Under Brendan Rodgers, Celtic’s team is more formidable than ever.
This was demonstrated on Saturday afternoon when Celtic defeated Ross County by five goals to go five points ahead of Aberdeen, who are currently in second place in the Premiership standings.
After Celtic’s midweek draw with Club Brugge, Rodgers made several changes, including adding four players who all score: Liam Scales, Luke McCowan, Paulo Bernardo, and Adam Idah.
The fact that left-back Alex Valle also entered the game against County in place of Greg Taylor further demonstrates how formidable Celtic’s squad depth is.
In recent weeks, Valle has been the subject of intriguing rumours that the Barcelona player, who is now on loan, may return to his parent club.
Valle has once again pleased Celtic supporters, and several fans believe he should start due to his positive performance.
However, Barcelona suffered a shocking loss at home to Las Palmas just hours before, and there were scenes that supporters didn’t want to witness as Celtic outclassed Ross County around Europe.
Barcelona’s Alejandro Balde sustains an injury.
Celtic doesn’t need or want this at all. You are now concerned about what will happen to Valle after Alejandro Balde was carted off with what appeared to be a terrible injury.
Keep in mind that Valle had not yet made a senior debut for his boyhood club, and there had been speculation long before this that he would be remembered.
Balde’s injury is “bad news for Barca,” according to Fabrizio Romano’s tweet, and Gerard Martin, who isn’t seen as a popular alternative, will take his position.
When the January transfer window reopens, Celtic supporters will be praying that Balde’s injury isn’t too bad because they’ll be worried.
“Bad news for Barça, Alejandro Balde leaves the pitch with an injury,” Romano stated. “Gerard Martin replaces him on the pitch.”
Valle leads Celtic in their matchup with Ross County.
The fact that Valle is still playing for Celtic and demonstrating why he is already well-liked at Parkhead is what matters.
His play against Ross County received a very high rating of 7.47 from WhoScored.
You wonder if the young Spanish star will remain in the starting lineup for Celtic’s upcoming big games, which include a matchup against Aberdeen next week for first place in the table.
He should and should likely be the starting left-back under Rodgers, according to some groups of people.
