Celtic have had a plethora of injury issues throughout the current season. It feels as though right now is the only time the Hoops have had a near enough fully fit squad in the campaign.
Reo Hatate returned from a lengthy spell out at the weekend and put in a masterful performance. He provided a timely reminder to fans just what he can provide with a standout display.
Luis Palma will be back in time for this weekend’s Glasgow derby going by Brendan Rodgers’ words last Friday, but the manager has a big decision to make regarding Callum McGregor.
The skipper will return to training this week, and he will be assessed by the boss. Having a player as influential as McGregor back for arguably the biggest game of the season would provide the Hoops with a monumental boost.
Indeed, assistant boss John Kennedy thinks that the increasing number of injury returns is only serving to improve Celtic. “Coming into this run-in, when you start to get all your players back in the group, it definitely makes us stronger”, he told CeltsAreHere.
“You can sense that. It gives us more belief and more momentum to go into the important part of the season.”
The next eight (potentially nine) games will define Celtic’s season. It is crunch time in the title race and with a growing number of squad availabilities, The Bhoys rightly have an increasing sense of encouragement.
