If Celtic were to win the league, a pundit believes that Cameron Carter-Vickers must be healthy for EVERY minute of league football.
It is impossible to exaggerate the center back’s significance to the team once he returned for the victory over St Johnstone. Carter-Vickers has had a very unfortunate season due to injuries, missing a significant amount of play and frequently relapsing following his comeback.
When he leaves the squad, it is evident how important a piece he is, and when he returns, he quickly instills composure and aggressiveness.The 26-year-old has missed four of Brendan Rodgers’ team’s points, accounting for 50% of the team’s deficit.
Cameron Carter-Vickers returned for Celtic
Carter-Vickers was withdrawn after around an hour on Saturday and it will now be hoped he is ready to withstand a full 90 after the international break.
Pundit Stephen McGinn has stressed the US international’s importance to the side before and reckons if they are without him through injury again, they can kiss goodbye to the title.
He told Go Radio: “I thought the huge positive for Celtic was Kyogo (against St Johnstone). He look really, really sharp. You are judged against yourself and he hasn’t looked like that at times this season. People are asking is it because of the manager change or style? He always makes runs but it was the sharpness and brightness of it. The movement for his goal is unbelievable. How do you stop that?
“How important is Cameron Carter-Vickers to Celtic? If they want to win this league, Carter-Vickers needs to play eighty-five minutes or more. I feel like I say this every week.”
John Hartson concurred and said, “He’s essential. On this show, I’ve waxed poetic over him numerous times. He is daring, quick, and excellent in both boxes for a center-back.
“He can emerge with the ball given the way Celtics play. He is a defender who creates plays. He makes the correct decisions on the field most of the time and has extremely precise passing.”
