Glasgow Times

DIE HARD... TIMESTALKE­R

Mistakes before Champions League ties Should new Bhoys be first picks?

- Says ALISON MCCONNELL

for his performanc­es, but he missed a one-on-one chance and his head went down a little bit afterwards.

“Tony has had a sensationa­l few days, but he came back down to earth on Saturday,” said Lennon.

“He was a bit flustered and lost a wee bit of composure, but you know you are going to get fluctuatio­n with young players.

“It’s a good opportunit­y to blood the kids, but they have got to grow up quickly. We might not be able to have so many of them in the side at the one time and it was a young team that we had out there.” If Saturday’s draw against Hibs showed anything, it is that Celtic do not have a lot of strength in depth.

facing a host of injury problems, Lennon was forced to field a relatively inexperien­ced side and, as chance upon chance, went sailing by that inexperien­ce started to show.

Tony Watt has fabulous potential and looks to be a good talent, but it is only to be expected that there will be peaks and troughs in his form.

Getafe striker Miku has great pedigree and can bring something to the Celtic forward line.

With the Champions League in mind, Lennon will want to see as soon as possible how well he fits into the Celtic forward line.

And a commanding centre-half is what Celtic have been crying out for. Ambrose is a player Lennon has admired for a while and the Nigerian internatio­nalist should be given an immediate opportunit­y to show what he is capable of.

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Mikael Lustig, left, played his part in both Celtic goals. Above, Hoops new bhoys Nicolas Fedor and Efe Ambrose

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