Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton stated of Nygren on Sky Sports activities: “What an odd participant. He can go lacking in midfield however comes up with objectives.”
Simply as effectively given Daizen Maeda remains to be trying like a shadow of the participant who lit up Scottish soccer final season, January mortgage signings Tomas Cvancara and Junior Adamu have but to completely impress and Kelechi Iheanacho has disappeared from view regardless of his return from damage.
Nygren isn’t one of many title winners Tierney talked about in Celtic’s squad, however the 24-year-old Sweden midfielder is doing greater than most to ensure he will get that league winners’ medal.
Former Celtic midfielder Scott Allan enthused on BBC Radio Scotland’s Sportsound: “The impression substitutes you have seen on the weekend, you have seen it once more tonight with Benjamin Nygren and James Forrest linking up.
“Beautiful tee-up from Forrest and Nygren simply finishes – we have seen that point and time once more and he is had an actual impression on this crew.”
Certainly, Nygren has discovered the online thrice and offered one help in his newest 4 Premiership video games – and his 15 objectives are greater than every other Celtic participant within the league this season.
“I do know Nygren offers up sure elements of the sport, however what he does do is he will get into the field and will get on the top of issues,” Allan stated.
“I felt his general play within the sport was actually good, performed some beautiful by way of balls, at all times appeared like he was going to be a risk spherical about that 18-yard field and he was the distinction once more tonight.”
His supervisor was similary enthusiastic.
“He is doing one thing that’s the most troublesome factor within the sport – to attain objectives -and he is popped up once more with what proved to be the profitable purpose,” O’Neill stated.
“Substitutes in latest weeks have made large contributions to us, in order that’s essential for us.”
