As the former Rangers defender dispels a rumor about the Japanese star, Craig Moore has launched a brilliant defense of Celtic striker Daizen Madea.
Many of Maeda’s detractors have claimed that the 25-year-old is not excellent at finishing, and it is true that his goal production for Celtic has not been as impressive as that of players like Liel Abada, but Moore defended the Hoops player by claiming that he is a terrific finisher.
Moore said [The Go Radio Football Show], “He doesn’t give you a moment’s peace. You know, the energy. He’s relentless.
“He’s in attacking positions and then the next minute maybe Celtic have lost the ball and you’ll see him then tracking back 30-40 yards.
“The amount of work that he does and, by the way, he can he can score goals.
“He maybe scores the harder opportunities at this moment in time, but again, this is a player who did score 23 goals.
“I’ll keep going back to that, 23 goals in his season prior to coming to Celtic when he was at Yokohama. 23 goals.”
Maeda has been gaining plaudits for his work for the Celtic team and this was highlighted in the 3-0 win over Livingston at the weekend.
And as TBR Celtic told yesterday, the club put out a tweet on social media celebrating that very fact. His game is more than just goals as we all know.
But if there is any doubt at how effective he can be as a Celtic striker, just look at his goal return when Rodgers used him through the middle during preseason. He was incredible.
Maeda may still have to work on hitting the back of the net at the moment, but he has proven for club and country, that if called upon, he can be a very effective striker.
