Celtic Secures Decisive League Cup Victory Over Aberdeen, Kuhn Highlighted

While Aberdeen and Celtic have been closely matched in the league this season, their League Cup encounter on Saturday presented a stark contrast. Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic team secured a decisive victory against Aberdeen at Hampden. Aiden McGeady, speaking on the Scottish Football Podcast, described his former club’s performance as “absolutely fantastic.” He further commented, “The way that I looked at that game yesterday was almost like – I don’t want to be too disrespectful to Rangers here – that was the rivalry now. “You see the way that all the players celebrated when they scored. You see the fans, hear the noise in the stadium. It made me feel that Aberdeen have jumped ahead of Rangers, especially in the league. “It almost was as if think the team had added impetus going on from that league game, as if they had almost something to prove.”” This League Cup match followed a league fixture a few weeks earlier where Celtic had held a 2-0 lead over Aberdeen at Parkhead. However, Aberdeen managed to recover, securing a 2-2 draw and extending their unbeaten run under their new manager, Jimmy Thelin. McGeady continued, stating, “They’ve dropped two points at home against Aberdeen, then they get them in the League Cup semi-final. A lot of praise has been showered on Thelin and his recruitment and his adaptation to the Scottish game and the way the players are brought into his style of play.” He observed that “every single player on the park played free-flowing attacking football.” While acknowledging Daizen Maeda’s “fantastic” performance, McGeady highlighted Nicholas Kuhn as “the outstanding player in Scottish football this season,” noting that “Every time he’s on the pitch, he impacts the game and yesterday was no different.” Aiden McGeady’s analysis was featured on the Scottish Football Podcast, which is available for listening and subscription on BBC Sounds.