Celtic hero Peter Grant has been left wondering whether Tom Rogic could have achieved even more than he did over his nine-year stint in Glasgow.
The Australian international is currently a free agent and speculation has been rife over where he goes next after bringing the curtain down on his time at Parkhead. In total, he won an outstanding 17 trophies at Celtic, with his first and only term under former Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou seeing him score six times with 10 assists from 50 appearances.
Grant trusts the Hoops manager's judgement on allowing Rogic to go but over the piece, wonders whether the midfielder may have accomplished more had he been able to complete 90 minutes more often. It was rare to see the playmaker complete an entire match according to the ex-Dunfermline and Alloa manager and says more defining moments could have been had in crucial stages of matches.
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He told BBC Scotland : "One thing that pleased me other than his performances (last season) was he was lasting more than 60 minutes. It used to annoy me.
"I felt that with Tom that he was such an important player as he could always produce a moment, even in his quiet games.
"He could produce a moment of magic but it used to drive me crazy that he'd go off after 60 minutes. He is a top quality player and is as good as you are going to get in that position.
"They were fortunate to have him. I sometimes look back with regret at him as even with how much he achieved, he could have been a stalwart, playing full 90 minutes and winning games. I always felt he was getting taken off at times where you would rather have him on the pitch.
"But he's a top quality player, there is no doubt about that. Maybe the manager thinks it's time for change. You have to trust his judgement."
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