Was it a foul? Yes. Did VAR get it right? Yes. But should it ever have been looked at in the first place? Give me a break.
Kyogo’s style of play could hardly be more different to Giakoumakis but in this year in that fixture the former Vissel Kobe man has become the dominant figure.
Jota arrived at Celtic at the end of the summer 2021 transfer window and instantly made an impact, after a globe-trotting summer be signed on a permanent basis but that was only to last one memorable Treble winning season.
After Sunday’s spineless capitulation Beale is unlikely to surface until next Friday when he has to preview the match at St Johnstone.
Apparently football is a team game, you win or lose together but Roofe would rather highlight his moment of personal glory which was nullified by a foul from Cyriel Dessers in the build up
In the most testing of circumstances Rodgers came up with a way to win, his delight after the match told you everything about the importance of today’s result.
Pushing, pulling, kicking and stamping were par for the course with those ‘tactics’ not exclusively used against Celtic.
The timing, announced on Transfer Deadline Day, seems a little strange but after recent speculation that he could be on the move Celtic fans will be delighted by tonight’s news.
Rodgers did briefly discuss Benfica midfielder Paolo Bernardo who is expected to join on loan but beyond that there was no hint of further incoming activity.
Celtic will be entitled to a fee of around £300,000 for developing Vata but clubs will have to wait until next summer to get that move completed.