Kris Commons sets 20 goal target
The £300,000 transfer fee paid to Derby in January for the midfielder was one of the best pieces of business done by Neil Lennon in a season of smart transfer market activity.
Commons netted within ten minutes of his debut against Aberdeen at Hampden and went on to find the net 14 times in 21 games including 11 goals in the SPL.
John Hartson claimed that a striker should be able to score 20 times a season for Celtic but confident Commons believes that he can notch that magic number from midfield.
“On the back of last season I’ll be looking to get to the 20 mark,” He revealed. “If I could get 60 goals over the next three years then I would be very happy.
“I came to Celtic to win silverware and I’ve had a little taste with the Cup, but I want to win the league. It’s my job and my duty to do that.
“When I play with better players I can’t help but improve, there is more to come from me. Hopefully I can pick up from where I left off last season.”
Commons confident approach to the game is a breath of fresh air and stems from seeing his brother Spencer being robbed of a career in the game through injury.
The Scotland internationalist appreciates the opportunities that he has and is looking ahead to the best years of his career.
He added: “I’m motivated because I think about retirement. I’m 27 and I know I only have three more years at my peak, these will be my best years.
“I will be at my peak between 27 and 30 and I will playing for a massive club like Celtic. I have a lot to play for, but it could only be for those three years.
“Not being able to play at a level I know I’m capable of scares me.
“These need to be the best footballing years of my life. I am a father of two and I want to leave my kids as many memories as I can – to show them what I was all about. Hopefully one day my son can look back and say: ‘Yeah, my dad was all right’.
“My brother Spencer had to quit the game with a bad injury and that drives me on too. He is an electrician now, but he could have been a great player. When I get a bit of extra cash I treat him and his life could really have been completely different.”
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