{"id":158487,"date":"2025-09-25T00:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/158487\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:07:16","slug":"joe-hart-cant-resist-raving-about-celtic-man-despite-biting-his-tongue-during-euro-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/158487\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Hart can&#8217;t resist raving about Celtic man despite &#8216;biting his tongue&#8217; during Euro performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All eyes were on Colby Donovan ahead of his first European start for Celtic.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old, who has now started three consecutive senior games in Hoops, was trusted due to the absence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/anthony-ralston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Ralston<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/alistair-johnston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alistair Johnston.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/brendan-rodgers-has-no-qualms-starting-youngster-vs-red-star-belgrade-who-has-a-real-strong-mentality\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Rodgers had said that he had no qualms about throwing Donovan in<\/a> for the match in the Serbian capital.<\/p>\n<p>And his comments were justified with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/colby-donovan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan<\/a> putting in a seriously impressive display in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>One former Hoops goalkeeper was full of praise for the teenager.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Hart on Colby Donovan\u2019s performance against Red Star<\/p>\n<p>The right-back impressed with his pace, effort and progressive running with the ball. He wasn\u2019t afraid of getting involved in the game.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/joe-hart-reveals-celtic-star-missed-training-sessions-in-spell-when-he-was-not-quite-with-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Hart reveals Celtic star missed training sessions in spell when he was \u2018not quite with it\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236774532-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"FBL-EUR-C3-CRVENA ZVEZDA-CELTIC\" \/>Photo by PREDRAG MILOSAVLJEVIC\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/joe-hart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Hart,<\/a> there were plenty of reasons to be positive, despite an initial reluctance<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TNT Sports\u2019 live broadcast, Hart said: \u201cI\u2019ve been biting my tongue about Donovan, but he\u2019s been excellent tonight for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll be so pleased with his game. The biggest compliment you can pay him is that he does not look out of place on the European stage at such a young age, playing for a big club like Celtic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When you think about the right-back options that the Hoops now have, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/brendan-rodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodgers<\/a> is in safe hands.<\/p>\n<p>Has Colby Donovan played his way into Brendan Rodgers\u2019 plans?<\/p>\n<p>With a right-back performing as Donovan did, the Hoops boss now has a desirable selection headache with his three options.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston and Ralston\u2019s fitness situations will take care of themselves. But Donovan, surely now, must be involved going forward.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been quite a while since a teenager has performed as the right-back did in Belgrade for Celtic, after being brought up from the academy.<\/p>\n<p>If Donovan maintains this level of performance, it won\u2019t be his only night representing the Hoops in continental competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All eyes were on Colby Donovan ahead of his first European start for Celtic. 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