Greg Taylor

He overlaps like *, the worrying thing would be if he plays with Jota, is he going to be running into the spaces Jota would like to play in?

 

I think he's a good footballer but unfortunately lacking in a few physical attributes. Solid though, hopefully he can continue to improve.

 

I think he will be fine with him, when he first played for us he used to get in the box a lot. I mind him getting in and shooting quite a lot his first 10-15 games although he never done it recently. Maybe could go back to that making runs into the box on the inside.

Jota might even like someone running round the back of him as well, open a wee bit more space up for him to cut in and shoot as he probably does more crossing now than he would if he didn't need to beat 2 men everytime he tried to cut in although he usually pulls it off.

 

I’ve always liked Taylor. He’s a tidy player and rarely has a bad game. As has been said umpteen times before though, he lacks greatly in height, pace and strength and so will never be a permanent fixture at LB for us in my opinion.

 

I like his answer about competition in the squad

 

Hes not the answer from what I've seen. Then again Tony Ralston had a poor start as a young player but has since improved. We shall see.

 

Celtic defender Greg Taylor has said he isn’t rattled by talk that the club may sign a new player in his position, believing competition will help the team improve.

The left-back has returned to the first team after surgery on a shoulder injury, but ahead of the transfer window opening next month, there has been talk that Celtic may return to the Japanese market for signings following the success of Kyogo Furuhashi. One position the club may strengthen is the left side of defence.

Taylor shrugged off the potential threat to his first team position and said he doesn’t pay any attention to transfer speculation.

“There’s always going to be competition in every place, given the size of this club,” he said. “It’s normal.



Every player needs to relish it and hopefully it brings the squad stronger.

“We’ve got so many games there’s no time to check what is being said. We’ll be linked with a number of players. Some will be true, some will be false. It’s part and parcel of the game.

“We do look forward to having extra reinforcements and it’s a strong squad as it is. There’s a lot of boys pushing to play already in the building. If we add to that it’ll be more competition and it can only improve us.

“Competition drives the standard through the roof. Even if it’s in training, the manager is a big believer in that. Even for the boys who aren’t playing, the training has to be right throughout the week. It keeps the levels high for the game on the Saturday.”




Taylor arrived from Kilmarnock in 2019 and has recently signed a new contract with Celtic, committing his future until 2025. He says he’s thriving under Ange Postecoglou and is just delighted to be back in the team after the frustration of being sidelined through injury.

“I’ve been here two-and-a-half years now and I love it here,” he said.

“I love playing for the club. There’s pressure every week but the type I enjoy. I was desperate to be back out there. For the 11 weeks I was out it was tough to watch.

“The manager’s been different class since he came in, especially for myself. It’s been a new way of learning to play and one that I’ve enjoyed.

“There’s nothing worse than being on the sidelines and thankfully the boys have put in a good run while I’ve been out injured. It was nice to continue that when I returned on Sunday.”

 

Thought he had a cracking second half.

 

Not his biggest fan but thought he was great today.

 

Couple of dodgies early on but grew into it. Solid game.

 

Wee dig

 

Can tell Ange really likes him, and who knows? Ange made Ralston look like a superstar, who's to say he can't do the same with Taylor.

 

What i saw of him first half was *..

 

Lacks athleticism . He's ok but we need better.

 

Thought he was quite poor today.

 

Think Taylor is bang average. Shouldn't be anywhere near a regular starter for us. I hope we target a left back over the next two windows.

 

Thought one of the Japanese 3 targets is a LB? Have I got that wrong.

 

Hatate is a midfielder that played left back when his club had sn injury crisis, like McGregor has.

 

For the love of * !!!! please take him aff throw ins !! he takes that long even Ange in the dugout is marked by the opposition manager .