Nicolas Kuhn makes firm Celtic vow as ‘unbelievable’ start a sign of things to come

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Celtic enter the international break with the vast majority of their reflections being positive amid a brilliant domestic start, with their Champions League defeat in Dortmund the only blindspot.

All-conquering in the Scottish Premiership, the reigning champions saw off Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, St Johnstone and Ross County.

They also progressed in the Premier Sports Cup against Falkirk, and the Bhoys toppled Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League, putting themselves in an excellent position to glean success from all competitions.

The only black mark was Celtic’s heavy 7-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund last week, delivering a reality check regarding the quality of opposition they will need to contend with to progress in the league phase.

Despite their Champions League hiccup, Nicolas Kuhn has made a firm vow regarding his side’s prospects for the rest of this term.

Nicolas Kuhn’s firm Celtic vow despite Dortmund defeat

Addressing the Bhoys’ drubbing in Dortmund, Kuhn has vowed that Celtic will fare better in Europe in the future and has rightly pointed out their impeccable start to the season as justification of why there are plenty of great days to come.

He stated [BBC Sport]: “That was not our real face. It was last year’s finalist of the Champions League and if you’re not 100% there, they’re going to take advantage.

“We talked a lot about it, but now it’s done and we’re just going to focus on the next games. The start, except for that game, has been unbelievable.

“For me personally, it was really difficult. I wanted to have a good game there, but that’s how it is now. I talked with the gaffer about it and he told me to just keep going, and that’s what we did.

“We have another German team to play [RB Leipzig] and we will play at home, so we just have to do better.

“We have a lot of games to go and we want to do better. That’s what we’re going to work on every week. For a lot of the guys, and for me, it was only our second game in the Champions League.”

Nicolas Kuhn is leading the fight for Celtic

If you wanted a way to respond to last Tuesday’s events personified, then Kuhn’s winner for Celtic against Ross County is an example worth taking into account.

Despite enjoying more complete performances this campaign, the German winger stepped three minutes from time to jink inside and claim a crucial three points heading into the international break.

Taking his tally to five goals and eight assists this season, £3.5 million signing Kuhn is evolving into a contributor that Celtic can rely on consistently despite a difficult star in green and white.

Now, the priority is maintaining his own flying personal start to the campaign, which will, in turn, help to fulfil the squad-wise goals he has touched on.