{"id":267028,"date":"2026-10-12T06:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/oneill-must-drop-4-10-celtic-flop-who-was-even-worse-than-tounekti\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:40:11","slug":"oneill-must-drop-4-10-celtic-flop-who-was-even-worse-than-tounekti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/oneill-must-drop-4-10-celtic-flop-who-was-even-worse-than-tounekti\/","title":{"rendered":"O’Neill must drop 4\/10 Celtic flop who was even worse than Tounekti"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Celtic<\/a> finally got back to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership<\/a> after having three weeks to stew over three successive losses before the break.<\/p>\n

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Camilo Duran and Benjamin Nygren both got on the scoresheet in a 2-0 win away at Fir Park against Motherwell on Sunday afternoon, as Martin O’Neill<\/a>‘s side secured all three points and a clean sheet.<\/p>\n

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Viljami Sinisalo keeping a clean sheet was much-needed after the Hoops had conceded seven goals in their previous three games, making it three clean sheets in seven league outings this season for the Finland international.<\/p>\n

Whilst there were plenty of positives for the Scottish giants to take from the win, Sebastian Tounekti’s display on the left flank could be viewed as a negative.<\/p>\n

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\n Why Celtic need more from Sebastian Tounekti<\/strong>
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The Tunisia international was selected to start on the flank because Hyun-jun Yang came back from international duty with a hamstring injury, and Jota is not yet ready to start games after returning from his long-term ACL injury.<\/p>\n

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\"Sebastian-Tounekti-Celtic\"\n <\/picture>REUTERS\/Russell Cheyne<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Tounekti had plenty of the ball and cannot be accused of shying or hiding away from responsibility, to his credit, as he took 74 touches in 74 minutes on the pitch.<\/p>\n

However, Celtic need more from the forward because he failed to score or create a goal from those 74 touches and did not create any ‘big chances’ for his teammates.<\/p>\n

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Vs Motherwell<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Sebastian Tounekti<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Touches<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Crosses<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Key passes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Assists<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dribbles completed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Shots on target<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Duels won<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4\/10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

There was plenty of nice approach play from the winger, who got down the line consistently, but his final pass or decision was not up to the level that the Hoops need from him.<\/p>\n

Duran, meanwhile, showed Tounekti what a Celtic winger should be doing when he raced in from the right flank to open the scoring in the ninth minute with a stellar strike.<\/p>\n

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\n Celtic must drop forward who was worse than Tounekti<\/strong>
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As frustrating as the Tunisian attacker’s end product was, the 24-year-old wide man was not the worst performer on the pitch for the Hoops against Motherwell.<\/p>\n