Trusty and Scales need to show their Bergamo brilliance at Villa Park

Auston Trusty and Liam Scales need to replicate their Bergamo performance if we are to get a positive result tonight…

Auston Trusty
Ademola Lookman with Auston Trusty of during the UEFA Champions League match between Atalanta BC and Celtic FC at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on October 23, 2024. Bergamo Italy. Photo Roberto Tommasini

Liam Scales will deputise for CCV

With Cameron Carter-Vickers ruled out of our clash with Aston Villa tonight, the spotlight will be on both Liam Scales and Auston Trusty to stop the attacking threat of the EPL side.

The starting XI has yet to be confirmed, but it’s a forgone conclusion that Liam Scales will deputise for CCV tonight and partner USA international Trusty and not for the first time in this Champions League campaign.

One of those games was the disaster in Dortmund, and we don’t want a repeat of that, but another fixture both started was the game in Bergamo when he held an all attacking Atalanta side to a goalless stalemate.

Celtic players applaud the support
Kyogo Furuhashi, Liam Scales and James Forrest salute the crowd at the end of the UEFA Champions League  match between Atalanta BC and Celtic FC at Stadio di Bergamo on October 23, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

A repeat of Atalanta showing needed 

A game in which the two of them were absolutely solid against an Atalanta side with serious firepower. They stood up when it mattered, and tonight they will need to have that same focus and determination that foiled the current Europa League holders.

Both players have their critics, but they have proven that they are capable of handling the best what Europe has to offer on their day. Tonight they will have to show those qualities if we are to gain a positive result.

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1 Comment

  1. Bad news for carter I’m sure brebdon doing right thing if we needed a win or draw to go to play offs carter would play we have a back line in front of smichelles Johnson,Trusty,scales
    Taylor could be there night to shine midfield have to protect them crosses are a big danger Trusty has to be strong in the air his hieght he has to dominate McGregor will love the fight no matter what happens media will write to suit after all they think they have best league in world by far an Enlish flaw for years operating themselves