Brendan Rodgers identifies the unexpected Celtic player he feels was essential to defeating Motherwell.

Following Celtic’s three-point victory over Motherwell, off-field events have dominated the news.

The past 72 hours have been a field day for the media guys, with Brendan Rodgers continuing to target the narrative of the Scottish media and the controversy surrounding his remarks about Jane Lewis.

In yesterday’s pre-game Dundee press conference, Rodgers did, however, specifically mention one Celtic player as being essential to the Hoops’ ability to shift the tide of the game at Fir Park. It was unexpected that it wasn’t Adam Idah.

The Norwich striker, who is on loan, was excellent in the second half and his double sparked an incredible comeback, but Rodgers made no mention of him yesterday.

There’s no denying that the Celtic manager has missed the US defender, who has struggled with many injuries this season.

“It was a very good win for us in the end,” Aaron Rodgers stated on Celtic YouTube. Our team is not known for letting balls in behind or on the sides, which is why we didn’t start the game off properly in the first half.

We didn’t counterpress them; instead, we should have been able to thwart their attacks.

“But really, it was just about maintaining composure at the half and then picking up our game again. In the second half, especially with Cameron [Carter-Vickers] coming on, nothing went in behind, and the two of them work incredibly well together to let you keep up the attacks.”

As a result, we scored some excellent goals. Furthermore, I believe you can observe the team’s cohesiveness and camaraderie. Yes, that is another win for us. A crucial victory.

Similar to Rodgers, I could no longer recall how many times Motherwell overtook us at Fir Park. particularly during the first part.

Three more points will maintain Rangers at the top of the table, and Celtic supporters will be hopeful that the 26-year-old is back in the running to start against Dundee.But when Rodgers’ team decided to go on the attack in the last 30 minutes, Carter-Vickers’ arrival seemed to settle the back line and provide greater assurance and steadiness.

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