Rodgers has to release the Celtic “Outstanding” talent in McGregor role

Although Celtic are huge 16 points clear on top Scotland Prime MinisterFans around the world will all desperately be desperate to beat the fierce rivals Renjers In Sunday’s Glasgow derby.

When they met recently in January, Rangers knocked down Celtic 3-0 in Ibrox, which he repeated the result that went in September in September.

Considering that the Ger are without a manager, they lost two of the last three premiere, and Fenerbahçe took them on Thursday to extra time, you have to make them Brendan Rodgers‘The side is a superior favorite to remove some revenge derby day.

However, the home side could be without their most important player, so that is somewhat improves balance?

The importance of Calluma McGregor for Celtic

As he reported Ross Pilcher from the Daily Recordcaptain Callum McGregor is doubt ahead of the one on Sunday, due to the calf injury at the end of last weekend, the Scottish Cup victory last weekend Hibs.

Captain admitted that he couldn’t To participate in group training this week, he is reduced to “individual work with physios”, although he is still optimistic that he will be available, adding that he always “wants to play in these games”.

However, if McGregor is put aside, this would be a big blow given that, as he noted Kieran Devlin of AthleticsHe is Celtic’s “most important player” because of his “tactical intelligence”, “leadership” and “qualities”.

If Bhoys continues to complete the high points of this season, the 31-year-old would become a club A jointly decorated player From all time, joining Bobby Lennox with 25 major honors.

Has also become only 14. Player To achieve 500 appearances for the club, with manager Rodgers describing him as “Toping the heart of the team.”

So how, for God’s sake, do you replace someone so important? Well, Celtic could have the perfect player to fill in the gap.

Celtic’s Midfield Maestro

As the saying says, it is important to always make a good first impression, and Reo Hatate He must have done this after arriving from Kawasaki Frontale For a reported fee of only £ 1.4 million In January 2022.

On his debut against Hiberniana, Hatate was named A man from the match next the ‘enchanting screen’, which leads to this funny clip he learned; After taking off, he asked the replacement of James Forrest why his name was announced through Tannoy, before both pleasantly surprised and pleased that he learned.

A week later he achieved Thunderbolt in Tynecastle, before it was shortly after Celtic knocked Rangers 3-0 in shortly after, with Andrew Smith of Scott Noticing the Japanese midfielder was “central” to Celtics’ success from his arrival.

Meanwhile, Declan McConville from the Glasgow World denotes it ‘exceptional’, former Hibs midfielder and Hearts Michael Stewart believes it is “top -notch class” while his The manager describes him as “Extraordinary Player”.

Total Hatate has done now 133 performances In the hoops, scoring 23 goals and registering 24 assists, predominantly arranged as number eight, but occasionally fulfilling deeper, most of all doing it against Rb leipzig u Champions League When McGregor is breastfeeding Knee injury.

So, let’s evaluate how the duo is compared.

The table produces some very interesting statistics, emphasizing the fundamental similarities, but also the key differences, between McGregor and Hatat.

McGregor dictates the pace, as he noted Mark Atkinson of Scott, While Hatate works more in the park, so he recorded several assists and created more than three times more major changes in this season.

However, the Japanese international is favorably compared when it comes to 90 touches, the percentage of completion and defensive metrics pass, such as fights, intercepts and, most of all, the return of the ball, undergoing that he will be a natural choice that will be arranged in the base of the middle field, whether McGregor should be forced to sit on Sunday on Sunday.