Kieran Tierney

becoming one of my all time favourites. for such a young man, he's seemingly got the lot. Still a bit of growing up to do as well

 

There's something about Tierney, I think if you took a picture of every team every season since 1888 he would look a natural part of it.
The number 63 is quite visionary too

 

I have to agree, I think he's a better forward than defender though I think he's quick enough to be near the level of Alves given time and coaching. Some may say it's hyperbole to place him in such ranks but it's his mentality and how he came through the ranks when he was never mentioned in the same breath as Nesbitt and Donnelly etc. That shows a humble personality who is never above himself but an inner belief and faith in the club dedication and discipline might give him that precious chance few players get to prove themselves. As soon as we seen him I think we all clicked, this guy has something.
Back on topic, like Bale he's started at the back then I thought we could play 3 5 2 with him defensive midfielder but his ability to read the forward game with the vision and ability to cross a ball is a strikers dream.
I've also noticed every player who is placed on the wing loves interacting with him because their imagination comes to fruition when he reads the game like them, fast and furious and every tackle is for every fan in the park because he instinctively is a fan at heart and he commits like he wants when he's in the stands with his season ticket.
YNWA KT

 

I completely agree. Keep him where he is, at least for now.

 

For me KTs at his best in a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2, when he has the freedom to get forward and the energy to come back and defend. Sinclair can easily play inside or have a free role which worked well yesterday, Sinclair was popping up everywhere. Armstrong was also making runs into the space that Sinclair & KT were creating..

No team domestically can cope with those three attacking in the left channels of the pitch. With Forrest providing out and out width from the right, McGregor tucking in and supporting him and Dembele as the focal point for everything.. the 3-4-2-1 formation has given opposition managers a nightmare with no idea how to cope with our movement..

Gordon
Lustig Bitton Boyata
Forrest Brown Armstrong KT
McGregor Sinclair
Dembele

Or

Gordon
Lustig Simunovic Boyata
Forrest Brown Ntcham KT
Roberts Rogic
Griffiths ​

Great options and love that formation.. and it suits KT down to the ground..

 

Agree with you plus bale is one of the fastest players in the world so it was a bit of a no brainer to push him forward

 

His finishing is very good for a LB.

 

Callum speaking about KT in an interview with the BBC




'I keep saying to KT, 'You're a freak!''
He scored four times in his first seven games and he learned some valuable lessons. "You realise that you can't have one good game at Celtic and then be quiet for two or three, then score again and everything is forgotten about. You have to be on it every single game. I was flying, then I dropped out of the team, through tiredness and things like that. That's when you understand that, yeah, you've played 25 or 26 games but you could be away (on loan) again.

"That's what's incredible about KT (Kieran Tierney). I remember him coming through. I still sit up the back of the bus with him. I'd been through that 25-game dip and you have to build yourself back up again. I was saying to him, 'You'll start, you'll be on fire, everybody will love you, then you might hit that 25-30 game mark and you might take a dip. You'll need confidence to come back'.


"I think he's played about 97 games and he's not had a bad game yet. It's unbelievable. I keep saying, 'You're a freak!' He just seems to be defying all the odds every single week. I don't think we've seen a player like that for many, many years. We've had some great left-backs at Celtic but KT seems to be blowing everybody out of the water every time he's putting on that jersey.

 

Kt is sort of guy if you caught him * yer missus you would let him finish then shake HER hand

 

If I caught him * my missus I'd be phonin specsavers for the boy.

 

I actually said to my mate the other day that I'd like to see him playing on the wing more often

 

One game I think he should be moved to CB, the next I want him moved up to left wing. As if he wasn’t good enough, he’s so versatile.