The majority of Celtic players have struggled this season. That is why the club have won only three of their previous ten outings across all competitions.

Even then, there are those who have had a tougher time than others. And if there is to be a standout candidate for that, it would be none other than Kasper Hogh.

While Hogh was incredible for Bodo/Glimt last season, scoring against clubs like Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Manchester City, the striker has looked like a shell of his former self since leaving the Norwegian side.

It would be an understatement to say that Hogh has endured a tough time since he joined the club in a record move from Bodo/Glimt during the summer transfer window.

Of course, that was a show of ambition from Celtic following the departure of Daizen Maeda and the inexplicable failure to sign Kelechi Iheanacho to an extension after an excellent end to the 25/26 campaign, as he played an integral role in winning the league and cup double.

Hogh, on the other hand, is looking like a flop. He has scored in only one of his 16 appearances in green-and-white, which, incidentally, was a hat-trick against Kilmarnock.

Unfortunately, it has come to a point where Martin O'Neill simply cannot rely on Hogh as his first-choice number 9. Camilo Duran has looked much better in that role.

On the other hand, there is some bad news for Hogh on the international front as well. He has been left out of Denmark's squad for their November fixtures.

Obviously, that will come as another blow for a striker who already looks short on confidence and could have done with a boost instead.

Unfortunately, the decision to sign Hogh appears to have been a failure on the part of Celtic's recruitment team.

One could argue that he has been starved of quality service. But then again, the same case could have been made for Iheanacho and Maeda last season, but they scored plenty of goals when it mattered the most.

Even this season, Duran is having a much more productive season going forward and deserves to be the focal point ahead of Hogh.

Hogh might have been a success story in the Bodo/Glimt system, but he simply does not seem to have the attributes required to be a success story at Celtic. Of course, I'd hope to be proven wrong.