Kieran Tierney

Yes and I said it before he signed the dotted line.

As you were.

 

We're not watching the first Tierney we had who played every game and burst his heart making runs all day, we're watching our top earner as a player being managed just to play a few games, against Dundee him and Tounetki didn't look as if they'd met before kickoff.

 

He is a man short every game no tracking back .. barely going past players the odd run up but if he does that he cant get back. Not for me and I said that before we even signed him.

 

What mainly excited me for his return was that ability to overlap. Mainly because his crossing ability is fantastic. Feels like more often than not he'll always either pick out a Celtic player or put it into a really dangerous area that the opposition defence isn't tracking.

It was his ultimate weapon. And given how slow Premiership full-backs generally are, it's something that would've resulted in a lot more goals from us if he had that ability.

I didn't watch him much at Arsenal in the final year or so, so I wasn't aware if he still had that ability or not. But at Celtic this time around he simply doesn't do it. Or at least barely. He looks as if he's constantly trying to preserve energy instead of actually spend it to create goalscoring opportunities for us.

Really, really frustrates me that this isn't a part of his game anymore. It's what made him what he was.

 

Had a great game tonight.

 

It's a busier thread when he's * it seems!.

 

Keep pushing KT. Getting there.

 

Looking more like himself

 

Deffo better..

Although was reluctant a couple of times to go on the outside when he had the ball in acres of space..

 

I did think he looked fit at the weekend as well tbh so im not surprised.

Just waiting on him getting injured now he's just got fit.....

 

Looked a lot better first half. Faded second but much better.

 

Much better tonight. Hopefully a performance he can take confidence from and build on.

 

Hes been held back by fear. Hes gonna be brilliant. Iv never doubted that once.

 

Welcome back

 

Really really good tonight , developing a real understanding with Tounekti , looks alot fitter and sharper and was right up for it .

Left side looking good at least.

 

Big step in the right direction from him. More like it.

 

Best he’s looked tonight. Gonna need him to step up at the weekend too

 

Much better hope he and the team have turned a corner now.

 

He should have been subbed off to conserve energy.