Daizen Maeda

Wee man has turned into Henrik this season

 

I think you are giving BR way too much credit. Go back and watch his highlight reel at Yokohama before he turned up here.

You’ll see he was dropping deep for the ball as part of his game. You’ll even see goals that he scored for Yokohama and you’ll instantly think, he did that chip of the keeper here, he closed down the keeper like that at the huns and his header back across the goal he’s been doing for years.

It’s his consistency that has improved. I said when we were signing him, he’s part Sunday league and part genius. His Sunday league moments are becoming less and less and we are starting to see the genius he is.

Maybe BR has had a small part in his consistency improving, but don’t underestimate how hard Maeda would be working behind the scenes to improve his game. I’ve heard many fans comment he’s always doing extra warmups, I’ve seen Kewell working with him on his crossing when the team have gone back to the dressing rooms. It’s not an accident that he’s improving.

He’s absolutely my favourite Celtic player.

 

How can you not love the guy. Everything about him oozes class. His gameplay, his goals, his desire, his goals, his work rate, his goals, his interviews, his goals, his demeanour, his goals, He is everything that we want in a player. Did I mention his goals? Destined to be forever in our long list of greats he is simply 'outstanding' at the moment. If ever someone deserved a hattrick against the Orcs it's him. Daizen Maeda MOM, POTY, Celtic legend in the making

 

I know it have been said about Dembele, Edouard, Hooper and Kyogo, but Maeda is the best since Henrik by quite some distance imo. Every other player mentioned was replaceable. Maeda can't be replaced which was the same with Henrik. Obviously not as good but he is a truly special player. The other strikers above was amazing at scoring goals but Maeda has so much more to his game which Henrik had as well.

30+ goals player? Check.
Problems out wide? Chuck him out there.
LB getting exposed? No problem Maeda will help.
Best presser in world football? Yep
Best stamina in world football? Yep
Can he header? Yep
Is he a *? Nope, he is a great man.

None of our strikers after Henrik could lace his * boots. End of debate.

 

To think some fans would of been fine if he was sold mental player. He cannot be replaced with what he brings to the side

 

Here is to the next 150

 

He'll comfortably beat Henrik's 35 with a likely 9 games left......and could even hit that 40, especially with 2 games against a pishy St Johnstone..

 

Could be chasing top spot if he had started the season upfront.

 

I did always want to see him through the middle and its good to see it and it working.

https://www.talkceltic.net/forums/threads/liel-abada.153494/page-112#post-7377717

Cant quote that one since its from a locked thread but

"I wouldn't even be against Jota left, Abada right and Maeda as the striker. Maeda done well up front was it against St Mirren and Japan at the World Cup, can still press and harrass people and he's still a goal threat while having Jota in his best position and Abada flying in for tap ins."

 

I was one of the guys that wanted him through the middle since early days as well. Got slammed for it constantly lol. The first time he started as a striker he scored a hattrick and it was clear as day that he is a striker.

 

He's pish.....get Klimala and Ajeti back

 

Daizen Maeda has been named the William Hill Premiership Player of the Month for the second consecutive season.

The 27-year-old forward has been in exceptional form throughout the campaign and has now been named Player of the Month for both February and March.

In the past month, he scored four goals in three Premiership matches, as well as a goal in the Scottish Cup win over Hibernian, with the most recent strikes coming last weekend in the 3-0 home win over Hearts.

And his double in that game brought his tally for the season to 30, which includes 15 league goals, making him the Premiership’s top goalscorer of the season to date.

 

His form since Christmas is seriously good, I was looking the other day and in the league on Christmas Day he had 2 goals and 3 assists in 15 games, since then he has 13 goals and 4 assists in his 13 games since then and that includes at least two brief sub appearances and doesn’t include his cup or CL goal during that period.

During that period the only game domestically he has started and not scored or assisted was that new year derby defeat.

Hopefully he can keep it going to the end of the season. His cup form is insane 11 goals and an assist in 6 cup games this year.

 

Brendan Rodgers insists Daizen Maeda's learning capabilities have helped his rise to becoming Celtic's talisman.


The frontman was today named Scottish Premiership Player of the Month for March, as he took his goal tally for the season above 30.

The Japan international remains the top-flight's top goalscorer, with Simon Murray and Sam Dalby making up the top three.

Rodgers described Maeda as 'very coachable,' as he attributed this to his highly productive campaign.

“It’s a remarkable few months he’s had, but also a remarkable season," Rodgers commented. “Primarily, he’s played as a winger, aside from February when we put him in as a striker.

“He’s everything that I want to see in a central striker with his work rate, intensity and movement that he makes for his goals, like the first last week – brilliant

He’s so instinctive but also his reading of situations has improved, as has his technical level of finishing, which comes with confidence as well.

“When you play through the centre, you feel he’s going to get goals and create goals for others. I’m very happy for him.

“The situation was that Kyogo was the central striker here, along with Adam [Idah]. He played a lot of games off the side and was still effective there.

“But of course, even when you trace it back to when he played in Yokohama, I feel he can play in that position up top.

“In January, I didn’t want to have to play him in that position because I want the squad to be as strong as it can.

“But I felt that if we couldn’t get a striker in, then there’s no doubt he could play there.

“Hopefully, he’s shown why that is with his movement, pace, technical ability but also the hunger in his pressing, which is massive for my team.

“He’s very coachable – he’s a great learner. That’s what you want from your players.

“You can have very good players but they’re not coachable. His ability to learn is also what has helped him. That’s always a good sign.

 

Agreed, he's a lazy *

 

Bet him for a hatrick against St Johnstone
and to win the Grand National next year