Brendan Rodgers is in agreement with Celtic fans, Eoghan O'Connell played pretty damn well on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Cork native made his European debut for Celtic as they secured a valuable 1-1 draw in their Champions League third-round qualifier away to Astana.
The Irish defender and cousin of Ireland and Munster rugby legend Paul O'Connell was drafted into the team due to Celtic's injury problems, but had a solid game in the heart of the Scottish outfit's defence.
His performance was very well received by Hoops fans.
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers also had some very encouraging things to say about O'Connell's role in the match. Although he admitted it wasn't a flawless performance by any means, he seemed blown away by how well he reacted when things didn't go his way.
"I thought he was outstanding. For a young player, he has been on the fringes for a few years, coming into that environment, under pressure, he had very few mistakes in the game."
"You would expect him to make some as a young player but he coped in a very difficult situation."
These post-match quotes from Rodgers were doubly impressive as you'll notice he managed to pretty much say the player showed "great character" without mentioning the c-word (get your minds out of the gutter) at all.
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