‘Tactical knowledge and energy is incredible’ ‘fantastic player’ ‘their main man’ Ibrox fan drools over Celtic’s unsung hero

Daizen Maeda can be a bit hit or miss with Celtic supporters but he certainly has a fan deep inside Ibrox using Follow Follow.

The cocktail of Delusion mixed with Denial is a potent mix, three weeks ago only Tavpen would get in a combined Glasgow XI selected by Ibrox fans but after winning three dead rubbers the roles have virtually been reversed.

Todd Cantwell is already a Balon d’Or contender, Nico Raskin is on the radar of Chelsea with even Rabbi Matondo starting to show the form that got Schalke 04 to spend £9m on the Usain Bolt like winger.

Delusions don’t get much higher that stating the case for Fashion Sakala with the memories of two Hampden sitters fresh in the mind. Apparently he does have impressive numbers but Sauchiebear couldn’t let that go unchallenged.

Maeda seems like a Didier Agathe figure, capable of the incredible but often failing with what seems like the simpler tasks.

At Hampden in the Scottish Cup semi-final the speed in which he took a loose ball off Raskin and placed it on the forehead of Jota was breath-taking, in another way it was breathtaking how he missed what appeared a simple back post chance against St Mirren on Saturday.

Maeda’s industry and fitness levels are outstanding, the support that he provides Greg Taylor with is often overlooked but certainly not by the manager that brought him from Yokohama F Marinos.

If his finishing ability was on a par with his other attributes he would be among the top 10 players in the world, for now Celtic fans can enjoy watching Maeda belting up and down the left flank delivering goals and trophies for the hoops.