As Celtic sit nicely at the top of the Scottish Premiership with just four games left to play, there is still a lot left to play for this season. Especially with a Scottish Cup Final against Rangers to come.
With Hearts, Rangers, Kilmarnock and St Mirren still to play, just four wins will ensure the Scottish Premiership trophy remains in the Parkhead boardroom.
But whilst nothing is decided yet in terms of the title, there has been a bit of chat around just who exactly could be named Celtic’s Player of the Year.
With injury making this season difficult in terms of players finding consistency, Jim Duffy is no doubt who should be named Celtic’s best player this season.
Duffy hails Celtic ‘stand-out’ for end of season award
The former Greenock manager has named Matt O’Riley as the player who has been outstanding for Brendan Rodgers this season.
And whilst Duffy admits that he has been inconsistent, O’Riley is the man who should be recognised for his efforts for Celtic this season.
Duffy said [Superscoreboard], “He’s a player that’s pleasing on the eye. He glides across the game because he doesn’t run about like a headless chicken careering into tackles.
“He’s a player who’s got a bit of class about him. He’s got a creative spark, he’s got lovely balance, he looks controlled and his awareness is terrific. So he’s got an awful lot in his game.
“The difficulty is, if you look at last season for instance, and there were probably four or five Celtic players you would have thought could be in contention for player of the year.
“But there has been inconsistency, there has been injuries, but O’Riley has been the stand-out player for Celtic.”
With 14 goals and 16 assists this season, O’Riley has really kicked on under Rodgers. [Transfermarkt]
Goals in the Champions Leauge and against Rangers have made O’Riley one of Celtic’s biggest goal threats and it is undeniable that he has been pivotal in keeping Celtic in the hunt for trophies in a season where injury and inconsistency threatened Celtic’s domination of Scottish football.
