The Rise And Rise Of Celtic’s New Unsung Hero Greg Taylor.

It is great to watch Celtic at the moment, and in particular to watch how the players are coming into their own after one year with Ange Postecoglou in charge.

We can see the improvements in guys who we’ve brought to the club in the last year, of course, but in my opinion the real way to read what Ange has done is to look at those who were already here when he arrived.

That’s very important to do.

Last year, the focus was on how quickly, and well, Tony Ralston settled into Ange’s style and bought into what he was trying to do. The improvements to Callum’s game were obvious in the way he won the player of the year awards.

Less was set about Welsh, but I think he’s looked a better player under the boss and will play a big role.

Greg Taylor’s improvement might well be the most impressive though. Not only was he excellent for much of last season, but he’s started this season in superb form. So much so, in fact, that our new signing at left back,

Bernabei, has yet to make an impact.

Taylor has come on leaps and bounds under Ange. Every aspect of his game is better. He reads the game better, he is an all-round better defender and as an attacking force he has become hugely effective, especially at crossing the ball.

I always liked this guy – that’s on the record, I’ve said it many times – and always considered that his biggest problem is that he’s not Kieran Tierney. But it’s an area of the field where we’ve needed some competition and now that the Argentine has been signed we have that.

Taylor’s improvements were definitely obvious last season; I look at his Scottish Cup semi-final performance, in particular, as well as the one at Ibrox, but it just feels that the signing of Bernabei has given him that extra jolt and pushed him to demand more from himself. Whether it’s that or just the Ange Effect, he is like a different player.

In some ways he’s the unluckiest player in Scottish football when it comes to getting full recognition, in part because of the national team having two world class players in that position, one of whom he is constantly held up against and judged by.

But he’s not had that recognition from the Scottish football public as a whole either, or even from our own supporters. The boy is doing well, he’s doing very well, and it is high time that we all said that in voices as loud as we can, all the better for him to hear it.