So many great performances, where to start? The left wing. Yang had a lot to do when Reo Hatate’s pitched cross dropped two yards beyond the far post. The outer edge of his right foot poked the ball beyond keeper Wellenreuther and Celtic were level. Yang has speed, the ability to get past a defender and is perhaps the best crosser among the multitude of wingers at the club, but he also has that innate sense of when to make a run.
What elevates forward players is often not their ability to shoot from within 8 yards of the goal (where the bulk of goals are scored), but how they unthinkingly find space to connect with the ball. Martin O’Neill knows a thing or two about footballers, listen to him on Yang:
“He does things that we can’t do. He can turn players he can beat players. He’s strong, and he can manoeuvre it. He can do all of those things. It’s just a matter of giving him confidence the whole way through.”
He arrived in Scotland in July 2023 having just turned 21 into an environment which sapped every ounce of confidence from him. Before Martin arrived in 2000, Celtic destroyed promising talent for decades – just like happened to Yang. Martin stopped the rot, which had again taken hold in recent seasons. You and I have a job to do to support this player.
Daizen Maeda had a typical Daizen Maeda game. He ran constantly and lost the ball frequently, but on two occasions, he timed forward runs which resulted in the second and third goals. Every goalkeeper in Scotland watches for his runs, Wellenreuther did not get the memo. The keeper’s waited too long for a pass to reach him and Daizen blocked the clearance.
Reo Hatate had even more to do than Yang when presented with his chance. The midfielder returned a fast moving ball with a first-time shot into the empty net. Anyone who has played football will tell you, putting the ball into an empty net is one of the hardest things in the game. Our players from Japan and Korea were simply too good for Feyenoord.
Arne Engels (22) joined the club as part of that much-maligned £32m spend in the summer of 2024. We paid significantly over the odds for a young player who was relegated to the bench in the early part of this season. He bossed the middle of the park last night and was a true leader.
Missing three defenders, at least two of whom would be first choices, Celtic were organised and effective at the back. Two left footed central defenders showed how ridiculous the myth was that they were not up to the task of playing at Tynecastle. Who knows what state the club would be in had Martin O’Neill not brought some sanity back to our game. Congratulations to all involved in a fabulous win.
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Still 0-0
Two Hearts players booked. SHANKLAND; kicking the ball away, Kyzaridis; simulation.
Clancy adds two minutes minimum extra time at the half…blows up 15 seconds early.
0-0 HT.
All Motherwell, supposedly.
Motherwell playing Hearts off the par
Park.
This Well manager,one to watch.
Yes, Motherwell having the best of it. Hearts start the second half the better though.
Anyone else think Pep Guardiolas race has been run….the players he has at his disposal yet his team constantly struggles against teams with less resources…
Presently 2-2 at home to Leeds…
I’ll take that as a yes….
3 minutes added time at Motherwell
Sunderland Bournemouth has turned into a cracking game…
Full Time at Fir Park 0-0
So the Hearts juggernaut has got a couple of burst tyres…
Three points tomorrow will do nicely.
I know better than to count on it but, if we win tomorrow, Martin will leave Wilfred with our game in hand to go top of the League. No pressure.
Should have been 3,but we will take the 2.Welsh,MOTM.Faultless performance.Great display by Well.
Devlin,around 8 fouls,booked after his 7 th.Apart from that Clancy had a decent afternoon.
Turkeybhoy on 29th November 2025 4:03 pm
Park.
This Well manager,one to watch.
text GOGGSY weeks ago to say playing best football in league.
By the way,the Pope was rerr.Beautiful place.On the banks of a lake.Beer was£1 a pint.Miraculous.
Yang is now a Star Ffs. Who writes this pish?
31003
City second in the EPL
Wouldn’t write off Pep just yet….
Hertz seemingly outplayed.
Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but it bodes well for next weekend.
CELTIC MAC on 29TH NOVEMBER 2025 5:23
Yup….not discounting them….but last minute winner today….
I just don’t see the same passion in Pep that’s been there in previous years…
How can we not have an away strip like Newcastle
You mean a green and white strip?? :O)
Same formation tomorrow as Thursday night, KT has to pull his socks up and be very careful not to be caught up the pitch when we are attacking far too easily beaten with his lack of pace and fitness when trying to get back.
TB…agreements the Well manager could go to the very top if the stars allign.
Welsh was excellent ( I watched the full game ) and to me he played like VVD did with us…..ie at 80/90pc which im not criticising but showed he’s a level above.
On Yang…noone is saying he’s brilliant or will be but I think he’s 6ft, powerful, tricky and gas pushed a million others out the road to become a professional footballer so you can never write these guys off.
I really hope we do it tomorrow obviously but especially for MON (and Shaun n Big Stephen n MF )
I think a win give MON our best ever win percentage in our history….what a mhan.
He’ll be at least be an employed ambassador for life.
Under Brendan we’d be in turmoil right now.
Well done whoever decided to accept BRs resignation and appoint the interim….a masterstroke that saved our season and probably so much more.
Decent level of competitiveness in the SPFL now.
Perhaps we need to be as mindful of Motherwell as Hearts.
The Jambos may well have Tony Bloom’s data …
… but the Steelmen have a manager who looks like he can count to 20 without having to remove his shoes and socks.
I think if we’d signed a left back in summer for £2m or £8m and he’d played like KT so far, we’d all be delighted with him.
Plus his presence in the team and at the club is incalculable for us mere fans….if you’d to ask Cal, Scales, MON, or CCV etc Im sure they’d be delighted he was there.
But would we be paying him 50k allegedly and getting his current performances
Everton 0-3 Newcastle
Bet burst….
Laxalt
Under “Dermot Desmonds special pick”Brendan we’d be in turmoil right now
There,thought ad reword your line,every time you write a slate bout Brendan do put it in.
HH
The BB , or Roma,s!
Looked for a cash out and was confronted with a laughing emoji…
AT..yip he should never have went back to Brendan but at least he seen that BR was being a narcisstic pr*ck and sorted it and hopefully we’ve can still win the league this season which im 200pc sure we wouldn’t have with BR in charge.
Laxalt
I get that Celtic would not win the league if “Dermots special pick”was still here
Narcissistic pricks use Celtic fc website to vent their anger over the error of making him his special pick.
In the world of narcissists billionaires trump millionaires
Im personally happy that DD said what he did about BR…..I’d have went in to more detail and buried him further.
NeverevereveraCelticfan
A lot of staunch Board Fans ,or just the one on here….?