{"id":479719,"date":"2026-03-17T03:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/479719\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:55:10","slug":"kieran-tierneys-stats-vs-motherwell-prove-that-celtic-dont-need-andy-robertson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/479719\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Tierney’s stats vs Motherwell prove that Celtic don’t need Andy Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kieran<\/p>\n

Credit: Imago<\/p>\n

\"Oliver <\/p>\n

Mon 16 March 2026 19:45, UK <\/p>\n

Kieran Tierney was a standout for Celtic<\/a> against Motherwell as he proved that signing Andy Robertson would make little sense for the club to do this summer.<\/p>\n

Tierney shone for the Hoops as they beat Motherwell 3-1 at Parkhead to close the gap on Premiership leaders Hearts to two points.<\/p>\n

Hyun-jun Yang\u2019s brace and Tomas Cvancara\u2019s penalty gave Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s side all three points after Elijah Just had put the visitors ahead.<\/p>\n

Robertson has been linked with a move to his boyhood club Celtic in recent months as he nears the end of his Liverpool contract this summer, and is believed to be open to a move back north of the border.<\/p>\n

Celtic\u2019s transfer plans<\/a> are not a priority as it stands, with a league title to win over the next eight matches, but it is clear that the Scotland captain is not needed as Tierney continues to impress.<\/p>\n

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Kieran Tierney continued his strong Celtic form against Motherwell<\/p>\n

Tierney scored key goals in successive games against Rangers and Aberdeen prior to Saturday\u2019s match, taking his tally to 16 contributions in 42 appearances this season.<\/p>\n

His 43rd appearance came at left-back against potential future Hoops boss Jens Berthel Askou, and it was another fine display of defensive nous and attacking prowess.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old created two chances and very nearly picked up two assists, as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain\u2019s first-half shot hit the left post and trickled along the goal-line, but ultimately stayed out, while Benjamin Nygren\u2019s second-half strike smashed the base of the right post.<\/p>\n

He made eight passes into the Motherwell final third and picked up 12 defensive contributions, including a great block to deny Ibrahim Said\u2019s shot in the second-half.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Tierney won all eight of his ground duels and the one aerial duel he attempted, while he also drew a foul before being taken off in the 78th minute.<\/p>\n

Celtic don\u2019t need Robertson \u2013 where else could he end up this summer?<\/p>\n

The Premier League is tougher than the Scottish Premiership, but regardless, Robertson has not been performing anywhere near the level of Tierney so far this season.<\/p>\n

He is now 32-years-old and has started just six league games for Liverpool up to now, failing to oust Milos Kerkez on a consistent basis despite his poor showings.<\/p>\n

Robertson would want to join Celtic to be their first choice left-back for next season, but he does not deserve that space over his international teammate as it stands.<\/p>\n

Sources have told Football Insider that Robertson is wanted by Premier League sides<\/a> ahead of the summer, after Tottenham came close to signing him in the January window.<\/p>\n

It certainly seems likely that he will continue playing in a top league, but that should not be the Hoops, even if it is a move that many fans would like to see happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Mon 16 March 2026 19:45, UK Kieran Tierney was a standout for Celtic against Motherwell as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[70167,10043,59,18669,708,12653,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-479719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-andy-robertson","tag-celtic","tag-gb","tag-kieran-tierney","tag-liverpool","tag-motherwell","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}