Are big-game players keeping Celtic in title hunt?
Celtic relied on big moments from key players to haul them through against Aberdeen.
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Are big-game players keeping Celtic in title hunt? By Clive Lindsay BBC Sport Scotland Published 31 minutes ago Celtic had to dig deep into their superior resources for a win over Aberdeen that interim manager Martin O'Neill suggests "keeps us, at least for a little while, in the title race". Left-back Kieran Tierney suggested in midweek that the trophy winning experience of their players and team boss could give Celtic the edge in a four-horse race for the Scottish title. In recent weeks, late goals have come to Celtic's rescue time and again. After Wednesday's 2-0 win at Pittodrie, O'Neill again hailed the "resilience" and "fight" that secured a narrow but "big win" over Aberdeen. The Northern Irishman would again admit that the free-flowing, dominating football of recent seasons is still missing, so what might make the difference for Celtic as they chase leaders Heart of Midlothian and attempt to hold off Rangers and Motherwell? Celtic beat Aberdeen to edge into second & narrow gap to Hearts Why does Scotland lead the way on football headers? Published 17 hours ago Tierney & Forrest shine for Celtic O'Neill called for Celtic to avoid the slow starts that have left them facing uphill tasks in recent weeks. And Tierney responded with their fastest Premiership goal of the season after less than five minutes gone at Pittodrie. The 28-year-old left-back's game time has been carefully managed since he returned from an injury plagued spell with Arsenal last summer. However, Tierney was back to something like his best at Pittodrie, with more goal attempts than anyone else on the pitch and winning every duel in which he competed. After his goal in Sunday's derby draw with Rangers, he has found the net twice and provided two assists in his latest four Premiership games and taken his personal tally to five for the season - six if you count his strike that helped Scotland beat Denmark in that famous World Cup qualifying win at Hampden. Listen: Sportsound reaction from Celtic...
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