Alistair Johnston

I was thinking the very same Cool Bhoy

 

I know it's a 20second clip but thought his touches in that possession game looked very good. Think this lad could make a fairly immediate impression

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Sacked a guy who was five games undefeated at start of a league campaign the. Admitted he * up …. All because he didn’t like the style of football


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I really want him to be a success. His attitude is second to none and he seems like a decent bloke.

 

Aye something about him has me thinking he's gonna be sure thing success story here

Like a lot of Ange signings, he seems like someone who will fit in in the dressing room easy..

 

Not just that but the way he mentions Ange having THAT phone call with him before signing. Big man has them all buzzing to join which is massive for any new guy coming in.

 

100% sure he will be a success here.

 

Very interesting he said he was a midfielder until a couple years ago. Should fit like a glove.

 

Started off as a defensive mid. Think the introverted full back role here might suit him down to a tee.

 

I like him. See him being a big hit here with the Celtic fans.
Very interesting he can play the defensive midfield role too.

 

Victor Wanyama has backed his former CF Montreal teammate Alistair Johnston to become a 'future leader' for Celtic.

Johnston recently agreed to join the Scottish champions in a deal believed to be worth in excess of $3.6m following a successful stint in MLS with Nashville SC then, later, Montreal.




The defender brings World Cup experience having recently represented Canada in Qatar and is versatile, able to play as a right-back or third center-back in a five-man defense.

But most important according to Wanyama, who shared the field with Johnston in Montreal and played for Celtic between 2011 and 2013, is the 24-year-old's leadership and work rate.

“I told him about how big a club Celtic is and how amazing the fans are. I told him that the fans are demanding, but they will always have your back," Wanyama said (via The Athletic).




He is very professional and well-educated. He loves reading books and engaging in conversation. I see him as a future leader.

“He can run for days. He was always up and down the right demanding the ball from me, so that’s how I recognize him — energy.”

Wanyama's assesment of Johnston's abilities were also backed up by the defender's former coach at college side Wake Forest, Bobby Muuss, who championed his winning mentality.

"He’s hard. He’s fearless. He’s confident. He’s all about winning, a competitor. But also he’s very coachable. He’s a future coach because he’s always trying to learn and always trying to adapt," Muuss said of Johnston, a 32-time international for Canada.


His leadership on the field — not only with his actions but vocally too — show he will lead once he understands the tactical system. He’s a man of substance, not flair. He doesn’t do anything because the cameras are on him. He does it for what he feels the team needs to be successful.

“The tactical knowledge is there along with that tenacity, a little bit of nastiness, which is important, especially as a defender.”

 

Right Vic, that's enough. He's here now..

 

I must say after listening to Johnston and hearing his knowledge, love and eagerness to learn more about the game, he strikes me as having the hallmarks of a future coach.

 

He's just flirting with us mate. He miss us and wants to come home