Following a new development before to Aberdeen, Celtic have suffered a further injury blow over the health of one of their regular senior features.
Celtic injury news
Unfortunately for fans, Reo Hatate, Liel Abada, Stephen Welsh, and Maik Nawrocki of the Scottish Premiership team are now sidelined for the foreseeable future due to individual injury concerns; they are now joined in the treatment room by another member of the squad.
The team led by Brendan Rodgers lost badly to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night at the Civitas Metropolitan Stadium, falling to only one point at the bottom of their group. If they hope to advance, they will need to win both of their remaining games.
Daizen Maeda didn’t help during the crushing defeat in midweek, as he was sent off with a straight red card after just 23 minutes. It seemed as though the left-winger had injured himself during the tackle.
The fact that the Japan international has started 11 league games this season shows how important he is to the starting lineup (WhoScored – Maeda statistics). However, a delay will occur before the 26-year-old can start his 12th due to an update on his fitness.
Daizen Maeda ruled out for six weeks
In an interview with the media on Friday, Rodgers stated that Maeda will be out for a considerable amount of time with Celtic.
“Daizen will probably be out for up to six weeks with the injury from the challenge,” he stated, as reported by STV News. His medial knee ligament is stretched. Had he performed better in the challenge, he most likely wouldn’t have sustained the damage. The knee ligament has just been exposed by the contact of feet. We are quite saddened by this, since he has been a great help to me since I moved here.
Maeda injury a big setback for Rodgers
Maeda has recently shown himself to be a “workhorse” for Celtic, according to journalist Josh Bunting. Therefore, Rodgers will be badly hurt by his high pressing and desire to create magic in the last third being out of commission for the next six weeks. According to Transfermarkt – Maeda statistics, the Taishi native has four contributions this season in the league: two goals and the same number of assists. He is a persistent threat, even when the final result isn’t always there.
The £18k-per-week Parkhead player (Celtic salaries) has taken 24 shots so far this season, third most in the squad behind Kyogo Furuhashi and Matt O’Riley (FBRef – Celtic statistics), demonstrating his desire and will to score goals.
The manager will undoubtedly be hoping to have Maeda back at his disposal as soon as possible because he is a versatile operator who has been used in six different positions across the pitch since the beginning of his career, including all across the frontline and even two roles in the midfield.
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