Yang Hyun Jun

It’s not really just after a friendly though, we’ve had a few seasons to look at him now and I can confidently say he’s not really improved that much since he’s came in.


Side ways pass, runs himself in to trouble, or hits the side netting with a cross… that’s the Yang experience in a nutshell. Don’t need another season of it to see he’s not good enough for our level.

 

It’s literally after a friendly.

But I get what you mean.

 

Thing is mate, different players need different lengths of time to settle in to a club like us, with the pressure, expectation etc. Especially a young guy from the likes of South Korea.

Aye he's been inconsistent, but that's to be expected. I think if a player doesn't become top class within 6 month to a year aswell lot of folk start calling for them *, not Celtic class etc. Fair do's if the player is used to football in Scotland but guys like Yang, who has plenty of talent, should be afforded more time to try find that consistency.

He showed glimpses of it last season for the first time, for me this season coming is where he should be judged. Has a taste of regular minutes, has scored and assisted a fair bit and now should be given the chance to up his levels. But so many people have no intention of engaging thought or reason to the situation.

If he doesn't grab it thus year I'll hold my hands up, but he definitely has the talent.

 

I genuinely think the best shot he has at making it here would be to go out on loan at a decent level and be a first team player that they depend on.

 

Tbf aside from the cup final he provided a good option towards the end of last season so that's a bit unfair for me. Most want him gone, fair enough but let's not act like he wasn't good for a spell.

 

I'm 50/50 on Yang. He showed some real promise last year, and he does not lack effort or application.
But we probably need two good right wingers if we let him go. I don't want to depend on an injury prone Forrest, or try to shoehorn Nygren into right wing, when he looks better suited in central midfield to me.

 

I mean exactly what I've just said. Saying he's had 50+ games and has peaked is exactly what am talking about, the majority of fans have decided he's not good enough without applying thought or reason to the individuals circumstances.

We can afford to 'carry him' for another season, and I hope we do. I think he'll contribute plenty to the team. Not saying he'll become Jinky incarnate, but he'll provide good cover for the first team and do well enough to justify his place in the squad.

 

In one.

A troll or clueless.

 

See this is what I cannot abide with a lot of our fans. Are we all supposed to just go along with the majority opinion for fear of being called a troll? It's a pathetic point mate.

There have been and are, plenty of trolls on this site. I'll give you the time of day because I think you're a sensible poster but don't fall into that pish of calling me a troll like some of the other weapons on here.

My point is a very simple one. Yang is a talented boy. He's took longer that we'd usually accept to settle in and find a consistent level, but circumstances need to be taken into consideration. Am saying a guy like him should be given more leeway in trying to reach the level compared with someone like Trusty, who is an experienced guy in British football and should know how to deal with it, instead of being a bumbling big * bag half the time.

That is thought and reason...the opposite of applying a blanket set of demands on every player regardless of background. If Yang keeps putting in the work, Rodgers will persevere with him for another season. If it doesn't work out fair enough, as long as he gives his all he'll have my respect.

 

Better watch doofus, you get banned for that kind a post on this site.

 

Thanks for the concern.

 

Tbh I think it’s natural that folk are assessing the squad in preparation for the new season. Yang isn’t good enough and we’ve got two seasons worth of evidence showing us that.

 

@Mr Shelby another prime example of what am on about.

 

I don't think @Double Dutch is a troll or clueless.
With well over 10,000 posts on this forum, and a keen eye for keeping a finger on the pulse of everything related to Celtic FC.

Give over FFS

 

Your points about settling in are utter *, same as Yang. Countless players from different cultures have come in at a young age and performed much, much better than Yang has. He's not good enough for us and never will be. He's had far more chances than his ability deserves. Never seen someone give a * player as much leeway as you give him. In fact it's not even leeway, it's just excuses for a player who isn't good enough.

 

See you're talking absolute * about his ability, so your argument falls flat on it's face straight away. It's not his ability that's in question, it's a matter of focus and mental strength. If he didn't have ability he'd be nowhere near us.

So aye, you epitomise the lack of thought or reason I mentioned earlier.