Fans of Celtic have taken to Twitter to heap praise on the performance of Hoops midfielder, Ismaila Soro, for his performance in the club’s Europa League victory against Lille.
Since joining Celtic from Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv in what was a £2.07 million deal back in January of this year, Soro had, prior to the Lille fixture, featured just four times for Neil Lennon’s side.
However, with nothing left to play for in the Europa League, as Celtic had already been eliminated from the competition, Lennon gave the £900k-rated midfielder the nod against the Ligue 1 side, and the defensive midfielder grabbed his chance to impress with both hands.
Being awarded a 7/10 match rating by The Herald, Soro was said to have ‘caught the eye at the base of midfield’, as well as protecting Celtic’s backline ‘admirably’ in their 3-2 win against the French side.
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And, many Celtic fans appear to be equally as impressed with the 22-year-old’s performance in the fixture, with many taking to Twitter to call for the player to keep his place in Lennon’s starting XI going forward.
So, what exactly did these Celtic fans have to say about Ismaila Soro’s performance against Lille?
https://twitter.com/ianfeerick/status/1337154539351314432
Get Soro wrapped in cotton wool until Sunday. Absolutely everywhere for Celtic tonight.
— Chris Doyle (@bychrisdoyle) December 10, 2020
Nice to finally see a bit of desire from some Celtic players. Turnbull and Soro have to start on Sunday #GetIn
— Rory (@RoryBain1) December 10, 2020
It is as simple as this. David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro must start at the weekend ? pic.twitter.com/pXL66umrdt
— Celtic Fc To The Core (@CelticFc_Core) December 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/paulicelt1/status/1337154417100021768
Soro will save the ten.
— Stand up for Celtic (@StandForCeltic) December 10, 2020
The bhoy Soro looks like the missing link in that team. What a powerful player.
— Charles 1916 (@charlesdonaghy) December 10, 2020
WOW….
Hate to say it, but actually deserve it against a side WHO NEED TO WIN and are 2nd behind PSG!! All we need is one positive game, one good performance…SO FAR!! 10/10…Soro is winning the midfield, the attack is better. #HH— Shauny (@ShaunyCeltic) December 10, 2020
Ismaila soro is the best player i have ever seen, turnbull is second. My feelings for the board remain the same @CelticFansTV
— Kieran Nicol (@KieranNicol25) December 10, 2020
MOTM Soro. Great performance. More like it. We start now. #celtic
— Ross McCall ???????? (@maccageezer) December 10, 2020
All in all, it would appear that the vast majority of these Celtic fans were delighted with the performance of Soro, with many stating their belief that the midfielder is now undroppable for Lennon going forwards.