Celtic Fans Can Take Heart From Three Huge Performances On Tuesday Night.

The performance, overall, on Tuesday wasn’t the best, and we know that.

But most of our problems were in front of goal. I thought that there were three excellent displays on the night, and these are the ones that we can definitely take some heart from.

The first two were at the back.

I thought Carter Vickers and Jenz were both outstanding, and when you see the way these two play as a pair it’s obvious that we need to get big Moritz signed on a permanent deal when his loan spell is up.

Carter Vickers had as good a game as I’ve seen him have.

The worry is ever that a player isn’t going to be able to adapt to the bigger stage; don’t forget, this guy was a multiple times loanee before he was brought to Celtic. These are the biggest games he’s ever played in and I thought he was great.

His presence so dramatically improves our defence.

The other performance that I thought was excellent should come as no surprise at all.

It was that of our big midfielder Matt O’Riley, who could have struggled on that stage if he wasn’t up to the required standard playing in that slightly more difficult position.

But he strolled it didn’t he? He was absolutely first rate and not only does that mean that he’ll do whilst Callum is out, but he offers us a real asset as a defensive player as well as an attacking one into the future.

I was really impressed by him.

There were others who did well; Haksabanovic is starting to look like a real find, and I thought that Juranovic had a very good night as well. There is a lot to be optimistic about, result notwithstanding.

Our problems are clearly in the forward area right now – which is an amazing thing to have to write – because I have real confidence in our back line when our best players are available to us.

These guys are going to do just fine if they all stay fit.