Brendan Rodgers was keen to point out the fact Celtic have won eight of their last nine games yet there is still a negative narrative surrounding the champions, stretching back to a couple of defeats in December.
It was Kilmarnock who inflicted the first of those and the Ayrshiremen are the visitors to Parkhead for a vital Scottish Premiership clash.
But while there can be no arguing about the response to those losses - Hearts won in Glasgow the week after the Rugby Park defeat - it's the performances which have left many looking for more.
Rodgers himself appears to be looking for that spark and it's a question of whether he continues to tinker or sticks with the same.
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