Report: Liel Abada returns to training after Rodgers intervention

Ahead of Taylor’s comeback, Bernabei has given Brendan some fuel for thought.

Great to see Taylor back, but Bernabei has given Brendan a whole lot wanted food for thought…

It’s been proven through the Celtic supervisor that Greg Taylor is match again and on hand for resolution for this weekend’s conflict with Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.

“Greg Taylor has been a large miss for us. With any one like Greg, it’s solely when he is out the crew you see what he brings. His brightness, his cleverness, his method his physicaity in terms of walking into the right areas but’s he’s back training and he’ll be handy for next weekend,” Brendan Rodgers

That is wonderful information because for all the criticism Greg Taylor receives, he’s still a very necessary phase of the squad. He’s depended, reliable and he does his job with a minimum of fuss.

Alexandro Bernabei of Celtic on the ball Photo Action Plus Vagelis Georgariou
That said, the latest resurgence in shape of Alexandro Bernabei who stood in for Greg in his absence has left Brendan Rodgers with a bit of a headache, but a welcome one at that. Bernabei has performed the ultimate three fits and though he regarded a little misplaced at first, he slowly however simply picked up the tempo and after playing reasonably well at Easter Road, he accompanied that up with a first rate showing towards St Mirren yesterday. There is a fashion there as he receives some a good deal needed game-time having played very little soccer this season.

It simply indicates what a run of video games can do for a gamers confidence. He’s simply wanted game-time, something he hasn’t had due to the fact that he joined the club simply over 18 months ago. It’s quite a turnaround as he seemed surplus to requirements and regarded positive to be heading out on mortgage in the January switch window. Now he’s going to be playing an vital part in our bid for league and cup glory.

The massive query is, will he preserve his location now that Taylor is back? Brendan Rodgers is the man tasked with that decision, so it’s all down to him. We will see come Saturday afternoon and my prediction is Taylor will get an hour earlier than being replaced with the aid of Bernabei.

Looking ahead to this recreation already!

Just an Ordinary Bhoy

The Celtic wonderkid whose cost essentially has truly skyrocketed with the aid of 1,267% after leaving in a massive way.

Celtic supporters may have enjoyed the latest sight of academy brain Rocco Vata emerging as a first-team alternative for Brendan Rodgers this year.

The 18-year-old talent has been in five matchday squads for the senior group in 2024 and made two appearances – scoring in opposition to Buckie Thistle in the SFA Cup.

Hopefully, the teenage whiz will be in a position to earn greater minutes on the pitch over the weeks and months to come as he appears to translate his brilliant academy form, with 12 goals in 15 Lowland League fits this season, over to the first-team.

The Hoops will be hoping that Vata can emerge as a everyday for Rodgers subsequently and that they can gain on the pitch from his development.

Whereas, they were now not able to do that with one of the last homegrown wonderkids to come thru their academy as Ben Doak made the jump to be part of Liverpool in the Premier League.

Ben Doak’s market price at Celtic
The Reds snapped him up from the Hoops in March 2022 for a suggested compensation charge of £600k, as he had yet to sign a professional contract with the Scottish giants – due to being sixteen at the time.

He had already made two first-team appearances beneath Ange Postecoglou in the Scottish Premiership at some point of the 2021/22 marketing campaign however that was not enough to convince him to commit his future to the club.

Doak, who used to be once described as “explosive” by way of brain scout Jacek Kulig, used to be spotted by using Liverpool and they moved to take him away from Scotland in 2022 to be part of their academy system.

Ben Doak’s modern-day market value at Liverpool
It is challenging to argue in opposition to that being a exceptional choice for the teenage dynamo as Jurgen Klopp has provided him first-team opportunities and his market cost has soared over the last two years.

At the time of writing (12/02/2024), Transfermarkt fee Doak at a whopping €10m, which is round £8.5m, and that is a fantastic make bigger of 1267% on the £600k that the English giants paid for him.

The 18-year-old gem, who has been sidelined with a meniscus tear on the grounds that December, made five senior appearances for Liverpool throughout the first half of of the season, with three of those coming in the Europa League.

Interestingly, Doak has played more first-team games (ten) for Liverpool than Vata (six) has for Celtic in all competitions, regardless of the Irish teen being seven months older.

The Scotland formative years international, who was once hailed as a herbal “force” through Klopp, has been shown a clear pathway into the senior squad on Merseyside and his soaring market cost displays his wonderful growth down south.

This suggests that there is no reason for Doak to regret his choice to make the go away from Celtic as his profession seems to be heading in the proper course at this moment in time.

Hopefully, the teenage whiz will return from harm and pick out up where he left off as a real choice for Liverpool’s first-team, with a view to incomes a increased function in the future.

Meanwhile, the Hoops might also watch on with a tinge of sadness, at the same time as they have to still be thrilled to see him doing well, as they lost out on having the homegrown dynamo as phase of their personal group moving forward.