Ange Postecoglou says Reo Hatate has set the standard for the rest of Celtic's right-backs in a convincing 4-1 over St Johnstone.The midfielder filled in at full-back with Anthony Ralston, Alistair Johnston and Josip Juranovic all unavailable, scoring twice and proving unlucky not to score a hat-trick.
Kyogo Furuhashi's double finished off a fine day in Glasgow's east-end and Postecoglou was delighted with how his team performed, in particular with Hatate's makeshift display.He told Celtic TV: "He's set the bar pretty high for the other full-backs!
It's credit to Reo, he had to be really disciplined. I had to be creative with it but the way we play, we thought he was disciplined enough and gave us something going forward."I am really pleased.
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