I write this latest blog having just woken up to the news that Jota has completed his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad. Before I say anything else, I think it only fair that I wish Jota all the best, and thank him for the magnificent contribution
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After much speculation, we now know that our ‘Superstar from Portugal’ will not be plying his trade in the East End of Glasgow next season. Jota has sealed his lucrative move to Saudi Arabia and Al-Ittihad, who are managed by his fellow Portuguese Nuno Espírito Santo. With
Read more →He came. He saw. he convinced the doubters, and now Aaron Mooy leaves Celtic having played a key role in securing the club a world-record 8th domestic treble. After managing a long-standing back injury all season, the 32-year-old Australian midfield playmaker confirmed his retirement during the week.
Read more →Let me preface this blog with a little bit of background. For those who don’t know me I have lived in Asia for the past 17 years. The vast majority of that time has been spent in Japan. When I first moved to Tokyo in 2006, Shunsuke
Read more →A lot has been made of the healthy position that Celtic is in at the moment. This has helped provide Brendan Rodgers with a seamless transition as he has a ready-made squad at his disposal to play the aggressive and attacking style of football that the said
Read more →In the final part of our Celtic squad assessment series, we finish with a look at arguably the most exciting position on the park; the strikers. During his first spell at the club, Brendan Rodgers inherited 40-goal Leigh Griffiths and brought both Moussa Dembele and Odsonne Edouard
Read more →An attacking team by nature, Celtic has become synonymous with high-quality wingers over the years. Both Ange Postecoglou and Brendan Rodgers, firs-time around, continued that fine tradition and the expectation is that Rodgers 2.0 will also heavily feature creativity from the wings. In recent seasons we have
Read more →Last week we took a look at the players most suited to filling the number 6 and number 8 roles for Brendan Rodgers in the coming season based on the current squad. Today, we complete the midfield roundup with a look at the potential options the Northern
Read more →Following on from our review of the number 6’s available to Brendan Rodgers, we will now focus on the number 8’s. As noted in earlier articles in this series, Rodgers preferred formation is 4-2-3-1. This would normally necessitate playing with two 6’s and a 10 in the
Read more →We’ve looked at the goalkeeping position, fullbacks, and centre-backs available to Brendan Rodgers as he begins his second stint in charge at Celtic, now it is time to look at the midfield options. The engine room of the park, the centre of the midfield area is probably
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