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Kieran Tierney; Wins Young Player of the Year & Goal of the Season
Topic Started: 28 Dec 2015, 02:51 PM (687,744 Views)
BardseyCelt
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13 Sep 2017, 12:33 PM
He had a difficult 30 minutes last night. He then kept a magnificent footballer relatively quiet for the rest and still offered going forward. He was the best of that back four last night.

He has a lot to learn at this level though.

Would agree with this. He looked worse than he was imo because he was clearly concerned with Mbappe who was playing in the half space, which meant Alves had room to roam out wide. Sinclair wasn't brilliant at tracking back early on.
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He didn't play in all the CL games last year so he is still relatively inexperienced at this level, regardless of his potential.

Last year was also his first season in a well functioning team, it should be another season or two of CL football before he can really be judged at this level. If we had a player coming through the Youth system who could easily step up from a game v SPL clubs like Hamilton to the Barcelona's/PSG's we would struggle to keep them. Even our best players can struggle against these blockbuster sides.
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Still learning and has a helluva lot more to do yet. Patience as always with young players is key.
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Players will get roasted off M'Bappe. Better players than Tierney. The biggest worry in Europe for him remains his horrible lack of composure on the ball. For a left footer he never seems to open his body up with his first touch on to his stronger foot either, always takes a touch back.
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13 Sep 2017, 12:20 PM
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13 Sep 2017, 12:15 PM
Is he as good as Danny was at the same age would be a fairer question.

Can he become as good as Danny became is a more fantastic question, but not beyond the realms of possibility.
stop this. Honestly, this needs to stop now.

Danny McGrain was the best right back in world football, period.

Tierney is a decent prospect, who may go on to be a great player for Celtic or whoever, but to compare him with McGrain is utterly ridiculous.
He wasn't the best full back in world football at 20 years old. That was my point. He grew to become that. I think KT could become world class. I'll keep thinking that until he proves me right or wrong if that's all the same with you.
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Notwithstanding the first 20 or so minutes I thought he equipped himself reasonably well defensively against what may be the finest right flank in football. Mbappe & Alves will torment better full backs than Tierney this season.

Like many of his previous games in Europe though, his lack of composure in possession was apparent. His use of the ball in the final third is normally excellent but elsewhere on the pitch he really struggles at this level to do much beyond hoofing it. The composure and technique shown by Alves last night was exceptional and serves as a stark reminder as to how far Tierney still has to go to reach that level.
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He needs to stop more crosses. Great tackling his man down the line but when they are in a crossing position he stands off. Happened for the second goal last night and it happens a lot domestically as well but they don't have the same quality obviously.
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He struggled at times but when you have Mbappe and Dani Alves doubling up on you you're bound to struggle.
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14 Sep 2017, 10:07 AM
He needs to stop more crosses. Great tackling his man down the line but when they are in a crossing position he stands off. Happened for the second goal last night and it happens a lot domestically as well but they don't have the same quality obviously.
He defends quite narrowly at times.
I wonder if it's instinct or instruction
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The 20-year-old is being followed by several top clubs around Europe, and it is his game intelligence and adaptability that could get him to the top
When Celtic famously lifted the European Cup in 1967, having defeated Inter 2-1 in the final, they did so with a team born entirely within a 30-mile radius of their Parkhead home in the East End of Glasgow.

Full-back Tommy Gemmell got their equalising goal on that balmy evening in Lisbon, firing home from the edge of the box to catapult the Scots to the European title. It was one of 63 goals that he got for the club, and coincidentally that is the shirt number of a young man destined to follow in his path to greatness.

Kieran Tierney embodies the traditional values of the club, having grown up a fanatical supporter of the club, visiting Parkhead regularly before he even went to school and joining their youth team at age seven.

On Tuesday, he will begin his second Champions League campaign with the Hoops, coming up against the most expensive footballers in the world in the form of Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, but that is unlikely to daunt the 20-year-old.

His gritty attitude is best exemplified by his display in the Scottish Cup final last season. Having suffered a mouth injury during the first half following a clash with Aberdeen’s Jayden Stockley, he was taken to hospital for treatment but, still under the influence of painkillers, raced through the Hampden carpark to make his way to the podium in time for Celtic to be presented with the trophy. The image of him with his arms outstretched and the cup in one hand is already an indelible one for the historic club - "Worth a broken jaw," Tierney posted on social media in the aftermath.

His journey to the first team has been well documented, with clips widely available on YouTube of Shunsuke Nakamura presenting him with a pair of boots as a prize for being the youth team’s best player, his role as a ball boy as Celtic beat Barcelona in 2012, or his father proclaiming him to be the next big thing. At the time it would have been easy to dismiss that as sheer parental bluster, but his dad has been proven right.

Not only is Tierney a regular in Celtic’s starting XI, he is developing into one of the most important players for club and country:

"Tierney is Scotland’s best player now — he is different to anything else we have got," Stoke's Charlie Adam told the Daily Record. "He could play for a Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United without a doubt.

"His hunger, desire and quality make him the best we have produced for years."

Brendan Rodgers has echoed that view: "I saw in the first two days I was in charge that he will be a top player. Having worked with young players — and lots of them — and seen them grow and develop into top stars, there's no question about that."

Tierney is not a typical modern-day footballer. He remains a modest and approachable character, universally known around the club as 'KT', while his attributes are based around game intelligence and technique as opposed to the raw power of many full-backs.


"He's got an incredible determination, an old-school determination," Rodgers said last week. "He lives his life right, he doesn't drink or do stupid things. He's in every day training like a dog. He fights, he runs, he's aggressive. And he's a lovely boy.

"In modern-day football you have players who love football but don't necessarily love the club they play for. He's one of a small band who absolutely loves football — but also loves Celtic. And it's great to see his development."

It is testimony to his talents that he has been capped for Scotland on six occasions, yet only two of those have come in his natural left-back role. On three occasions he has played on the opposite side of the defence, helping Gordon Strachan's men to clean sheets against Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta.

He was presented with yet another role to play when the English visited Hampden, deployed as the left-sided centre-back in a five-man defence. It is a position he has also occupied sporadically for Celtic. Standing a shade under 5ft 9in, he should not be able to play that role — yet such is his reading of the game it seems to pose him few problems.

Indeed, so good is he in these domains, he stands a strong claim of having the best footballing mind of any defender in his generation in Britain.

While he may lack the brutish strength or lightning heels of some in his role, he has a tireless engine, possesses a wicked cross and has an eye for a spectacular goal. Although he scored a recent cracker against Kilmarnock in a League Cup tie, that arguably paled into insignificance compared to an effort from barely outside his own box in a reserve team match against Hearts in 2014.

Bayern Munich have been among the clubs to scout Tierney, and perhaps it should come as little surprise that the side that leaned upon Philipp Lahm for so long would take an interest in the Scot, for there are distinct similarities in the two. Both possess the same tactical intelligence and versatility.


Actually prising Tierney away from Parkhead will be no easy task. He is emotionally involved in the club to a degree outside of the norm in today’s game — and that love is reciprocated by the fans. Indeed, the bond is such that there is no guarantee that even the lure of a Manchester United or an Arsenal would be enough to persuade him to leave.

It is a refreshing attitude, and one that, unsurprisingly, has Celtic fans utterly enamoured. It may, however, prevent him from receiving the recognition that he undeniably deserves, much like long-time Parkhead servant Henrik Larsson.

Given his affection for the club, though, one imagines that would suit KT just fine.


http://www.goal.com/en/news/who-is-kieran-tierney-the-best-defensive-mind-in-the-uk/dtnupjn3jy3a1lqjyfwnjh7qi

Thought that was an excellent article, thought I'd share
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He was on a hiding to nothing in that first half. Sinclair got sucked infield too often and left KT against Alves and Mbappe.

Alves gets some pelters on here but he remains one of the best wing backs in the game at 34.
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14 Sep 2017, 11:04 AM
He was on a hiding to nothing in that first half. Sinclair got sucked infield too often and left KT against Alves and Mbappe.

Alves gets some pelters on here but he remains one of the best wing backs in the game at 34.
He's an absolutely incredible athlete, Alves.

I thought Tierney had a tough nite but wasn't the worst. As you say he was essentially having to deal with two world class players. He had to let Alves go a bit and trust the CBs can deal with the crosses. He does get an easy time of it on here a lot of the time but he's earned that a bit.

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BardseyCelt
14 Sep 2017, 11:11 AM
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14 Sep 2017, 11:04 AM
He was on a hiding to nothing in that first half. Sinclair got sucked infield too often and left KT against Alves and Mbappe.

Alves gets some pelters on here but he remains one of the best wing backs in the game at 34.
He's an absolutely incredible athlete, Alves.

I thought Tierney had a tough nite but wasn't the worst. As you say he was essentially having to deal with two world class players. He had to let Alves go a bit and trust the CBs can deal with the crosses. He does get an easy time of it on here a lot of the time but he's earned that a bit.

yep.

He's going to get a few roastings at this level and I accept that. Games like Tuesday are another great learning experience for him. Mbappe will make better and more expensive players than KT look like mugs over the next few years.
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14 Sep 2017, 10:47 AM
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14 Sep 2017, 10:07 AM
He needs to stop more crosses. Great tackling his man down the line but when they are in a crossing position he stands off. Happened for the second goal last night and it happens a lot domestically as well but they don't have the same quality obviously.
He defends quite narrowly at times.
I wonder if it's instinct or instruction
Instruction
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Thought he did very well given A) what he & team were up against and B) given very little support from Brown & Sinclair
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https://youtu.be/Xicftd2VLoo

Mbappe highlights, only damaged us when he got away from KT.

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14 Sep 2017, 10:10 AM
He struggled at times but when you have Mbappe and Dani Alves doubling up on you you're bound to struggle.
Exactly.

Probably poorest Ive seen him but he is young and up against the two best players in their position in Europe.

KT will go on to become the player we all know he will be and our captain for years.

Edited by littlegmbhoy, 14 Sep 2017, 11:46 AM.
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Jackie was my hero
14 Sep 2017, 11:33 AM
https://youtu.be/Xicftd2VLoo

Mbappe highlights, only damaged us when he got away from KT.

And he got away from Tierney regularly.

One noticeable thing about those highlights was how off the pace our middle 2 Brown and Ntcham were.
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14 Sep 2017, 11:45 AM
Jackie was my hero
14 Sep 2017, 11:33 AM
https://youtu.be/Xicftd2VLoo

Mbappe highlights, only damaged us when he got away from KT.

And he got away from Tierney regularly.

One noticeable thing about those highlights was how off the pace our middle 2 Brown and Ntcham were.
Posted that in the after match thread me and my cousin clocked it after 30 minutes about Brown..he was blowing out of this bum...totally knacked & that was in the first half
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14 Sep 2017, 11:21 AM
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14 Sep 2017, 10:47 AM
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14 Sep 2017, 10:07 AM
He needs to stop more crosses. Great tackling his man down the line but when they are in a crossing position he stands off. Happened for the second goal last night and it happens a lot domestically as well but they don't have the same quality obviously.
He defends quite narrowly at times.
I wonder if it's instinct or instruction
Instruction
Yep, that was my suspicion :thumbsup:
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