Daizen Maeda’s chance. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
LORD KATSUMOTO – 6/10 – Aagh, all game Tavpen had dreaded The Frightmare being released, and we hollered for the ball in-behind that would launch our Kamikaze, but which never came…Until the last, as Reo found the touch and the countdown clock ticked to zero as our beloved conundrum raced clean through…And missed it. If only his decision-making was as fast as his feet; a dink, a clip, even a slip to the side… But the keeper got lucky with the top of his foot and Daizen as unlucky as an escaped chicken that wanders into a KFC for directions; the ball bobbled up off the inside of his leg and bounced behind him as he attempted to Davor Suker his way round to glory. What a moment it would have been for him after a day where we mysteriously neglected playing to his strengths and a week of, by all accounts, important family matters that’s had him circumnavigating the globe. God Bless The Daizen.
Adam Idah celebrates. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
DUNCAN IDAHO – 6/10 – Donkey, or dynamite? The correct answer is… both. Cursed on the lips of every agonised Celt at half-time, praised by the roars quarter of an hour later. This was looking like being the defining game of his stuttering Celtic career as he fluffed his lines and saw them play out the wrong script minutes later. But then, out of the slaver-empire blue, he emerges from the clutter with a deft fancy that would have gotten him double in playground heiders & volleys, and thrashes home the equaliser for a balancing dramatic flourish. What’s next for the rampaging enigma? Who knows? Certainly not him, I’m pretty sure…
James Forrest at Ibrox. theRangers v Celtic, 4 May 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
JAMESY – 6.5/10 – Feed The Flash! A day made for the Prestwick Pele and he took to it like a swinger to a car key party. And for some reason got only an hour on the park…Our most dangerous and lively frontman for his time
in the game, showing he’s not lost that fleet-footed burst and ability to open spaces in their backline. Bonnie Blue may have worked her way thorugh 1000 men but Jamesy Green calls them rookie numbers, as our legendary ‘playa’ goes for records of his own. And on the pitch too… Ladies… Play him for ninety! Give him the pens!
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I think Idah was rather part of the problem yesterday, in spite of his goal. It’s not that he hadn’t tried, but many of his actions (for example, his pass into Forrest after a counterattack) came so delayed that they weren’t really dangerous anymore. Ironically, the only situation I recall when he didn’t think but just acted was the goal … (Still, by no means I’m implying he’s not good enough, or we should get rid of him. But he appears to be overthinking things recently.)
You are implying he’s not good enough, maybe your over analysing things
with this game over and the league well and truly won, Brendan should look at a different set up with JOTA and KUHN OUT, maybe 3 5 2 ? IDAH up front with MAEDA PLAYING OFF HIM ,Vicars, Trusty and Scales at the back {extra height required} two extra in the middle to HELP Calum ?
Idah is the problem, the team is too static with him in it as they wait for him to move. He needs to be sold as soon as anyone falls for brendan’s incredible “minutes to goals” ratio nonsense that he spouted