While Celtic defeated Hibernian, Neil Lennon admits Matt O’Riley.

One steady aspect that has been documented about Celtic’s performances this season below Brendan Rodgers is the slugging nature of it all.

Whilst fans demand higher performances, which would then produce consistent results, one man who has appeared like a Ferrari gliding thru the Monaco Grand Prix, is Matt O’Riley.

Neil Lennon pointed out that the Celtic playmaker has ‘set a simply excessive bar’ this season, but he just wasn’t himself all through the 2-1 win over Hibernian on Wednesday night time at Easter Road, as he instructed Sky Sports Football (07/02/24 at 10:30 pm).

Just like against Aberdeen, the 23-year-old used to be rusty in his play and simply missing that smoothness Celtic followers have been used to.

But even the great of the quality are allowed such off days because, regardless of being quiet, Matt O’Riley is still the great player in Scotland and has proven that for the duration of this campaign.

The lack of consistency round him doesn’t help, Celtic’s entire ahead line was once modified for Hibs, with January mortgage signing Adam Idah netting himself a brace.

Not forgetting someone like Nicolas Kuhn who used to be also handed a start. Matt O’Riley needs to construct new relationships with these players and that will, in turn, help him with his performances.

Either way, Neil Lennon did admit that the Danish famous person was ‘quiet’ against Hibs, but it won’t be too long before he is showcasing his true really worth again.

Matt O’Riley performances
“He was once quiet,” admitted Lennon. “He has set a without a doubt excessive bar this season. You can appear at individuals, however I simply seem to be at it as a collective. It wasn’t definitely convincing.”

Matt O’Riley’s future
Celtic did very well to swat away any attempts to signal the participant in January, however it’s going to be even greater tough to do that in the summer.

There is no doubt that O’Riley is now a Champions League-level participant and that might just result in huge money being put on the desk for him in the summer.

Whilst the membership and fans would love him to stay, the money might simply be too true to turn down.

If the powers that be simply produced two sturdy transfer home windows for the reason that Rodgers returned, then followers would be more accepting.

But that absolutely hasn’t been the case and it doesn’t exactly help the temper around the place.