After Daizen Maeda of Celtic finished a strong performance with the third goal in a 3-0 Scottish Premiership victory over Livingston, Alistair Johnston praised his teammate as a “machine” and called him a “machine.”
When Joe Hart was dismissed for a foul on Mo Sangare, Brendan Rodgers’ team had already taken the lead thanks to a Reo Hatate penalty.
But Celtic increased their lead through Matt O’Riley, and in extra time, Maeda added a third.
Johnston praised the Japanese athlete and cited him as an example for his tenacious running.
He is an automaton. The simplest perspective is that, the Celtic fullback said.
“When you think back to the Rangers game, he was simply flying all over the field for 90 minutes, and the same was true of this game as well. He has an incredible engine.
He’s impossible to play or practice against. Ask any of our fullbacks who are required to face him. He is simply constant.
He’s impossible to play or practice against. Ask any of our fullbacks who are required to face him. He is simply constant.
Even though it’s beneficial to practise against a player like that, the fact that he acts this way every day makes things extremely difficult for us. Never skip a minute of work.
David Martindale, the manager of Livingston, hailed Celtic’s performance and refuted the claim that they had not been as strong since Ange Postecoglou joined Tottenham.
“I watched them on Tuesday (in the Champions League match against Feyenoord), and I thought they were fantastic in the press, trying to get the ball back,” he remarked.
There have been some rumors that ‘they are not the same’ or ‘they’ve not clicked,’ but I believe you witnessed a slight improvement with the Champions League and today.
“When they were reduced to 10 men, I believe they displayed true character and true spirit. But by conceding a second goal that was eminently avoidable, we end up hurting ourselves. All three of the goals are really avoidable, in my opinion.
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