Posts Tagged Daizen Maeda

Who will Brendan start for Celtic against Kilmarnock?

Celtic will be eager to bounce back from a frustrating European night under the lights at Parkhead when they welcome the visit of Derek McInnes’ Kilmarnock side. Fans were left wondering what could have been as Celtic once again were so close yet so far from securing

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How Daizen Maeda became indispensable under Brendan Rodgers

Daizen Maeda’s display against Livingston earned rave reviews from fans, pundits and the manager with him being unlucky not to come away from the game as the man-of-the-match. It was one of his strongest displays in a Celtic shirt so far in a game that completely epitomised

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The Celtic rebirth of Liam Scales under Brendan Rodgers

Brendan Rodgers has had a difficult start to his second spell at Celtic when it comes to team selection. He hasn’t really been able to make a full assessment of his squad due to the spate of injuries the club has encountered over the last few months.

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3 Livingston takeaways that Brendan Rodgers can take to Motherwell

Celtic showed their professionalism and organisation as they secured a 3-0 win at the Tony Macaroni Arena against Livingston at the weekend. The ground had caused Celtic managers a few problems over the years, but Ange Postecoglou blew away that hoodoo, and Brendan Rodgers continued that good

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O’Riley, Maeda & Taylor continue to improve under Rodgers

Celtic continued their unbeaten league run on Saturday afternoon as they dispatched of Livingston 3-0 at the Tony Macaroni Arena. Livingston has notoriously been a tough place for teams in Scotland to visit, with Celtic in particular having some high-profile struggles against the Lions in West Lothian.

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Why does Daizen Maeda divide opinion so much?

It is very rare that Celtic fans unanimously agree in their opinions on the Celtic team, but some players divide opinion more than others. There are a couple of players in the current Celtic setup who have split opinion including the likes of David Turnbull and Joe

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Why are Celtic so short of ideas in the final third?

It’s very rare that the Celtic attack is visibly lacking with the side now having gone two games without scoring a goal. Fans have been left scratching their heads as to where Celtic’s struggles are stemming from, with no one seeming able to grab the game by

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Was the Viaplay Cup exit just a bad performance or are there real problems at Celtic?

Fans have had time to mull over yesterday’s defeat as Celtic crashed out of the Viaplay Cup at the first time of asking at Rugby Park against Kilmarnock. After the initial fan fury, the dust has settled, but the question still looms of the current state of

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Flag day in Paradise: New season brings new hopes and dreams

Competitive football returns to Celtic Park for the opening game of the 2023/24 season as the Hoops play host to Ross County on flag day.  A full house of 60,000 spectators is expected to turn up and watch James Forrest, who was honoured in midweek with a

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The five wingers looking to play a part in the Brendan Rodgers revolution

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

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