1. Having trouble logging in by clicking the link at the top right of the page? Click here to be taken to the log in page.
    Dismiss Notice

Tomoki Iwata

Discussion in 'Ex Players' started by Notorious, Dec 30, 2022.

Discuss Tomoki Iwata in the Ex Players area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. 88jimmij88

    Joined:
    Aug 17, 2016
    Messages:
    1,869
    Likes Received:
    1,767
    Location:
    Bathgate
    Fav Celtic Player:
    Hatate
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Grand old team to play for
    Great to see him starting the build up the motoring up the park to get involved.
     
  2. Big C

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2014
    Messages:
    2,402
    Likes Received:
    1,253
    Are you for real??? Maybe move mcgregor forward but he can’t be left out.
     
  3. bhoy_wonder Gold Member Gold Member

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2010
    Messages:
    8,731
    Likes Received:
    6,852
    Location:
    Belfast, Antrim
    Fav Celtic Player:
    King of kings
    Fav Celtic Song:
    JCGE
    I'd like to give him a run, not over McGregor though!
     
  4. Jacob knows Gold Member Gold Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2018
    Messages:
    2,802
    Likes Received:
    2,261
    Fav Celtic Player:
    Paul McStay
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Let the people sing
    Calmac frustrates the life out of me. Too many sideways and backward passes
     
  5. Sgt Neppers*

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2008
    Messages:
    6,728
    Likes Received:
    11,278
    Location:
    Edinburgh
    I like him. Think there's a good player in there. Just needs a decent run of mins/games. Cal is off the boil as well. Let's rotate.
     
    jafa and Leone Naka Fan like this.
  6. Paul67 Administrator Administrator

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2007
    Messages:
    42,197
    Likes Received:
    8,345
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Let The People Sing
    Thought he was great when he came on.
     
    jafa likes this.
  7. cammy07

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2008
    Messages:
    10,061
    Likes Received:
    3,762
    Location:
    Aberdeen
    McGregor quite rightly wont be getting dropped for him but I wouldn’t be against seeing them in the same midfield. Don’t think it necessarily has to be one or the other, especially with hatate out.
     
    BhoyFitz and neilly1987 like this.
  8. Rydo1888* Moderator Moderator Gold Member

    Joined:
    Feb 19, 2015
    Messages:
    8,488
    Likes Received:
    15,555
    Location:
    Glasgow
    Done great
     
  9. Liam Scales

    Joined:
    Sep 11, 2006
    Messages:
    81,672
    Likes Received:
    30,448
    Location:
    Glasgow
    Fav Celtic Player:
    Broony
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Celtic Symphony, YNWA, Grace
    He was excellent when he came on
     
  10. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

    Joined:
    Jul 26, 2010
    Messages:
    52,744
    Likes Received:
    39,279
    Aye, must be frustrating for him, comes on does well and then doesn’t feature..
     
  11. jafa

    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2009
    Messages:
    410
    Likes Received:
    192
    Location:
    Kirchberg in Tirol
    Fav Celtic Player:
    King of kings
    The difference when he came on was night and day
    He was looking for the ball in space and went forward with desire to create
    Cal Mac for me too often is hiding and too many side/backward passes for me atm
     
    Lewis Kerr likes this.
  12. Blochairnbhoy

    Joined:
    Jan 26, 2017
    Messages:
    28,887
    Likes Received:
    20,986
    Location:
    Glasgow
    Fav Celtic Player:
    Scott Sinclair
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Grace
  13. JML67 Gold Member Gold Member

    Joined:
    Aug 4, 2011
    Messages:
    15,635
    Likes Received:
    19,358
    Deserves a start
     
    neilly1987 likes this.
  14. Zander Gold Member Gold Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2010
    Messages:
    24,574
    Likes Received:
    7,566
    Location:
    Irvine
    He's very strong, int he?
     
    neilly1987 likes this.
  15. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2011
    Messages:
    62,135
    Likes Received:
    32,914
    Full of energy, composed on the ball and won his tackles.

    He should be getting a lot more game time now.
     
  16. Double Dutch

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2019
    Messages:
    9,216
    Likes Received:
    9,783
    Fav Celtic Player:
    CalMac
    Fav Celtic Song:
    Celtic Symphony
    That's cos you're a * though.
     
    Blochairnbhoy and Big C like this.
  17. CookieMonster Geez yer cookies Gold Member

    Joined:
    Feb 13, 2013
    Messages:
    26,563
    Likes Received:
    11,602
    Location:
    West Coast
    Should be starting in the holding role next few games and push McGregor further up, so easy on the eye and keeps the tempo up. Plus he can actually do the physical side and break up play.
     
    Moustache likes this.
  18. Ryanm1984

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2022
    Messages:
    3,440
    Likes Received:
    3,440
    Fav Celtic Player:
    Kyogo
    Quick, strong, good defensively, good on the ball.

    Last 3 or 4 games he's came on he's done well.

    Absolutely no * idea why he's not been given a run when every other option has
     
  19. celtic warrior

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2007
    Messages:
    16,234
    Likes Received:
    7,709
    If we are looking for experienced heads then I really struggle to see how we can't have McGregor be in the position of the likes of Turnbull/Holm where Iwata sits a little deeper to allow McGregor and O'Riley to dictate play further up field.

    McGregor had/has a fantastic energy and directness to his game when he's making darting runs into the box and popping off shots
     
  20. Guchi Gucci Gold Member Gold Member

    Joined:
    Jul 6, 2010
    Messages:
    1,336
    Likes Received:
    1,201
    Excellent cameo. 4 years younger than McGregor so plenty development left too.