Celtic fans expected January arrival Nicolas Kuhn to have a much greater immediate impact than he did.
The German winger came through the door but didn’t set things alight as he took a while to settle in amid fitness and weight issues.
In recent weeks, however, the 24-year-old has looked stronger and more efficient. He beautifully assisted Daizen Maeda at home to Livingston in the Scottish Cup a few weeks ago before scoring and setting up another versus Kilmarnock six days later.
On Sunday, he didn’t register any goal contributions but Kuhn still stood out. The SPFL named him their Man of the Match, a judgement that is difficult to argue against.
Indeed, Kuhn was the main architect of his team’s opener, showing tremendous determination to win the ball back from Steven Bradley when the chance looked to be gone.
As well as this, he created several other opportunities and could’ve had a few goals for himself.
Speaking after the game, centre-half Cameron Carter-Vickers was full of praise for Kuhn, admitting how he and his teammates have always seen his talents in training. “His last few games have been really good”, he said (Sky Sports).
“Even before that, the boys in the team could see in training that he had the skills and the pace to affect the game and it’s good for him now that he has put it all together.”
