It was a different story as the teams emerged for the second period as Davidson’s men launched themselves forward. Édouard made a great run which opened up the space for Turnbull to drive on but the former Motherwell playmaker wasted a promising moment by firing over again. Christie, Rogic and Turnbull were next to cut Saints open. The striker fired the ball back to Rogic, who did well to make up the ground and fire past Clark – only for Callum Booth to rescue the hosts with a goal-line clearance. Jamie McCart failed to cut out Tom Rogic’s ball through to Édouard.
Yet the hosts were just relieved to hear the half-time whistle as Celtic stepped things up in the final quarter hour before the break. Shane Duffy – back in for the injured Stephen Welsh – headed over as Zander Clark got nowhere near David Turnbull’s threatening wide free-kick delivery while Édouard tried to burrow his way into the box a couple of times only to find himself snarled up in a log-jam formed by Saints’ pesky back three. A better finish from Kristoffer Ajer seven minutes in might have changed that as the Norwegian fired over the top after after Craig Bryson and Jason Kerr got themselves in a muddle in the box.
Rangers’ lead at the top is trimmed back to 18 points while Saints stay eighth.Ĭeltic had built their recent mini revival on a foundation of early breakthroughs, but they were left frustrated despite bossing the opening 45 minutes this time. Sign up to our daily sport newsletter here.Édouard’s contribution means Celtic have now strung together four successive wins for the first time since October. Never miss the latest top sport headlines from the Scottish Daily Express. Kenny Miller makes Ryan Kent and Tom Lawrence claim as he picks Rangers changes needed for Champions League clash.Hearts transfer latest as Jacob Davenport set for talks and club in Lee Seung-woo bid waiting game.John Beaton should be hammered if fan abuse claims are true as ex-referees say hell mend him.Rangers Champions League shocker as they crash 2-0 to Union Saint-Gilloise and face elimination - how they rated.It was a good pre-season – we worked very hard and want to be ready for the first game.” "It’s important to have some competition in the team, and Mateta is a good player and a good striker, so we’ll see. The technique, the intensity, the of the teams that we play against – it was very different. "Scotland is very different – everything is different. But the team helped me to adapt very well, and I’m looking forward to this season.
He told London News: “It was a good season, it’s not easy to come from Scotland and play in England because it’s the best league in the world. But since, the striker has struggled for consistent form, with the Eagles now recruiting new attackers such as Jean-Phillipe Mateta which provides competition.Īnd Edouard has admitted his transition from the Scottish Premiership wasn't easy, and believes the main difference was the 'style of play' when he arrived down south. The forward got off to a flying start in the English Premier League, coming off the bench and netting a double against Spurs, scoring the first goal within 28 seconds of his debut. Aiden McGeady addresses Martin Boyle Hibs return as winger admits 'boost' while breaking injury silence.Liel Abada remains coy on Celtic goal target as youngster reveals Champions League dream.And it was in the summer of last year, upon new boss Ange Postecoglou's arrival that the club cashed in on the 24-year-old after a big-money move to Crystal Palace came calling.Ĭeltic netted around £18.5m for the Frenchman's services, and subsequently recruited new fan favourites Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis, with the likes of Ryan Christie and Kristoffer Ajer also departing Parkhead after the failed ten-in-a-row bid. The ex-Hoops hitman scored over 80 goals in green and white across nearly 180 appearances, winning the double treble in a trophy-ladden run under Brendan Rodgers and then Neil Lennon. Odsonne Edouard's time at Celtic will never be forgotten by the Parkhead faithful, but the French striker has now opened up on the 'difficult' transition he faced when he left Scotland.
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