Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers has lauded one participant after the 5-0 victory over Raith Rovers, hailing him as an asset who possesses loads of “tempo”.
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The Hoops cruised to victory within the Scottish Cup on Saturday afternoon, making it into the quarter-finals, additionally being boosted by Rangers’ shock 1-0 defeat at residence to Queen’s Park, additional enhancing their probabilities of going all the best way within the competitors this season.
Daizen Maeda scored a hat-trick for Celtic, serving to encourage them to a routine victory, and there have been additionally objectives for Luke McCowan and Yang Hyun-Jun.
Rodgers’ facet’s victory means their hopes of profitable a number of trophies this season are nonetheless very a lot alive, with the Hoops cruising within the Scottish Premiership, sitting 13 factors away from Rangers on the high of the desk.
Scottish League Cup glory has additionally already been secured, following a penalty shootout overcome the Gers within the remaining at Hampden Park, and there’s a mouthwatering two-legged Champions League conflict with Bayern Munich that begins this week. Celtic are clear underdogs in that tie, however supporters can be dreaming of progress to the final 16.
Celtic praises teen who “can play”
Chatting with The Glasgow Occasions, Rodgers praised Celtic teen Dane Murray, following an encouraging efficiency from the 6ft 4in centre-back in opposition to Raith Rovers:
“Dane would have began our Dundee recreation. The sport that was cancelled, he was attributable to play in that recreation. He’s somebody I’ve appreciated. He’s a younger participant who’s come by the system. A extremely proficient younger participant, [he] had a difficult time with harm. He’s 6 foot 4, good tempo, and might play.”
Granted, the win over Rovers was removed from the most important take a look at that Murray will face in his profession, however he did sufficient to recommend that he’s an vital determine transferring ahead.
The 21-year-old was a powerful presence on the coronary heart of Celtic’s defence, however he has made simply 4 senior appearances for the membership, together with a short cameo within the Champions League, being launched as a late substitute within the 4-2 defeat away to Aston Villa.
Rodgers is not the one individual to have commented on the sheer measurement and stature of Murray, with Alan Hutton complementing these attributes lately, saying:
“Me and Charlie (Mulgrew) aren’t precisely small. They had been right here warming up behind us and I mentioned to him, ‘he’s some measurement bodily’. You may see, he’s prepared and constructed for it. It’s nearly taking your probabilities. The supervisor has belief in him.”
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Murray will know that his probabilities will doubtless nonetheless stay restricted between now and the tip of the season, attributable to extra skilled centre-backs that includes in vital league and European matches, however the early indicators are promising with him, and will probably be fascinating to see him mature as a footballer within the coming years.
