Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was full of praise for Kieran Tierney's aptitude for learning and improving after the youngster produced yet another excellent performance in Saturday's thrashing of Kilmarnock. The teenager was awarded the Man of the Match after his performance in defence and attack on the left-hand side of the pitch. Going forward, he created countless chances in the 6-1 win and assisted Moussa Dembele for the champions’ second goal of the game. Defensively, he didn’t allow Nathan Tyson any opportunity to showcase his terrific pace, with the Kilmarnock winger eventually substituted early in the second-half.
(c)Jane Barlow/PA Wire/Press Association Images
The Celtic manager said: "Kieran’s an incredible talent. He can defend very well and he’s very aggressive. We were asking him to improve his movement without the ball. The modern-day top-level full-back can make runs with and without the ball. He is a great learner. He takes on board information very well. He defends forward and by that I mean he’s aggressive in his defending. The boy Tyson on the right-hand side was someone who played for me as a young player in my Reading youth teams so I know how super-quick he is, but you didn’t see that on Saturday as he was chasing Kieran all the way back. I thought Kieran was absolutely brilliant and he’s developing very well."
Striker Dembele also came in for praise after his quick-fire brace in the first-half saw him move on to 10 goals in 10 games. Rodgers went on: "Two good goals again and if you look at his record, he scores virtually all his goals in the box which is great. You get lots of modern-day strikers who spend a lot of their time outside of the box but he wants to get in the box and score goals. His first one was a good finish with his right foot and then his second one was on his left foot after a cross into the box and was also a great finish. He still has a way to go to fulfil his capabilities. He has improved no end in his pressing and his tactical ideas of the game. If he can add that to the quality, ability and confidence he has, then he can keep progressing really well."
| Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba.net) Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba.net) This is Scottish-Fitba.Net |