Mechelen boss Wouter Vrancken insists he had to publicly blast Marian Shved claiming the Celtic loanee was "out of control."
The Ukrainian winger moved to the Belgian Jupiler Pro League side on loan last summer after struggling to make the grade in the Scottish Premiership since signing for Celtic in 2019.
The Hoops' playmaker has failed to hold down a regular starting spot at the club and was sensationally called out by Vrancken last year, with the gaffer claiming the 23-year-old should "go play billiards for the rest of his life or something".
However, that angry outburst appears to have brought an improvement out of the £2million Celtic Park signing, notably scoring the winner against Mouscron to round off 2020,
Vrancken told Belgian outlet Nieuwsblad that he stands by the comments and believes it has been a turning point for the attacker.
He said: “I put him in his place internally and publicly, because it was getting out of control.
"But that did make him a mentality switch. He got harder on himself during training, and came on strongly several times, with the decisive goal against Mouscron as the highlight.
”A good substitute, that was lacking this season. It's not for everyone.
“We had guys in the ranks who could do that in previous years. Shved also has that in him, although I also expect more input from my other substitutes.”
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