WHAT more to say about Anthony Ralston?

If there was a suspicion that the full-back’s renaissance might be about to peter out following the signing of a longer term contract it was swiftly put to bed at Dens Park on Sunday afternoon.

In an attacking sense, it was a Celtic performance which showcased the aggressive and swift forward philosophy that Ange Postecoglou preached when he was videoed by Celtic TV on his first day on the job on the lush Lennoxtown pitches.

Back then few would have been able to predict the role that Ralston would play in the new look Celtic.

The 22-year-old might have been handed a starting jersey at the beginning of the season through necessity but his performances over the last four months have suggested it is a second chance he has grasped pretty firmly. Regardless of who is breathing down his neck he is unlikely to be spooked.

Indeed, on the back of an afternoon in which he claimed three out of four assists there is a feeling that Ralston will watch this international break with some interest. There can be little doubt that should the fullback sustain recent performances that he becomes too difficult to ignore for Steve Clarke.

It is quite the turnaround for a player who looked certain to slip off the radar at Celtic just a few short months ago and who seemed to have lost any trust from the home support. If an indicator of good coaching is the ability to improve players then Ralston will feel like a ringing endorsement of Postecoglou’s credentials.

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The Greek Australian went into the last break on the back of an up-and-down start to the season whereas the only real blip in the road since last month has been the goalless draw against Livingston.

Celtic remain four points shy of top-of-the-table Rangers – and there are still question marks defensively for all the marauding attacking play – but like Ralston, there is something more assured about the Parkhead side in recent weeks.

It may be a fragile confidence. Any more hiccups along the way would expose the points dropped at the opening end of the season and may bring other frailties to the fore.

But for now the combinations going forward lend an impression of a team evolving into a fairly fluent unit. Key to that has been the partnership of Jota and Kyogo.

The former’s loan deal has an option to buy at the end of the season and one suspects that Postecoglou will be sick of questions pertaining to that clause long before the curtain comes down on the current campaign.

If he sustains current form - six goals in his last ten games for Celtic – the chorus urging towards a permanent deal will only grow louder by the week.