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Celtic didn’t disappoint on Flag Day last weekend as they comfortably disposed of Kilmarnock to move top of the Scottish Premiership table.
Matchday one is always a good indicator of how far along teams are at this stage and what still needs to be worked on. In-house, the Bhoys appear to be in fine fettle; they just need to make a few additions to steer themselves in the right direction.
Frustration has crept into the psyche of supporters due to a lack of transfer incomings at Parkhead. Paulo Bernardo, Kasper Schmeichel and Viljami Sinisalo have become the only arrivals thus far.
Nevertheless, Celtic proved last weekend that plenty of talent is already present within the walls of Lennoxtown, which isn’t surprising considering the core of this side won a domestic double last term.
Michael Stewart was clearly impressed by their showing and has made some intriguing observations involving Brendan Rodgers and what his side’s positive start could mean for the rest of the league.
Michael Stewart on ‘ominous’ Celtic victory
Speaking on Sportscene, Stewart believes Celtic’s dominant victory over Kilmarnock could be ‘ominous’ for the rest of the Scottish Premiership, claiming their performance was ‘far superior’ to a lot of their displays last term.
He explained: “This is ominous for the league; I think a lot of Brendan Rodgers’ good work from when he was first at the club was forgotten about at the start of last season. This is a top manager who was dealing with a squad that was missing a lot of key players.
“They’re going to have to strengthen to have the impact in Europe that they expect and want, but certainly, with the squad that they’ve got already, that was a far superior performance than a lot of what we saw last season.”
Reo Hatate, Liam Scales, Nicolas Kuhn and Anthony Ralston formed four different scorers on the day, illustrating the variety Celtic have in attack despite requiring further reinforcements.
The Brendan Rodgers factor at Celtic is so important
Last campaign, Rodgers dragged Celtic through some sticky periods to claim two pieces of silverware. It wasn’t always straightforward, and he had to get the best out of a squad that was ravaged by injury at times.
Stewart rightfully points out that the Irishman was subject to criticism from some quarters last year that wasn’t always merited, given his track record of success throughout his managerial career.
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