Celtic right-back Anthony Ralston was right in the thick of the action once again on Sunday, as he provided the assist for Giorgos Giakoumakis‘s winning goal against Dundee.
It was the 23-year-old’s seventh of the campaign for the Hoops; the second most of any player in the Scottish Premiership. Supporters on Twitter have been waxing lyrical about the defender’s performances this season:
Ralston YET AGAIN standing up when it counts!! Brilliant ball in!!
— Champions67 (@Champions_67) February 20, 2022
Anthony ralston is second in the league for assists this season. Keep saying it but the turnaround in that guy is unbelievable
— Dylz ✍️ (@GDRef0rmed) February 20, 2022
Ralston absolutely class again today 💪 https://t.co/E38yfoJtHY
— AJ_CELTIC (@AJ_CELTIC) February 20, 2022
Shout out for Tony Ralston. Another solid display.
— 🏴Johnny_Scotland🏴 (@Johnny_Saltire) February 20, 2022
Giakoumakis will rightly grab the headlines for his hat-trick but I really think @anthonyralston8 deserves a special mention. Got kicked and shoved all over the park today and still popped up with a great cross for big GG to get his third 👍🍀👏
— Gerry McCulloch (@gerrymcculloch1) February 20, 2022
Big Ralston is a superstar for us. In my eyes if he was in the shop window he’d be worth 10-15m. What a turnaround and proved all doubters wrong. Player 🍀
— Mikey (@bhoymikey67) February 21, 2022
Reliable, Relentless Ralston. What a turnaround for the big man, was a pleasure watching him steaming up and down the park
— IB67 (@IslandBhoy67) February 20, 2022
Keeps coming up with big moments for us this season
— Declan McConville (@DeclanRMcC) February 20, 2022
His energy levels are incredible what he lacks in talent he makes up with effort and passion
— Daniel Cummings (@DanielC23380649) February 21, 2022
Heart and soul player every team needs a Ralston
— ipswichceltic (@Brisbane1West) February 21, 2022
Been a revelation this season, superb player.
— Quadrupletreble -MBE (Investigative journo) (@888MumbaiMagic) February 21, 2022
Nobody could have predicted Ralston’s recent transformation. Many felt that manager Ange Postecoglou was using him as a stop-gap in the opening weeks of the campaign before he signed a replacement.
However, despite Josip Juranovic’s arrival, Ralston has kept on playing and deservedly so, with the fullback having been one of the most consistent performers in the green and white hoops.
His improvement has been massive, and credit has to go both to the player for making the step-up, and to Postecoglou who has put his faith in him.
