{"id":750469,"date":"2026-02-08T11:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/750469\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:38:14","slug":"the-encouraging-message-junior-adamu-received-from-martin-oneill-before-perfect-celtic-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/750469\/","title":{"rendered":"The encouraging message Junior Adamu received from Martin O&#8217;Neill before perfect Celtic debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>As far as debuts go, Junior Adamu couldn\u2019t have asked for a better one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/junior-adamu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adamu<\/a> scored his first goal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-dundee-as-martin-oneills-subs-save-celts-from-nightmare-upset\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic in the 2-1 Scottish Cup win against Dundee<\/a> in extra-time.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian\u2019s neat backheeled flick in the 97th minute saved the Hoops from embarrassment before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/sebastian-tounekti\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Tounekti<\/a> went on to score the winner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/martin-oneill-talks-disunited-celtic-and-game-changer-sebastian-tounekti-after-dundee-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin O\u2019Neill singled out Tounekti<\/a> for his game-changing display off the bench, and Adamu revealed that he was also given an encouraging message before being introduced to the Bhoys faithful.<\/p>\n<p> How good was Junior Adamu\u2019s goal against Dundee? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/67hh-2026-02-08T100942.154-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Junior Adamu speaks to Celtic TV after joining from Freiburg\" class=\"wp-image-360728\" \/>Credit: Celtic TV\/YouTube       What Martin O\u2019Neill said to Junior Adamu before Celtic debut<\/p>\n<p>After coming on for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/tomas-cvancara\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tomas Cvancara<\/a> in the 79th minute, the 24-year-old was immediately under pressure to deliver and duly did.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that his debut effort was \u201cone of the most important\u201d goals he had scored in his career.<\/p>\n<p>That extra spring in his step may have been down to what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/martin-oneill\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O\u2019Neill<\/a> said after he told the Freiburg loanee that he was ready for the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said I should be ready. My teammates told me the same. I was ready, and when I came in, I gave my best,\u201d said the forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used the opportunity, and I am happy it went in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Celtic now have firepower off the bench <\/p>\n<p>Although Cvancara didn\u2019t score himself, it was a welcome relief to see that an attacking player could come off the bench and make an impact.<\/p>\n<p>Given the situation Celtic are in, they can\u2019t afford to wait for players to get up to speed.<\/p>\n<p>          You can pick one forward to sign permanently for Celtic in the summer. Who are you picking? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Adamu or Cvancara?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GA-Comparison-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Junior Adamu of SC Freiburg reacts after a missed chance during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SC Freiburg, Tomas Cvancara celebrates Celtic's second goal against Hearts\" class=\"wp-image-358720\" \/>Credit: Getty Images\/Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Zak Mauger       <\/p>\n<p>Joel Mvuka was handed a start but struggled whereas the former Red Bull Salzburg man gave an indication of what he can do.<\/p>\n<p>A busy run of fixtures awaits and they will need all the firepower they have.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As far as debuts go, Junior Adamu couldn\u2019t have asked for a better one. 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