It was four years ago when he found himself thrown in at the deep end against the might of Robin van Persie in his prime.
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Simunovic is expected to recover from an ankle injury in time for their Europa League game with Fenerbahce at Celtic Park on Thursday, but Kennedy has backed Ambrose to perform well if he continues to cover in the centre of defence. He was a second-half substitute for Bolton at the Emirates in September 2011 when the Dutch maestro scored twice for Arsenal – his 99th and 100th goals for the Gunners – in a comfortable 3-0 win.
“Signing players like Nani, Van Persie and Lazar Markovic was a big injection of confidence for us over the summer”. Very tough, ” recalled Boyata.
“We know what he’s all about and when the club and his representatives speak together then the deal has to be right, if there’s one to be done”.
“It just epitomises everything that is special about our club and every single person who played their part in achieving this magnificent total should feel very proud today”. You only need to type his name into YouTube to see the fantastic goals he has scored across his career. As a defender and a football lover, I’ve seen him play and his movement is great and he can hold the ball up well. “Thursday is a really big game and I want to play really well to make a statement”, Boyata told Celtic’s official website.
Boyata said: “He (Cole) is really good player”. He can finish really easily and if we leave him a bit of space in front of goal, he will kill us.
“The big positive is Efe has come in and done really well for us”.
Dedryk Boyata, the Celtic defender, has actually played against the player who at his peak was unquestionably one of the world’s best strikers.
Belgium now face two crucial clashes with Andorra and Israel which will decide their Group B fate and the Parkhead centre-back believes he can force his way into Wilmots plans if he produces against the Hoops’ Europa League opponents when they visit Glasgow later this week. Wherever you go, if you say his name to people, they know he is a real quality player. Before this group started, on paper you could say which team you think is strongest and I thought it was Fenerbahce. He is a really good winger and a technically excellent player. But there are a lot of good players in that Fenerbahce squad. They are all quality players, they have excellent defenders and in the midfield too.
“You never know what can happen in European games”, he said.
“I have played in a few big games in Portugal and England, but there is nothing like playing in Turkey”.
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Meanwhile, the Celtic Foundation revealed that nearly £60,000 has been raised to assist those affected by the current refugee crisis in Europe. Exactly! There’s a job to be done on Thursday and, if we do it, we will all be really satisfied’.
