Sandman’s Definitive Ratings – Celtic at Fir Parking

HIGHLAND TOFFEE – 5.5/10 – Not the Luke we expected today. This game was made for him to exploit, but he remained slightly out of synch and tme, despite one fine move lacking a finish; which summed up his day – just off the rhythm.

CALMAC – 5.5/10 – Rest this bhoy! This HERO. This Captain 500. Half-a-thousand games in The Hoops, and it
looked like he’d played them all back-to-back… Evident that it took a while to get Calmac going today and some respite – Wednesday? – is really needed to allow him to refresh and reset. Still managed to rouse his troops for a dominant second half where he found space to call the shots. Give him the week off.

🗣️ “[Jota] is a special player, he’s came back in like he was never away”
🗣️ “It’s a big achievement at this club, hopefully I’m doing something right”

Celtic captain Callum McGregor on reaching 500 appearances for the club in their 3-1 win over Motherwell ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/P78DRcSNuM

— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) February 2, 2025

HAKUNA HATATE – 6/10 – Another beautiful shimmy announced Reo into the game mid-first period and expected he may be instrumental in settling things early. But, nope. Fatigued as much as any of the other CL participants, and with that lull comes loss of defining edge; in his case a match-winning one, although his commitment remained full-throttle.

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