Liel Abada's Celtic 'big boy pants' proving Postecoglou right as he vows to keep scoring and nail down starting spot

Liel Abada is determined to keep snapping up the chances dished out by Ange Postecoglou as he bids to be a ‘big Bhoy’ at Parkhead.

The Israeli had a blistering first season with Celtic and is off and running again this term in the scoring stakes after his brilliant strike in Dingwall. Abada curled a fabulous clincher as the Hoops made it two wins from two in their title defence with a 3-1 triumph over Ross County.

The 20-year-old’s late beauty was another example of the burgeoning talent which persuaded Postecoglou to shell out £4million to sign him as a teenager and plunge him straight into the heat of battle. As soon as he was in the door, Abada assumed responsibility.

Postecoglou said in the build-up to the Dingwall trip that the youngster wore “big boy pants” last year as he was scoring and creating and he showed again in the Highlands he was a man of substance. This year, there are more options for the boss and Abada has started the opening two competitive games of the campaign on the bench.

But Postecoglou called on his starlet at half-time against County believing he could do damage and that instinct was spot on. Abada was excellent in the second period and capped his display with that sublime third goal to seal his team’s success. The attacker is keen to shine whenever the boss opens a door and said: “I am always happy to score goals. Nice ones. Hopefully, I will get more ones like that this season.

“There is a good chance that any one of the players who are in the squad can be chosen to be the ones who are named in the starting line-up. If I’m not one of those, I’ll still do my hard work and be positive. Then, when I do have a chance, I want to make sure that I help the team.

“We have a lot of games to