Imagine him and Reo: Celtic must now unleash 5 ft 8 "dream", he'd terrify Motherwell - opinion

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou must surely look to start Daizen Maeda against Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.

Maeda made his return to the Celtic team in that Old Firm clash in midweek, having been on international duty with Japan back in late January.

Having given him that opportunity to get back into the swing of things against the Gers, Postecoglou must surely look to unleash him from the off against Motherwell on Sunday afternoon.

The Japan international got his Hoops career off to the best possible start following his January arrival, netting on his debut against Hibernian in a 2-0 win.

It was the kind of goal-scoring display which has become rather typical of his form and development over the past 12 months or so.

Indeed, over his 36 appearances in the Japanese top-flight last year, the 5 foot 8 ace scored an impressive 23 goals, picked up five assists and created four big chances for his teammates – he also averaged 2.6 shots and 0.9 key passes per game.

It’s no surprise then that he has earned rave reviews for his performances, with his former manager at Yokohama, Kevin Muscat, waxing lyrical about his all-round ability and versatility.

He said: “He’s one of those dream players for a manager because he can play in any position up front across the pitch. Daizen is a fantastic player who has the flexibility and speed to play as a target man striker, off the main striker or on either wing.”

With his fellow new signing and Japanese compatriot Reo Hatate also taking Celtic Park by storm after a stunning long-range strike on his debut before a cracking double against Rangers in the Old Firm clash, Postecoglou could form a formidable partnership by bringing Maeda into the fold.

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