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Celtic have risen to the Scottish Premiership summit after defeating St Johnstone in convincing fashion at Parkhead last weekend.
Goals from Kyogo Furuhashi, Nicolas Kuhn and James Forrest helped to settle the affair before Connor Smith pulled back a consolation for the visitors in the 81st minute.
Brendan Rodgers was quick to laud his players for excelling in the tactical side of the fixture, stating post-match: “Sometimes there’s been negativity around how we’ve played. The players worked very hard. The players dealt with the tactical aspect of the game really well.”
In truth, there was a lot to like about our performance against Craig Levein’s outfit, who were never really in the game as a contest amid our tally of 74% possession and 23 shots, ten of which were on target [BBC Sport].
Cameron Carter-Vickers helped to add an element of solidity in central defence, where he was joined by Stephen Welsh to his left following news that Liam Scales would miss the match due to picking up a knock.
Despite being on the left-hand side of Rodgers’ back line, Welsh managed to efficiently progress the ball into the final third on 19 occasions, showcasing his ability to step in and force the issue [Fotmob].
Peter Grant highlights shift involving Celtic’s Stephen Welsh
Most of the time, Welsh is found on the right-hand side of the Celtic backline; however, his positional shift to the left-hand berth seemed to open up plenty of space to move into against St Johnstone.
Former Celtic midfielder Peter Grant noticed a considerable advancement in his progressive output, something which can only bode well moving forward at P
Grant stated [Go Radio Football Show]: “Stephen played on the left-hand side and what I liked about him on the left-hand side, I felt he passed the ball more progressively and quicker forward.
“Sometimes, on the right-hand side, he should trust himself more. It’s quite bizarre because he’s on his right-hand side. I think sometimes he goes across to young Scales or whatever, the two of them playing together do that.
“On Saturday, he was progressive, passing into the middle of the pitch; I thought that’s what helped Celtic because he used the ball quickly forward and Celtic had a lot of attacks. Whereas, sometimes, they go back the way.”
Welsh did look like a man keen to nail down a place in the starting line-up last Saturday; however, the security that Carter-Vickers offered beside him proved to be invaluable on the day.
The United States international is a cut above and is one player who you would immediately single out as a key component of Rodgers’ tactical framework.
Keeping the Southend-born man fit and able to step onto the pitch will allow those around him to flourish as the Bhoys continue to hit their stride.
