Jota - Welcome Home!

You must be delighted with what you're getting from Jota this season?

Yeah, he's been great. He obviously had a great season last year and we're fortunate then to be able to get him on permanently and he's really embraced the football club. He's embraced, you know, the way we play and he's embraced his own journey in wanting to improve and continually develop as a footballer. I think I've certainly seen growth in him. The talent's always been there. He's just really getting a lot cleverer and smarter about how to use that and becoming a lot more disciplined in making sure that without it curtailing his sort of creativity that he works hard for the team. You saw that last week. That goal he scored was some great individual brilliance but it came from his willingness to work hard for the team in a defensive sense and that's been great for all our attacking players to embrace that side of the game. They get rewards for it like he did in terms of goals and assists. They're willing to do that side of the game and it doesn't curtail the creativity they have and the individual brilliance they have. But he's been one that's really matured and it's great to see. I think there's more to come.

He was in and around the wider squad with Portugal just ahead of the World Cup, not the easiest squad to break into, but do you believe he's got the ability to make that step up?

Why not? I mean far be it for me to tell any player what their limit may or may not be but why not He's one thing about him since he's got here - he's always delivered in the big games. He scored in Europe last year, he scored in Europe this year, so it's not like his talent diminishes at the higher level. I think he's proven that. And like I said. For us his willingness to continue to improve and work hard is great because we're getting the benefits of it. I think with all the players, I’m not going to tell them how far they can reach and where their potential may lie or take them. He's from a country with some outstanding talent and outrageous talent but the fact that he's on their radar shows that he's definitely developing and in the discussions for them.

 

I mind when everyone here called you shittalker.

It was accurate but still, it was accurate.

Even now, it’s accurate.

You talk *.

 

Poster on the huddleboard who seems quite ITK has said Jotas missing the game this weekend

 

Ange was saying no fresh injuries


If anything he will be getting a wee rest

 

If he's even got a slight knock then I hope he is rested - we shouldn't need him for this game, and the SF is much more important and would prefer he was fully fit for that.

 

If he is being rested I imagine it'll be maeda and haksa

 

Aye he isn't in the training video released there either

 

Jota has been forced to miss Celtic's game against Kilmarnock due to the artificial surface, Ange Postecoglou appears to have confirmed.

The winger has been a standout player for the champions this term but was conspicuously absent when the official teamlines were released ahead of the SPFL Premiership match in Ayrshire.

Hoops boss Postecoglou confirmed in the build-up to kick-off at Rugby Park that he had made alterations to his squad based on the artificial pitch, telling BBC Sportsound that "both pulled up sore last time we played here".

He added to Sky Sports: "[It's a] combination... there's a couple of boys who this pitch doesn't do a great deal for so we've decided to leave them out.

 

Any more word on him? He wasn't at the game like CCV was yesterday

 

Possibly at the travel agents planning his 60 different countries to visit before pre season?

The "where is jota now" thread will be very varied this summer I expect.

 

Think he and CCV were just left out due to the surface mate, as per Ange's comments above. Probably both been playing through the pain a little or nursing injuries and didn't want to risk it.

 

Not trained all week again!

 

IF he was out for next week, I'd be tempted to go with a front 3 of

Oh
Kyogo
Maeda

That is a lot of pace and pressing power. Would leave us with Haksabanovic, Vata and Bernabei as options on the bench..

Oh has played on the wings and his pace and power would give Barisic all kindsa trouble. Maeda always gives Tavernier it..

Probably gonna be McGregor, Iwata and O'Riley in the middle as well which us defensively sound as all 3 are good at covering space and pressing. Iwata and McGregor with real legs in there. Iwata won't be bullied. O'Riley with the guile..

 

What's up with him?

 

Split ends

 

Dunno he went off vs huns seemed fine and hasn't trained since

 

Cotton wool for the semi Motherwell is a dead rubber


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