A key determine in Celtic‘s resurgence over the previous 12 months or so has been that of centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers, with the 24-year-old having emerged as a real main asset beneath supervisor Ange Postecoglou in that point.
Snapped up by the Outdated Agency outfit from Tottenham Hotspur on an preliminary loan deal in the summertime 0f 2021, the 6-foot-1 ace proved integral to the Parkhead giants’ Scottish Premiership success in his debut marketing campaign, having arguably been the “finest participant in Scotland final season”, within the phrases of BT Sport pundit Chris Sutton (05/10/2022, 19:41).
That gorgeous kind has continued this time period with the Southend-born expertise having saved six clear sheets from his 13 top-flight appearances thus far this season, having even taken on the duty of the captaincy within the absence of standard skipper Callum McGregor.
Lauded as a “rock” by teammate David Turnbull, the £24k-per-week titan was rewarded for such kind with a spot within the USA squad for the World Cup, with the 12-cap colossus hoping to translate his membership shows onto the worldwide stage.
Whereas the one-time Bournemouth loanee has needed to bide his time for an opportunity to shine in Qatar, having been named on the bench in his facet’s opening two group video games, the defender was lastly provided the chance to impress in opposition to Iran on Tuesday night.
The Hoops powerhouse actually took that probability as he proved very important in his facet’s 1-0 victory, serving to to steer Gregg Berhalter’s males into the final 16 to arrange a mouthwatering knockout stage assembly with the Netherlands.
That outing noticed Carter-Vickers notably win 100% of his floor duels and win 4 of his eight aerial duels, having appeared significantly menacing on the coronary heart of the defence, whereas additionally recording 4 clearances in his bid to maintain the opposition at bay.
Whereas the spectacular gem did lose possession on eight events, he was nonetheless in a position to obtain a stable move accuracy ranking of 86%, whereas additionally recording a decent total match ranking of seven.1, as per Sofascore.
That “outstanding” efficiency – in response to switch insider Graeme Bailey – will little question have been no shock to these of a Bhoys persuasion, with the previous Spurs man having been merely “immense” on the night time, within the phrases of journalist Aaron West.
Such an influence might properly be certain that teammate Walker Zimmerman ‘might discover it arduous to get again on this crew’, as per 90min’s Jack Gallagher, with Carter-Vickers having arguably carried out sufficient to start out when america meet Louis van Gaal’s males on Saturday.