Positive options available
Dundee sit in sixth place, two points ahead of Hibs with seven games to play until the league splits between sixth and seventh. Our incentives tonight will be absolute, but Dundee’s players will be hugely financially motivated to finish top six, an outcome that will have a material impact on their earnings.
A late Mikey Johnston show put some gloss on the Celtic performance the last time the sides met on Boxing Day. The evening was less comfortable than the 0-3 scoreline suggests.
A late winner sure changes your appetite for the next game. The world turned when Adam Idah converted Alistair Johnston cross in the 94th minute at Fir Park on Sunday. With Johnston, Greg Taylor and Cameron Carter-Vickers all having gametime under their belts after injury absences, we can expect our in-possession play to take on a more familiar look.
Yang will surely be rewarded for his outcome-determining contribution on Sunday with a starting place. A similar argument could be made on the left wing, starting Luis Palma instead of Daizen Maeda. Daizen is unlikely to see much space available to run into, and should be rested for the weekend’s trial.
That leaves the questions: Kyogo or Idah? Tomoki Iwata or Paulo Bernardo? I think we’ll start Japanese for both positions, with changes at Sunday in mind. It’s good to have options you believe in.