Even though Celtic won against Besiktas in mid-week in the Europa League, the pressure is still well and truly on this team and Martin O'Neill in particular. Let us not forget that the club have won only four of their previous eleven outings across all competitions.

Naturally, questions have been raised about O'Neill. Obviously, his legendary status at the club helps the Northern Irishman. That being said, he still needs to continue proving that he remains the right man for the job, which he has not been able to do this season.

One of the complaints that many fans have had is the fact that he seems to consistently get his selection wrong. Even against Besiktas, O'Neill did not appear to pick a team aimed at winning, dropping key players, who eventually came off the bench and won it for Celtic.

One summer signing who has faced heavy criticism is Kasper Hogh. Signed for a club-record transfer fee, he has only scored in one game for Celtic so far. That is nowhere near good enough. Yet, O'Neill seems to be content with what he is getting from the striker, or at least suggesting so in the media.

While speaking to the media regarding Hogh, O'Neill said: "I want centre-forwards to be able to hold it and that is what he did.

"He is not Duran, he is not a dribbler. But if he can do this for us against strong opposition it will stand him in good stead.

"I think Thursday night will be good for him. I said to him that I’m not worried about whether he scores a goal.

"Of course you want centre-forwards to score and of course centre-forwards live on them. But I said to him that last night I wanted him to be strong and fight when the ball is played up to him.

"I thought in terms of holding the ball up and bringing people into the game that he did really well.

"He will get a confidence boost from Thursday night in terms of doing that part of the game well. But it will be nice for him to score a goal."

A fan said in response to O'Neill's comments: "Just admit he's no good drop him and move on."

Another added: "Forcing him to become something he clearly isn't because you failed to properly scout him Høgh was never set up to succeed at Celtic he should have stayed in Norway where he had a style of play that fit his strengths."

A third wrote: "If he wanted that then why did they spend a lot of money on a player who never had that profile."

To be honest, that is a very fair criticism. Celtic ended up spending a record transfer fee to sign Hogh from Bodo/Glimt.

This is a striker who had a dream run in the Champions League last season and scored goals against teams like Manchester City, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid.

Clearly, the plan was not for him to play the role of a target man who took care of the ball and brought others into the game. That is the kind of profile you bring in for a small transfer fee or even as a free agent. It goes without saying that the Hoops would have expected goals from the Danish striker but they simply have not come.

Based on the eye test, it simply does not feel like Hogh is the most polished striker and lacks technical prowess to a large extent. He has shown that it can work in the right system, but this is not a player who will score a load of goals everywhere.

Celtic simply have gotten the scouting completely wrong here. Hogh seems quite unlikely to make it here at Celtic Park. He just does not have the right attributes for it.

Obviously, O'Neill is not going to come out in the media and admit those things. But one would hope that his selection shows it.

Camilo Duran is Celtic's most potent option up top at this point in time. He needs to be the number 9 whenever he is fit and available. As for Hogh, it is hard to imagine what the future holds for him. The Hoops are not going to get anywhere near the fee they paid to sign him though.