Maik Nawrocki proving himself yet again when given the chance. He more than deserves a regular start and a real chance at Celtic…
Maik Nawrocki was handed a rare start at Pittodrie last night and as always he showed he is without doubt a competent and capable player, which makes it all the more bemusing that he regularly fails to make the starting XI or the squad all together.
Maik scored Celtic’s first goal at Pittodrie with a fine header
Maik scored the first goal at Pittodrie with a fine header, indeed it was his first ever goal for the club on a night he was a rock in the centre of our defence. It was also a goal from a corner taking us into real hen’s teeth territory for Celtic.
Every single game he’s started for the club he’s looked decent and a player of huge potential. He more than showed that after he was handed a rare start in the Glasgow derby in March and despite being on the end of a defeat, the Pole was our most competent defender despite it being his first taste of first team football in many months.
But yet again he was cast aside, making the Celtic supporters all think the same thing, and that would be that it’s a mystery as to why he isn’t handed an extended run in the side.
Balance overlooked to start two left-sided centre-halves when CCV is out
Some say it’s because Brendan prefers a left footer for balance in the centre of defence, but that’s just nonsense as Maik is a player comfortable with the ball on either foot. He in my opinion should be given more chance to fully prove himself, he deserves nothing less.
Celtic has two left-sided central defenders in Liam Scales and Austin Trusty. On the right hand side of our central defence Cameron Carter-Vickers, when he’s it plays. When he’s not Brendan has moved Trusty to the right to play alongside Scales.
Surely the right sided Nawrocki has done more than enough?
Surely the right sided Maik Nawrocki has done more than enough to establish himself as the CCV back-up at the very least.
Still Brendan is paid the big bucks to make these calls and like every football manager, he stands and falls by the decisions taken and the outcome of those decisions. Brendan doesn’t get much wrong but nobody is perfect and his treatment of Maik Nawrocki the past season sort of proves that point.
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Here’s our video of the post match celebrations at Pittodrie last night…
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IMO he’s better than Scales and Trusty put together
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I agree with Dando, Maik is far superior to Trusty and Scales. It seems to me that Brendan has just taken a dislike to the guy and is trying to drive him out of the Parkhead door. I don’t like the way he treats Nawrocki, there’s no excuse for it.
Think the problem he has is called CCV. Brendan said he wants balance in his defence which is why he prefers either Trusty or Scales on the left hand side. As CCV has the right hand side tied down, Maik has limited chances. Also his main defect is his recovery pace when we are playing in a high press system. From what I understand the team in Poland played a 3 with him as the defender closest to the goal, which meant that he was playing in a sort of low block. This obviously is better as it hides his recovery pace defect. When he does play on the left his body shape is more awkward thus slowing the forward movement, as it was shown last night when he could get the ball on his right he could progress it quickly and cleanly.
A bit bizarre imo, given the inconsistency and deficiencies in the other two.