Posts Tagged Daizen Maeda

The return of one key player can unlock the brilliance of Kyogo

Celtic find themselves in a rare situation where a victory against Livingston at Parkhead isn’t a foregone conclusion. Back-to-back defeats in the league for the first time in ten years has seen Celtic’s gap at the top of the table completely swept aside, and a title race

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Why Yang Hyun-jun is more than just an impact player

This season, Celtic fans have witnessed their fair share of fringe players stepping-up and making a name for themselves in the face of injuries to first-team starters. Liam Scales has found a new lease of life after filling in when Celtic’s centre-back options were depleted; whilst Luis

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How would Celtic deal with losing Kyogo, Maeda & Oh during the Asian Cup?

Celtic face a tricky upcoming scenario in January as, from the 12th January until the 10th February, the Asian Cup will be underway and Celtic will have plenty of their Asian contingent heading over to represent their respective nations. Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate will

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Will absence of Maeda open the door for Celtic’s forgotten man?

Celtic return home to league action when they welcome the visit of Barry Robson’s Aberdeen side to Parkhead this afternoon. Both teams lost in action in Europe mid-week, with Celtic shipping six without reply in Madrid and Aberdeen losing 3-2 against PAOK Salonika in Greece. Aberdeen have

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With Maeda and Palma out, who plays on the wings for Celtic against Lazio?

It was a hugely frustrating night in Madrid for Celtic on Tuesday as they were on the receiving end of a 6-0 demolition at the hands of Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid. Callum McGregor described the Champions League horror show as “humbling” and “embarrassing” after the match, as

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3 big talking points from Celtic’s “humbling” defeat in Madrid

Celtic stumbled their way through a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano last night. It is becoming an all-too-familiar story when it comes to Celtic in Europe, particularly when visiting the giants of European football, which inevitably results in

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Who should line up for Brendan Rodgers, as Celtic face St Mirren?

Celtic were suffering from a European hangover as they stumbled to a scoreless draw at Easter Road against Hibernian at the weekend. The hard work and effort that had gone into securing a draw with Atlético Madrid at Celtic Park in the Champions League mid-week had clearly

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Who will line up for Brendan Rodgers as Celtic prepare to face Hibs?

Celtic return to league action on Saturday as they travel to another tricky away ground, Easter Road, to face Nick Montgomery’s Hibs side. Confidence will be high in the Celtic camp after a hard-fought point at home to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, but Rodgers may

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Brendan Rodgers provides injury update on Maeda, Nawrocki, Abada & Welsh

With the returns of Reo Hatate, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Nat Phillips to the fold over the last few weeks, it looks like Celtic are finally over the worst of the injury crisis that plagued the team in the opening stages of this season. Despite options being depleted,

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If Daizen Maeda doesn’t make it, who plays right-wing on Sunday?

The Japanese national team confirmed last Monday that Daizen Maeda had withdrawn from the Samurai Blue squad with an injury concern. Celtic’s pacey winger is one of the most important players in Hajime Moriyasu’s squad, being the preferred option upfront over Kyogo Furuhashi. Maeda was also a

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