Bump...Anyone know how he played in the old firm derby?
He came on as a sub in the derby at 68 minutes and got hooked against Barcelona at 68 minutes (already 5-0 down). Other than that I don't know anyone who watched either game.Anyone know how he played in the old firm derby?
Good point.He's clearly a big talent. If I have a reservation - this may be relevant or not - it is attitude. I live here in Scotland and often read interviews or post-match comments. He often seems to talk about showing people his quality on the big stage, but talks much less about learning.
I've always felt Kelechi absolutely spot on in that respect: he's already a very good player, but he speaks all the time about improving and working hard, rather than showing people he's already a big star.
It might be a small thing, but it has struck me a few times now.
Finally got a start and then scored one and assisted three goals when they won 4-0.
What's the crack with him, has he been out of favour or recovering from injury?
He played plenty last season (he only joined in February) which doesn't jibe with Rodgers wanting to build his own team really.New manager was always going to favour building his own team and securing his position over developing someone for us. Celtic will probably go 10 points lear today, which is testimony to how easy the domestic league is, and it's hard to see Roberts getting any significant game time in the remaining CL matches.
If Roberts fails to break into the starting eleven in the coming weeks, when Celtic have more fixtures, I fail to see the value of his remaining in Glasgow.
He'll have a month of in January, for the reinstated winter break, which means he is unlikely to gain any momentum. Assuming Celtic fail to reach the UEFA league, he will then have, at best, some playing time in meaningless fixtures in an already won league. Will he have learned anything from that?
As soon as Deila was shown the door, which was long under consideration at Celtic Park, much of the above could have been foreseen, which makes me wonder why we never had some form of escape clause inserted in his contract.
A word that I hear all too often in connection with loanees is 'frustrating'. Perhaps we need to reappraise what we expect from loan spells and measure whether players who remain develop any less than those who depart.
He played plenty last season (he only joined in February) which doesn't jibe with Rodgers wanting to build his own team really.
Damn, I forgot Delia was in charge initially. Forget what I was saying.Rodgers only became manager in the summer.