The Swede set Celtic on their means and Duran’s double did the remainder, a stunning volley – on the again of hustling and harassing of the LASK defence – after which that luxurious staff purpose that rounded it off.
O’Neill mentioned the membership has a cut price in Duran and the early indicators are that he was an absolute steal at someplace between £4.5m and £6m, relying on who’s speaking.
The Colombian has intelligence and guile however he is additionally received the work-ethic meaning each bit as a lot as his different qualities.
Within the 72nd minute, Celtic had been 3-0 forward, and but there the 24-year-old was darting again into defence to assist out, monitoring LASK males till they had been hounded out of possession.
As a lot as his objectives, his lung-busting effort to place in a shift made him a hero of the night time for Celtic folks. Honesty counts for lots.
It is easy to say that Celtic realized their lesson from a yr in the past and splashed the money. They spent near £30m and now they’re getting their reward. It is by no means that straightforward.
Spending is one thing that Celtic have carried out a whole lot of through the years. Spending properly has been their downside. Splurging cash on last-minute loans who, surprisingly, develop into duds.
Forking out a number of hundreds of thousands on latest and never so latest failures – from Balikwisha to Barkas – has been the issue. The choice-making has been terrible too typically.
Duran represents a return to kind, a reminder of the times after they discovered worth, largely below Ange Postecoglou.
We’re too fast to put in writing off gamers and we may also be too fast to model them as stars in ready. You need to tread fastidiously always. With Duran we’ll make the leap – this man appears particular.
Past providing a bodily distraction, Kasper Hogh was quiet in opposition to LASK, however he’ll rating lots within the weeks and months forward. At £11m, he, too, appears like cash very effectively spent.