Posts Tagged Tomoki Iwata

Who will make Brendan Rodgers’ starting XI against St Johnstone?

Celtic fans will be looking for a response from Brendan Rodgers’ side when they welcome the visit of St Johnstone to Celtic Park on Saturday. There is no better time for Celtic to face the Perthshire side as the Saints’ only domestic win this season came against

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Should Brendan Rodgers recall Tomoki Iwata for St Johnstone encounter?

Celtic’s performances in the early stages of this season have come under scrutiny from fans and pundits alike with the squad not exerting the same free-flowing, fast-paced attacking style of play that made fans fall in love with Ange Postecoglou’s side. This criticism has emerged despite the

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3 curveballs Brendan Rodgers could throw in for St Johnstone challenge

Celtic put in a dismal and lifeless performance on Sunday as they dropped out of the Viaplay Cup at the hands of Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Naturally, after a poor display and an uninspiring first few games, there have been calls for a shake-up amongst the Celtic

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The 4 signings from Ange Postecoglou’s second season who could shine for Brendan Rodgers

During Ange Postecoglou’s first year at Celtic, the quality of his recruitment was a major reason for the capture of a domestic double in the Australian’s debut season. Having inherited a squad in drastic need of an overhaul, Ange dipped straight into a market he was familiar

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Celtic in Japan: A masterclass in how not to build a brand

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

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How McGregor, Iwata & Holm could feature in Rodgers’ midfield

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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Will Brendan strengthen the defence? Do Celtic have enough quality beyond CCV and Starfelt?

After taking a look at the goalkeeping options available to Brendan Rodgers in the first part of our squad assessment, we now move forward one place on the pitch and review the centre-back position. The centre-back situation at Celtic is a strange one due to the gulf

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Celtic’s Scottish Cup final jersey that is still up for grabs

Saturday’s draw with St Mirren saw yet another change at centre-back, as Ange Postecoglou looked to solidify his back four. Yuki Kobayashi had been brought in to the starting XI against both Hearts and Rangers due to the absence of Cameron Carter-Vickers. The young central defender didn’t

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Chance for fringe players to shine

The closing games of the season could provide a chance for some of Ange’s fringe players to shine and remind the manager of their importance ahead of next season. In the post-match podcast following yesterday’s Glasgow Derby win against Rangers in the Cup semi-final, Paul John Dykes

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