Hyunjun Yang is a player that splits the opinion of the Celtic support.
The South Korean winger has been at Celtic for three seasons now and has yet to command a starting spot in the Hoops first team.
Martin O’Neill raved about the Celtic winger and said that Yang is a player who can ‘do things other players can’t’ after the big win in Feyenoord.
And Yang was so good, he even had Celtic hero Joe Hart apologising live on TNT Sports as he admitted he never gave Yang the credit he deserved for his role in the Europa League win.
Joe Hart admits he didn’t give Celtic winger Hyunjun Yang the credit he deserves
Yang got Celtic back into the game after his equaliser set the wheels in motion of the Hoops battering Feyenoord in De Kuip.
And reflecting on the strike, Hart admits he never gave the South Korean the credit he deserved at the time.
Hart said on TNT Sports, “See that first goal against Feyenoord. A really, really beautiful bit of play.
“I’m really sorry I didn’t give it the credit it deserved. I was distracted by the fireworks, and Hatate has been involved in everything tonight.
How good was that ball from Reo Hatate!
“Yang at the back post. Excellent concentration. If you don’t know by now, you cannot dither on the ball with Daizen Maeda around.”
Does Hyunjun Yang still have a future at Celtic?
The way Martin O’Neill spoke about Yang last night would have Celtic fans believe that they have a world-class winger on their hands.
However, Yang’s stats have not backed that praise up. In 77 appearances, the 23-year-old has scored just seven goals and provided seven assists.
Of those 77 appearances, Yang has just started 31 of those as he flits in and out of Celtic’s starting XI.
Maybe Yang needed a manager like O’Neill to instil belief in him and, hopefully, Wilfried Nancy comes in and builds on the new-found confidence the winger has found right now.
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