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Reo Hatate

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Notorious, Dec 31, 2021.

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    Brendan, just in the last run of games, it looked like Reo Hatate was finding some really good form. How do you assess that his development in the time that you've had to work with him?

    Yeah, I think he's a big talent but it's just consistency. My big thing is about getting him working harder and pressing the game - that's my number one thing with all players, if you press the game well you'll do all the other things well. I think last year was a bit hit-and-miss for him, just purely because he was injured a lot and then when he came in I've seen flashes of his quality. Then, over the course of pre-season, he was fit for pre-season, he got himself fitter and there's no doubt he's playing well now at a consistent level and that's just the challenge he has. In terms of ability, he's got some wonderful ability – his nutmeg, his pass that he had here - what a piece of ability. There's not many people that can do that but it's having the consistency and having the mentality to do that, whether you're playing Kilmarnock, or whether you're playing Leipzig in a Champions League game. I've been really pleased with Reo and now it's just hopefully consistently he can perform consistently.