ALL HE'S CRAICED UP TO BE

Scales admits squad will miss O'Neill's humour & how he inspires confidence

- BY GORDON PARKS

LIAM SCALES admits it'll be the laughter and a back to basics approach which will linger longest when Martin O'Neill's leaves Celtic for a second time.

The Hoops’ Irish defender delivered a tribute to the stand-in boss who he believes was the perfect man to rise to the moment amid the chaos and shock around Brendan Rodgers’ departure last month.

Thursday's Europa League fightback against Feyenoord was another feather in the cap of the 73-year-old’s month spell as interim boss which will come to an end at Easter Road on Sunday when Wilfried Nancy is expected to arrive 24 hours later.

But Scales is adamant O'Neill's enhanced an already silver-tinted legacy by steering the club though turmoil with his trademark humour, tactical nous and stripping the game back to it’s simplest form.

He said: "A lot of it with the manager has been about trying to bring a bit of confidence into the squad. I think it’s clear to see he's done that.