IN THE business of scouting players and assessing the relevant attributes that certain personnel offer there also tends to be a different kind of due diligence carried out by clubs.

Attitude, application, the ability to work in a team – aspects that aren’t always as visible as what you see on the pitch. And as is the case in every working environment, there is plenty that doesn’t come to light until it’s time to put the shoulder to the wheel.

Still, though, it was difficult to escape the feeling this week that, whether by luck or otherwise, Celtic have introduced players into the mix this term that have much to offer in terms of dressing room harmony.

The truth, of course, is that such peace exists only in a winning team. Yet as Celtic have gone through a fairly tough three-month rebuilding phase, there has been hints here and there about the kind of bonds forming within the club that are aiding the renaissance.

Kyogo Furuhashi has endeared himself principally because of his prowess with a ball at his feet and a brain that sees a move that is on long before anyone else in the stadium. But his enthusiasm and his energy – if he has not been cheering team-mates on when he himself was out injured, high-fiving them coming off the pitch, he has been collecting debris from the side of the pitch after being substituted – have been just as notable.

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Portuguese winger Jota, the architect of the sublime pass that led to Kyogo’s goal against Fernecvaros, revealed that he has told his colleague not to stress too much about learning English as he will make a point of picking up some Japanese.

There are no prizes handed out for the best camaraderie within a team but it is an important element that underpins what happens in the course of a 90-minute period. Especially when modern-day dressing-rooms are such multi-cultural environments.

Last season the disjointed nature of Celtic was as blatant as a missing front tooth. After the Champions League qualifier to Ferencvaros that ended with the Hungarians advancing deeper into the tournament at Celtic’s expense Neil Lennon lamented having players who didn’t want to be at the club. It was a genie that could never go back into the bottle.

It was also the start of a sour unravelling that ran through the course of the season with the overriding feeling of a team who struggled to bail one another out when necessary. Moments of adversity tended to be defining.

As Ange Postecoglou starts to mould a team capable of playing the attacking and exciting football that he has preached since his arrival, the feeling of being prepared to go the extra mile for team-mates will be as useful as whatever is practised on the Lennoxtown pitches.