Celtic’s Man of the Match still the trolls whipping Bhoy

Liam Scales is one of our most scrutinised players, and receives more – much more – than his fair share of criticism from some of our supporters, sometimes it’s fair comment but mostly not so much and the Irishman is simply an easy target. For instance if Kieran Tierney makes an error, nothing much is said but if it’s Liam Scales then he gets it in the neck.

We always seem to need a scapegoat, and with Greg Taylor gone and Adam Idah escaping the treatment he’s received tomorrow, that mantle has been passed to Liam Scales who can’t seem to do anything right in the eyes of the more over critical element of our support when they take to the internet.

Admittedly I’m not Liam’s number one fan, and In my opinion Auston Trusty deserves to start alongside Cameron Carter Vickers, but Brendan favours Liam in the left sided centre back role, and you have to agree as going by recent performances the manager’s judgement had been spot on.

And that before we realised that Trusty was carrying an injury and is now sidelined, possibly needing an operation.

Liam was our man of the match at Ibrox by a county mile. He looked calm and composed at the back, both in the air and on the deck, dealing with any threat the home side had to offer. He had a terrific game.

I’d go as far as to say that Liam has been our best defender in recent games, and our goals against record is testament to his performance.

That still hasn’t stopped the snipers having a go, and you can only ask, why?

And the best of luck to Adam Idah at Swansea, a player who contributed much more than some with short memories would have you believe. Greg Taylor too looks a much better player to some now he’s no longer here. Is it a coincidence that our midfield is underperforming and we can’t create chances – or score goals, maybe because that extra-man in ‘midfield’ is no longer at Celtic.

Taylor had that inverted full-back role down to a tee and he’s a bigger miss than some imagined. Be careful what you wish for.

Well done Liam Scales for an outstanding performance for Celtic.