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Probably Yang’s best performance for Celtic
On Saturday evening against Raith Rovers I think was potentially one of his best in a Celtic jersey yet. He was starting to look a player around this time last year until he was harshly sent off against Heart’s for a high boot, something he never seemed to recover from. It seems however that he’s now back to that level once again and ready to justify both Brendan Rodgers and the clubs faith in him.
I thought he was excellent last night, claiming two assists before going on to get his own name on the score sheet in what was a fantastic first time finish.
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Yang Hyun-Jun of Celtic scores his team’s fourth goal during the Scottish Cup match between Celtic FC and Raith Rovers FC at Celtic Park on February 08, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Now I know the sceptics will say it’s only Raith Rovers, but no matter the opposition it was good to see the young Korean play at that level and a performance such as this will have done his confidence the world of good.
More than happy to have him as a back-up
Do I think he’s going to be pushing the likes of Nicolas Kühn, Daizen Maeda and Jota for a starting spot on the wing in the big games anytime soon? Well no, but at the same time I’m more than happy to have him as a back-up, someone who can be utilised on nights such as this and against the so called weaker teams in the Premiership when we need to give our big hitters a rest.
Let’s keep the faith in Yang
As I said earlier, Yang is still a young player finding his feet playing in a country half way across the world from where he has played all his football previously so let’s keep the faith in him and you never know, he could well go on to claim a regular starting spot sometime in the not too distant future.
Whether that’s maybe being a bit over optimistic I’m not sure but one thing I do know is that he is proving that he is more than capable of being an excellent squad player, one we can rely on to produce the goods when called upon, and that’s exactly the type of player we need right now.
Conall McGinty
🗣️ "That makes me very proud"
Brendan Rodgers says he felt his Celtic side were 'outstanding' during their 5-0 Scottish Cup win over Raith Rovers 🍀 pic.twitter.com/e2gZOPe6zo
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) February 8, 2025
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Hard to disagree after yesterday. If Jota scored that goal we would be raving about it. 2 assists as well so def has earned the opportunity to prove he has what it takes. Good luck young man!
he just got the assist for Maeda in the Bayern match!! he is for sure slowly starting to get better, but maybe a loan next year would still do him good unless if he improves dramatically like Kuhn