dramatic fightback from the visitors after Blair Spittal’s opener.
Truthfully, Brendan Rodgers was staring down the barrel at half-time with his side needing to overturn a one-goal deficit following a sluggish opening 45 minutes; however, his tactical wisdom played a huge part in aiding the Bhoys’ recovery away to Stuart Kettlewell’s outfit.
Speaking post-match, the Irishman walked viewers through his decision to substitute Kyogo Furuhashi for Idah, which proved to be the catalyst for an improvement in performance.
He stated: “He’s a player that wants to run into depth (Furuhashi), but I think this was the type of game where we’re going to force them back, and we needed someone to set the game up as well as running behind. And Adam comes in and he was outstanding.”
Looking ahead, Celtic face Dundee at Parkhead this Wednesday before travelling to face Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle on Sunday, which are two monumental games in the context of the Scottish Premiership title race.
With just 11 matches remaining, the Hoops have no margin for error as they look to take home the league trophy, something that will also provide significant financial rewards by virtue of the new Champions League format.
Unique angle shows unseen Liam Scales reaction to Celtic victory
Liam Scales once again started in central defence for Celtic and put in a solid shift against Motherwell, making six clearances and winning 100% of his ground duels [Sofascore].
The Republic of Ireland international has enjoyed a breakout campaign at the reigning champions and is reportedly on the verge of signing a new long-term contract at Parkhead.
In Celtic’s official Unique Angle video on YouTube, Scales can be seen gesticulating passionately to the fans after Honduras international Palma sealed three points with his goal to make it 3-1 amid wild celebrations in the away end, which can be seen from 1:41 onwards.
The triumph at Fir Park clearly meant a lot to the players, who felt a palpable sense of relief at full-time as they prevented the possibility of slipping four points behind Rangers in the league standings.
Hopefully, Rodgers’ men can take encouragement from their never-say-die attitude over the final 11 matches of the Scottish Premiership campaign.
Despite enduring a recent blip, hopefully, yesterday’s result will serve as a reminder to everyone that the Bhoys are still firmly in the title race.
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