Tomas Cvancara frustrated at missing chances at Dens Park

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·6 April 2026

Tomas Cvancara frustrated at missing chances at Dens Park

Martin O’Neill admitted Tomas Cvancara was left frustrated despite Celtic coming away with all three points against Dundee…

Tomas Cvancara misses a chance to score. Dundee v Celtic. Sunday 5 April 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

The Czech forward endured a difficult afternoon, struggling to make an impact and missing opportunities in what proved to be a disappointing individual display.

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The 25-year-old has found goals hard to come by since arriving at the Scottish champions in January, with only one from open play which came back in early February against Falkirk.

Tomas Cvancara misses a chance to score. Dundee v Celtic. Sunday 5 April 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

Although handed a starting role by O’Neill, he was later replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho, whose late intervention ultimately secured the victory for Celtic.

Kelechi Iheanacho prepare to come on. Dundee v Celtic. Sunday 5 April 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

Speaking post-match, Martin O’Neill said via PLZ Soccer: “Yeah, naturally he was pretty down there, even though we had the win. He was down because he needs to score.”

“In his mind, he needs to score a goal. Some of the chances that he had today, I think he could have easily had two. And it becomes frustrating, because no matter what you say, centre-forwards are those things. They thrive on scoring goals.”

“The confidence is big when you put the ball in the net. And so it’s a frustrating time for him today.”

When asked whether he knows his best team, O’Neill replied: “The confidence is big when you put the ball in the net. And so it’s a frustrating time for him today.”

“We’ve changed things around, just always trying to get some sort of balance. Players coming in, for instance, in the first half, I thought Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was fantastic. Played really well.”

Unbowed. Unbroken – The Celtic support at Dens Park. Dundee v Celtic. Sunday 5 April 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

“Still trying to get up to speed for the games. And I think the SPFL in many aspects has surprised him at the speed of the game, of what it can be. But he was getting a bit tired.”

“Or so I thought, anyway. But I thought his first-half performance was really terrific. Being able to come out of tight situations, being able to thread things through, I thought he did really well.”

“In a sense, we have changed things around. And it is. We have a few players we feel are quite similar in many aspects.”

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