It seems like a lifetime ago since Celtic last played but it’s not been that long since Celtic smashed 5 goals past St Mirren with Leigh Griffiths grabbing his first hat-trick in four years.
The striker hit top form and was heading for a Glasgow Derby appearance when the shutdown came into play.
Leigh has worked very hard to get back into the team and supporters were slowly seeing the return of the clinical side of the striker’s game.
Having been out the game for so long, it was never going to happen overnight. Leigh has to be patient and Neil Lennon wasn’t going to put the player in before he was ready. Griff also admitting the manager hasn’t had to say too much to him to get him into shape.
When the uncertainty is lifted and we get back to football, Leigh will be looking to pick up where he left off.
Speaking about his hat-trick against St Mirren, the striker was delighted
“I didn’t go into the game thinking I was going to get a hat-trick. You can never determine what’s going to happen in a game. I just had to be in the right positions at the right time and, thankfully, the goals have come.” Leigh told RecordSport.
“It wasn’t about my goals or my performance, though. It was about the whole team performance, which was brilliant.”
“The manager hasn’t had to say much to me. I know I can get a bit leaner and fitter so I’m working on that now. You never want to be told that you need to be a bit sharper.
“You want that to be concrete but if you’ve been told something, and they can see room for improvement, you have to get that done.”
