Jota.

Incredible goal. His shooting from distance was his biggest weakness last season. If he can get another few like that then he'll be unstoppable.

 

Such a classy player already, he’s going to terrorise every team we play.

 

Jota insisted his blinding strike to sink Aberdeen was one of the best of his career. But hardline boss Ange Postecoglou warned the Portuguese pin-up against being wasteful after admitting Celtic’s hero was a main culprit of overall slackness during a mid-match lull.

Jota ’s stunning second-half effort added to Stephen Welsh ’s early header to give the champions a 2-0 win to start their title defence. It was a breathtaking effort from the £6million man who, when asked if he’d scored one better, said: “This one was probably one of the best, yeah.


It was definitely a good moment for me and in my career. I just got the opportunity to shoot and it went in. I get on the pitch and sometimes I just go blind! Sometimes it’s difficult to listen to what is happening in the stands because we are so focused on doing the right thing that we just go blind. It’s a flow moment. I was very happy.”




Postecoglou, though, made it clear that Jota had not always been glorious throughout and pinpointed a sloppy spell prior to the interval which he had along with several colleagues. The boss said: “There is no doubt the boy has talent and he is determined to be the best footballer he can be.

“But, he was one of the main culprits in the last 15 minutes of the first half. He was wasteful with the ball and he gave away possession when he didn’t have to.

“These are the kind of things we have to avoid. We have to keep these guys on track and not let them get away from the things we want them to do.




The good thing is he addressed it at half-time and in the second half, not just his goal, but his general play was really good. He was dangerous, threatening and doing the team stuff as well. I didn’t shout. At the same time, you need to address the issues at hand




You can’t just dismiss the last 15 minutes of the first half. There are lessons in there for everyone.”

Jota admitted himself that not everything was perfect with the performance, but it was a special strike to seal the deal. He said: “We started well, intense and pressing good. Then we had a sloppy moment, but we got back on it and I think this is the way football works.

“We can never be 100 percent every game. We want to be, but there will be moments when we won’t be as good. With our principles or our game, the high tempo, we just have to get better and I think we are going to a good place.


We aim to be always on it, trying to score, playing positive football. Sometimes we cannot score a lot of goals, but you have to keep on trying, be in the right spots and finish with quality.”




Jota savoured the scoring moment with his adoring Celtic fanbase and smiled: “I think it was everything, not just that moment. Just being part of this football club and the philosophy that runs now throughout the club,

"I’m just grateful for everything. It’s good to be back, it’s good to do the things I love the most, which is to play football.




The most important thing for me was that we started on the right foot this season in the Scottish league, so now we have to keep working and be better in every game. We are not in last season, everything starts from zero now. Everyone has the same points, so we are not focusing on last season. We want to send a message to the league that we want to be strong in every game and this team is hungry for more and more.”

Celtic are at the top of the table after week one. Having lost three of their opening six Premiership matches last term, it’s a positive opening. Jota said: “Of course, every Celtic team wants to be on top. I wasn’t here in the beginning last year, but we were behind.

“Every season is different, but the team who is going to win is the most consistent team and the one that develops better and keeps at a good level. We just think game after game, we don’t think to January or May or whatever. It’s just game after game and training after training.”

 

He's no gonna be here long is he what a player

 

What a * player!

 

Such a good player and a lovely man.

I definitely would.

 

Get in line, *.

 

You Jota have faith lol hh

 

Think this young lad is going to get even better this year, he is such a positive player and seems to love playing for us, benfica must have some pretty decent wingers if jota isn’t got a look in

 

Inspiring stuff pal

 

Prefer him on the left!

 

Think we’ll get a couple of seasons out of him yet. He obviously loves the club and fans and he also clearly loves Glasgow.

What a strike man. Could watch it all day.

 

Unreal strike from this bhoy yesterday, a screamer that came at a good time as the nerves were starting to come. Phenomenal talent.

Love his interviewss aswell man, intelligent wee guy and handdome as * lol.

 

He is not worth as much as Shirley,shurley

 

An oven ready finish. Comes from having that individual quality. Jota's class won us the game. That goal gives me a lot of confidence that he'll hit one like that against the European giants we'll face. Exciting times ahead.

 

'Don't let these * back into it' when 5-0 up is hilarious patter imo

 

Obviously on the windup but * will take that seriously