Well, we all kind of know what type of player we are getting in Daizen Maeda. We’ve all seen the the YouTube videos of the Japan international in all his pomp but we also all know that these videos can ‘distort’ the truth somewhat.
But if you want the proper run down, take it from Ange’s former right hand man John Hutchinson.
The Scot was Postecoglou’s second in command when the Aussie gaffer was the top dog at Yokohama, and here he reveals [The Sun] what he saw on various scouting missions during his time in the J League, “Daizen is a physical beast. You’d have no issues sending him anywhere in Europe because it won’t be a problem to him.
“He’s a machine. The improvement in him over the last season or so under Ange was incredible.
“He makes dangerous forward runs and scores goals.
“He will terrorise defenders in Scotland. If it clicks for him with Furuhashi up front, which I think it will, it will be frightening for the other teams.
“He’s different to Furuhashi in that he’s more all-action and powerful.
“We played him the majority of last season on the left wing, but when he gets in the box his first-time finishing is very good.”
With less than two weeks to go until we can get to see the main man in action, it does seem like the Celtic fans are in for a treat when Maeda finally pulls on those famous green and white Hoops and I, for one. cannot wait.
Let’s hope 🙏 he is that good if he is I think we can win the league