Greg Taylor by no means gave his gaffer any peace at Kilmarnock and Lee Clark is satisfied his previous cost will likely be pestering Ange Postecoglou at Celtic too.
However that’s why he’s acquired little doubt the Hoops ace will rise to the problem of retaining his place as first-choice left-back at Parkhead.
Taylor has attached with the Scotland squad forward of the World Cup showdown with Ukraine subsequent week on the again of a shocking season with Celtic.
The left-back position was deemed a high precedence for Postecoglou when he got here in with loanee Diego Laxalt departing and Boli Bolingoli despatched to sporting Siberia.
However Taylor grabbed his probability to avoid wasting his gaffer a couple of bob and his worth to the group was seen much more when he spent a few months out with a busted shoulder.
The previous Killie star got here again with a bang and was a key man for the Hoops as they marched to a Premiership and League Cup double.
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Geordie Clark – who's at the moment boss of Al-Merrikh in Sudan – gave Taylor his probability at Rugby Park just for the gaffer to spend the remainder of the time getting probed for ideas or having to pull the participant off the coaching floor.
Clark laughed: “Precisely – him and Jordan Jones had been pests! Nah, it’s nice. You get a little bit of delight whenever you see boys like Greg doing so properly.
“Not an excessive amount of, as a result of it’s all the way down to the gamers the success they go on to attain, however you see gamers like Greg at Celtic and it provides you a variety of delight to suppose you may need performed just a little half.
“Greg is now taking part in in massive European video games, title deciders, Scottish Cup Finals, you identify it. It’s good and little doubt he’ll preserve at it.”
There’s but extra discuss of Celtic signing one other left again this summer time however will probably be as competitors for Taylor reasonably than to switch him.
Clark is satisfied the 24-year-old will solely see any new arrivals as an opportunity for him to step up once more.
It hasn’t come simple for Taylor at Celtic. He landed for a meaty £3million payment regardless of his younger age however he had some hefty boots to fill after Kieran Tierney’s departure.
Hoops followers shortly warmed to the child however doubters jumped on the primary signal of a bump.
Taylor was shunted down the pecking order when Laxalt pitched up from AC Milan however by the top of the nightmare failed 10-in-a-row season he was in cost and Postecoglou made him a foremost man proper from the off.
Clark stated: “The one factor he has is that actual Scottish mentality – he by no means provides up.
“All that sort of stuff, the criticism or doubts, that simply makes him get on the coaching pitch and work even more durable to attain much more.
“I’ve seen it. He’s a type of gamers it's essential to drag off the coaching floor. He at all times desires to enhance.
“He’s always asking managers and coaches to remain out and do additional work. I’ve acquired little doubt he’s been doing that. Even when it’s going properly, he doesn’t relaxation on laurels. When issues go towards him, he sees it as a problem.
“He’s handed each check with flying colors. He was out the group injured and acquired again in, even with a number of competitors.
“Greg’s performed a serious half within the optimistic turnaround at Celtic. I can’t communicate extremely sufficient. He’s a Scotland worldwide and every little thing he will get is properly deserved.”
Postecoglou is perhaps tempted to stay a thanks notice within the publish to Clark who turned Taylor from a midfielder to a defender.
Clark stated: “I noticed this boy within the Underneath-20s who had a fantastic want and dedication. He was left-footed and I requested the employees if he’d ever performed left-back.
“They stated he’d been taking part in extra as a defensive midfielder. We had a useless rubber towards Dundee United and I made a couple of modifications. It was a garbage sport however he was excellent.
“He was good. I’m not shocked how he’s kicked on since then.”