SOME players walk through the doors at Celtic Park and the pressure hits them like a dose of the bends.
Sead Haksabanovic strolled up the steps and could sense that crushing weight of expectation and demand from a support who have grown used to stockpiling silverware. But the Montenegrin wide man felt right at home.
Haksabanovic knows what is required in these parts, where trophies are demanded on tap and even victories have to be achieved with a certain style.
And that's just fine with him.
The 23-year-old has spent much of his career traversing Europe in search for his perfect fit.
It hasn't come easy. He was snapped up from his Swedish village as a kid by West Ham but couldn't quite make the breakthrough. There were loan spells in Spain and in his homeland, a big-money move to Russia with Rubin Kazan that became complicated when global politics muscled their way in.
Celtic offered him a way out and a fresh start - and a way of thinking that suits him down to the ground. Haksabanovic said: "When I came to Celtic there was a winning spirit. You know how important it is at Celtic to win. You can feel it when you come in.
"Do some players struggle with that? I love it. Simple as that. You want to be the best you can be so you have to have that mentality." Haksabanovic has it too.
He has been limited to impressive cameos in recent months after a spell out injured but he's already sampled success in the Viaplay Cup win and he's hungry for more.
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