With Celtic still looking good after the weekend’s impressive win and performance over Dundee United, the Celtic fans will be hoping that the three injuries picked up against Hearts will be fit and ready for a hectic festive schedule.
Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh and Jota, all pulled up with slight injuries and whilst the two defenders looks set to return to first team action shortly, the Hoops fans will have been hoping that Jota would be, at least, fit and ready for the Premier Sports Cup Final in two weeks time.
Think again says Hugh Keevins.
Speaking on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, the journalist and pundit delivered a prediction that may just take the wind the wind out of the Celtic fans sails when it comes to Jota making the final, “I don’t think he has got any chance whatsoever?
“Jota is a talismanic for the Celtic supporters. Likewise, Kyogo.
“But to lose him and try to get over the disappointment of that, and then to turn in the performance of the season, against all odds, because you have lost Jota and Welsh and Ralston.
“Carter Vickers is coming back into the team. Starfelt is just back after injury and played against Hearts and played very well.
“They were just terrific from back to front.
“Had Kyogo, Abada and David Turnbull had taken their chances, Celtic should have won by seven or eight, away from home, they were that dominant.
“If they can repeat that type of performance against Motherwell on Sunday, and especially against Hibs in the Cup Final they’ll be fine.”
Celtic, obviously, shouldn’t be reliant on one player but after Sunday’s performance minus those three injured absentee’s, the fans should be more hopeful than not at securing the first piece of silverware of the season.
Clearly having Jota in the team is preferable to not, but at least Ange Postecoglou has proven that we are not too over reliant on the Portuguese winger.
What does this old fool know about the extent of Jota injury.
Always so negative about the mighty Glasgow celtic, a horrible old bigot hanging to be relevant
Hugh keevins is just a mouthpiece with no credibility to what comes out of his gob, the man that goes on about his friendship with Celtic players of the past, yet has refused to defend them from the vile treatment they receive from the club across the river doesn’t make you a journalist it makes you a parasite let everyone else who participates or hides behind ,
hugh keevins must be a very worried man indeed commenting on this is he part of celtic staff….is he a celtic fan? poor hugh someone give the bloke a hanky. to blow away his crocadile tears….whether jota plays or not celtic fans will see the very best of this fine player for more years to come. over at castle greyskull they’re going bust again super gio needs to sell before he can buy so all is forgiven super sg come buy our players please, lol!!
Keevins is just an uncle Tom who constantly criticises Celtic whilst making no negative comments about Sevco. This must be in his contract with Clyde 1 which is a mouthpiece for them