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Kieran Tierney; Wins Young Player of the Year & Goal of the Season
Topic Started: 28 Dec 2015, 02:51 PM (687,682 Views)
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“ one of us” .

Which is code for - people are idiots and blow up Tierneys talent because he's a Celtic fan, of course.

Dry your eyes. There's a reason why respected people in the game are drooling over him, why is name is linked with Chelsea, Man Utd and Tottenham, why he has captained Celtic already and 9 caps to his name. No one is saying he's perfect. Like all young players, he has to develop, he has had poor games, he has had outstanding ones and against quality opposition too.

People are right to praise him, to big the kid up, he's effing phenomenal for us and a shining light amongst Scottish players. He's already one of the best players at Celtic park and yes, he'd walk into that Man Utd team and take that left back slot as his own.
Tierneys talents are undeniable blown up because he's a Celtic fan.

Dembele and Ntcham are much much better footballers at a similar age and sections of our support would probably punt the pair of them.
You can't compare KT, N'cham and Dembele because they play in different positions that require different skill-sets. KT is 20, has captained both club and country, has fought back from a broken leg and is admired by coaches UK wide. He's an excellent player already and has, in my opinion, the potential to be a world class talent. He may have to move to a club in a higher quality league and play with and against better quality players to fulfill that potential but not for a few years yet.
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I think Tierney's brilliant but I think technically he has a way to go. He's good at picking out a cut back but his passing and his ability to work in tight spaces still need a lot of work.
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nervous 'tic
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30 Mar 2018, 09:25 PM
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30 Mar 2018, 05:06 PM

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Tierneys talents are undeniable blown up because he's a Celtic fan.

Dembele and Ntcham are much much better footballers at a similar age and sections of our support would probably punt the pair of them.
You can't compare KT, N'cham and Dembele because they play in different positions that require different skill-sets. KT is 20, has captained both club and country, has fought back from a broken leg and is admired by coaches UK wide. He's an excellent player already and has, in my opinion, the potential to be a world class talent. He may have to move to a club in a higher quality league and play with and against better quality players to fulfill that potential but not for a few years yet.
But if we had to sell one and keep 2 I'd say most would rather see Ntcham go, and I love Ntcham. KT could be world class by the time he hits his peak.
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Still looking for the post that said he's the greatest left back in the world. Cannot find it. Must have missed that one.

Ntcham and Dembele are regarded amongst the best young talent in France. KT does not look out of place on the pitch with those two, easily comparable.

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30 Mar 2018, 09:35 PM
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30 Mar 2018, 09:25 PM
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30 Mar 2018, 05:06 PM

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Tierneys talents are undeniable blown up because he's a Celtic fan.

Dembele and Ntcham are much much better footballers at a similar age and sections of our support would probably punt the pair of them.
You can't compare KT, N'cham and Dembele because they play in different positions that require different skill-sets. KT is 20, has captained both club and country, has fought back from a broken leg and is admired by coaches UK wide. He's an excellent player already and has, in my opinion, the potential to be a world class talent. He may have to move to a club in a higher quality league and play with and against better quality players to fulfill that potential but not for a few years yet.
World class full backs include names like Dani Alves. Do you honestly think KT could be anywhere near that level?

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30 Mar 2018, 06:36 PM
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30 Mar 2018, 06:35 PM
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The 348th goal conceded was at one of the games Dempele couldn't be bothered going to
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Must a been the anderlecht home game then 😂😂
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30 Mar 2018, 10:06 PM
Still looking for the post that said he's the greatest left back in the world. Cannot find it. Must have missed that one.

Ntcham and Dembele are regarded amongst the best young talent in France. KT does not look out of place on the pitch with those two, easily comparable.

Plenty of comparisons to Danny McGrain, talk of him being potentially world class and walking into any squad in the world right now.

All three are pure fantasy.

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KT or anyone else for that matter will never reach 'world class' level at Celtic. That's the harsh reality of it.

I'd rather he didn't fulfill his potential :ph43r:
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30 Mar 2018, 10:22 PM
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30 Mar 2018, 10:06 PM
Still looking for the post that said he's the greatest left back in the world. Cannot find it. Must have missed that one.

Ntcham and Dembele are regarded amongst the best young talent in France. KT does not look out of place on the pitch with those two, easily comparable.

Plenty of comparisons to Danny McGrain, talk of him being potentially world class and walking into any squad in the world right now.

All three are pure fantasy.

:ph43r:
McGrain made his debut at 20, KT is 20 now and has 130 games behind him. I'm not saying he'll hit that level but he's had a superb start to his career.

He is potentially world class.

As a starter no, as a squad player aye. How many sides back up LB's would you trade for KT.
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30 Mar 2018, 10:06 PM
Still looking for the post that said he's the greatest left back in the world. Cannot find it. Must have missed that one.

Ntcham and Dembele are regarded amongst the best young talent in France. KT does not look out of place on the pitch with those two, easily comparable.

Plenty of comparisons to Danny McGrain, talk of him being potentially world class and walking into any squad in the world right now.

All three are pure fantasy.

:ph43r:
McGrain made his debut at 20, KT is 20 now and has 130 games behind him. I'm not saying he'll hit that level but he's had a superb start to his career.

He is potentially world class.

As a starter no, as a squad player aye. How many sides back up LB's would you trade for KT.
Nobody is denying Tierney has had a great start to his Celtic career.

He has shown no signs of being 'world class' - any one who thinks he has is living in a different planet or has a very different definition of world class to me.

Barcelona and Real Madrid's. I haven't even bothered to look at any other squad.
Edited by Ste, 30 Mar 2018, 11:11 PM.
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He's certainly the best player to come through the ranks since McGeady. And he has already achieved a lot in his short Celtic career, and also captained his country.

I just hope he is with us for a good few seasons yet.
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30 Mar 2018, 11:41 PM
He's certainly the best player to come through the ranks since McGeady. And he has already achieved a lot in his short Celtic career, and also captained his country.

I just hope he is with us for a good few seasons yet.
He should be. Apparently he's not all that.
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30 Mar 2018, 04:08 PM

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“ one of us” .

Which is code for - people are idiots and blow up Tierneys talent because he's a Celtic fan, of course.

Dry your eyes. There's a reason why respected people in the game are drooling over him, why is name is linked with Chelsea, Man Utd and Tottenham, why he has captained Celtic already and 9 caps to his name. No one is saying he's perfect. Like all young players, he has to develop, he has had poor games, he has had outstanding ones and against quality opposition too.

People are right to praise him, to big the kid up, he's effing phenomenal for us and a shining light amongst Scottish players. He's already one of the best players at Celtic park and yes, he'd walk into that Man Utd team and take that left back slot as his own.
Tierneys talents are undeniable blown up because he's a Celtic fan.

Dembele and Ntcham are much much better footballers at a similar age and sections of our support would probably punt the pair of them.
It's absolutely pointless to compare a defender's footballing ability to those of a striker and midfielder.

It'd be like saying Tierney's a much, much better defender than those two :lol:
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30 Mar 2018, 09:25 PM
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30 Mar 2018, 05:06 PM

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Tierneys talents are undeniable blown up because he's a Celtic fan.

Dembele and Ntcham are much much better footballers at a similar age and sections of our support would probably punt the pair of them.
You can't compare KT, N'cham and Dembele because they play in different positions that require different skill-sets. KT is 20, has captained both club and country, has fought back from a broken leg and is admired by coaches UK wide. He's an excellent player already and has, in my opinion, the potential to be a world class talent. He may have to move to a club in a higher quality league and play with and against better quality players to fulfill that potential but not for a few years yet.
Appreciate that you're saying you can't make the comparison, but when you mention KT captaining his country it seems less relevant when you're mentioning him alongside two players from a country with the proverbial shampooload of massively talented players - especially young ones. The fact Tierney has captained his country is just about as meaningful as the fact Ntcham and Moussa haven't.
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You can't compare KT, N'cham and Dembele because they play in different positions that require different skill-sets. KT is 20, has captained both club and country, has fought back from a broken leg and is admired by coaches UK wide. He's an excellent player already and has, in my opinion, the potential to be a world class talent. He may have to move to a club in a higher quality league and play with and against better quality players to fulfill that potential but not for a few years yet.
Appreciate that you're saying you can't make the comparison, but when you mention KT captaining his country it seems less relevant when you're mentioning him alongside two players from a country with the proverbial shampooload of massively talented players - especially young ones. The fact Tierney has captained his country is just about as meaningful as the fact Ntcham and Moussa haven't.
Aye. Was mulgrew no captain the other night, for instance. Who was it v costa Rica?
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Appreciate that you're saying you can't make the comparison, but when you mention KT captaining his country it seems less relevant when you're mentioning him alongside two players from a country with the proverbial shampooload of massively talented players - especially young ones. The fact Tierney has captained his country is just about as meaningful as the fact Ntcham and Moussa haven't.
Aye. Was mulgrew no captain the other night, for instance. Who was it v costa Rica?
In the absence of Tierney yes, probably based on the fact he was the most experienced player there.

I was chuffed when Tierney got the captaincy of the national side, me being a Scotland fan and all. Bet he was chuffed too.
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One of Tierneys big strengths is he can play any system. Through him into a top attacking team and he would prosper. Through him into a Chelsea, Juve etc and he would prosper. He is a top player at 20. By the time the kid is mid 20s he is going to be one of the best, injury permitting
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McGrain made his debut at 20, KT is 20 now and has 130 games behind him. I'm not saying he'll hit that level but he's had a superb start to his career.

He is potentially world class.

As a starter no, as a squad player aye. How many sides back up LB's would you trade for KT.
Nobody is denying Tierney has had a great start to his Celtic career.

He has shown no signs of being 'world class' - any one who thinks he has is living in a different planet or has a very different definition of world class to me.

Barcelona and Real Madrid's. I haven't even bothered to look at any other squad.
I'm saying that when Danny was KT's age most people hadn't seen him kick a ball, we've see KT play well at the top level and captain his country. He has all the physical and mental attributes to be one on the best in the world by he time he peaks, which is a long way off.

Madrid don't have one, Nacho or someone else has to play there out of position. It's Digne at Barca who is very good, better than KT as it stands but I still wouldn't swap him, he probably doesn't even know he words to any rebs.
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30 Mar 2018, 10:06 PM
Still looking for the post that said he's the greatest left back in the world. Cannot find it. Must have missed that one.

Ntcham and Dembele are regarded amongst the best young talent in France. KT does not look out of place on the pitch with those two, easily comparable.

Well said :thumbsup:
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One of Tierneys big strengths is he can play any system. Through him into a top attacking team and he would prosper. Through him into a Chelsea, Juve etc and he would prosper. He is a top player at 20. By the time the kid is mid 20s he is going to be one of the best, injury permitting
Most fullbacks these days are basically failed wingers. Defensively they’re usually pretty weak (Dani Alves is a prime example of this). Tierney is pretty solid as a defender and is more than capable going forward. I’m not going to claim he’s World class but there’s potential there to go to perform to a much higher level.
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