Kelechi Iheanacho was the match-winner for Celtic at Dens Park, and his goal came at a point where the team needed a lift. The game had started to drift, with Dundee staying in it and making it difficult to break them down.
His finish settled things. It came from a moment where Celtic finally found space in the box, and Iheanacho reacted quickly. That is what he brings when he is in the right areas. He doesn’t need many chances.
It was also a reminder of what Celtic have lacked at times this season. Too often, good positions have not turned into goals. In games like this, where the margin is tight, having a striker who can take that one chance matters.
Injury has played a part in how his season has gone. There have been periods where he has been unavailable, and that has broken any rhythm he was building. When he has been fit, though, he has often looked like the most natural option through the middle, linking play and finishing moves when Celtic get bodies forward.
He said: (TCW), “I think in terms of that, we’re literally focusing now on the games going forward.
“Anything that concerns the contract will be maybe after the season, after we achieve our goals.”
His comments keep the focus on what is directly in front of the team. Celtic are still chasing results, and there is little room to look beyond the next fixture.
The contract situation will come into play soon enough. His current deal runs into the summer, and decisions will need to be made on what comes next. That will depend on how he finishes the season and how the squad is shaped.
The question is simple. Can he deliver in these final games when chances are limited and pressure is high? His goal against Dundee is the type that wins points at this stage.
Celtic’s forward line has rotated often this season. Finding a reliable option through the middle has not always been straightforward. If Iheanacho can add more moments like this, he gives the manager something to think about when it comes to team selection in the weeks ahead.
Just get a good centreforward in for next season maybe 2″ no more projects a ball winning strong midfielder a strong fast left winger and right one too and a decent centrehalf or give the big pole a chance if he comes back from his loan in Germany.The rest of those loan players have been a disaster except for the right back and left back the rest not up to it.