In a decisive game that could save Rangers’ season, Celtic surpassed their eternal rival by winning 0-1 in the Old Firm derby. Celtic, the current leader of the Scottish Premiership, reached the final of the Scottish Cup on Sunday, having the possibility of winning this trophy three seasons after their...
Celtic are enjoying what looks like will be yet another successful title defence in the Scottish Premiership. They lead the title race with 11 games to go in the season, after earlier disappointment in the UEFA Champions League after coming bottom of a group containing heavy favourites Real Madrid and...
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully and co-host Bryant Marques discuss Celtic’s wantaway centre-forward Giorgos Giakoumakis. In this verbal scout report, the duo analyse Giakoumakis’ strengths and weaknesses, look at clubs that could potentially sign the Greek goalscorer, and debate whether Giakoumakis is good enough...
In the 2020/21 campaign, Celtic were on the hunt to secure the club’s tenth consecutive Scottish Premiership title. However, that plan blew up in smoke, and the season ended in turmoil for the Bhoys. Neil Lennon’s men ended up finishing 25 points behind eventual winners and bitter rivals Rangers, and a massive rebuild...
Yokohama F. Marinos, Australia, and the Old Firm Derby have all been involved in a strange love triangle in recent years. Over the past decade, the club brought Japan and Celtic legend Shunsuke Nakamura back, appointing him as captain until his departure in 2017. A year later, the Australia men’s...
Tuesday evening saw Celtic vs Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also...
The weekend saw Celtic vs Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to...
The weekend saw Dundee United vs Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try...
The weekend saw Celtic vs Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to...
The weekend saw Kilmarnock vs Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to...
The weekend saw Ross County play Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to...
Scottish Premiership clubs have been busy making additions to their squads ahead of the league season kicking off next weekend. After a relatively tight race last season, Celtic and Rangers have been refreshing their squads as they prepare to go head-to-head for the title again. Elsewhere, Aberdeen and Hibernian have...
Japanese centre-back Ko Itakura is once again being linked with a move to Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic. A target last summer during Postecoglou’s first transfer window, Itakura is believed to be back on the Parkhead club’s radar following a successful loan spell in the Bundesliga 2 with Schalke 04. Schalke 04...
In recent years, things haven’t gone well enough at Celtic Park. Under the management of Neil Lennon, a 25-point gap opened up between the Hoops and Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, culminating in their bitter rivals earning the 2020/21 title. However, within just months of Rangers’ Premiership win, many things have changed as...
Last Sunday, we had another Old Firm Derby as Celtic faced Rangers for the fifth time this season - and they should be very familiar with each other now. It is almost like an “end game” for Giovanni van Bronckhorst because his side sit second in the table with a...
The Old Firm derby is always the biggest clash in Scottish football. In this midweek, Celtic took on Rangers at Celtic Park in a potential title decider as the race has been very tight in these months. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side only had a two-point lead before the match and...
Daizen Maeda (173cm/5’8”, 68kg/150lbs) is currently the top scorer in one of the most successful football divisions in Asia — Japan’s J1 League, where he plays primarily as a right-footed left-winger but occasionally as a centre-forward for second-placed Yokohama F Marinos under former EPL and EFL Championship centre-back, Kevin Muscat....
No team would have wanted to play against Gamba Osaka at this juncture, with the Osaka-based side winning all of their last six matches whereas there seems to be no end to Yokohama F. Marinos’ topsy-turvy start. The reigning champions started the J1 League campaign on a poor note and...
The reigning champion vs the team which has the most probability of dethroning the champions is itself an intriguing affair. Yokohama F. Marinos might be the 2019 J1 League champion but have started poorly in this campaign. Before the weekend fixture against Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama based club lingered in the...
Yokohama F. Marinos are back. The reigning champions had an abysmal start to the season winning just three out of the first ten J1 League matches. Since then, the Marinos have turned it around winning all the three games. The last win came against Consadole Sapporo in their home day...
