THREE CELTIC STARS should be contenders for the various Player of the Year awards, believes Brendan Rodgers.
The Celtic manager named his captain Scott Brown, winger James Forrest and midfielder Callum McGregor as his top picks in the Scottish game this season.
“I think there are some very good players in the league though I look at the number of players we have within our team who have not only been very consistent and top-class domestically, but have represented the league and Scotland at the highest level in Europe and been very good there,” stated Rodgers.
“Scott Brown, I would assume, would be in the running. His technical and tactical ability in the games and, with the pressures he’s coped with domestically and in Europe, he has been absolutely outstanding.
“James Forrest has brought consistency this year to his game. To have scored 16 goals as a winger and have double figures in assists, he’s been absolutely outstanding. You look at James and he was the best player on the pitch against Bayern Munich, a team in the Champions League semi-final.
“Callum McGregor is getting the little bit of credit he deserves. Wherever he plays, he’s minimal seven out of ten. He has this incredible tactical ability to understand the game. He’s a player of real intelligence. He knows the whole pitch and, for me, that’s always the mark of the really gifted players.”
Craig Gordon meanwhile spoke about his choice for Player of the Year and believes that Scott Brown is clear favourite and would deserve the accolades for his magnificent performances all season long. However the big goalkeeper reckons that there could be an element of players voting for non-footballing reasons – because the dislike Scott Brown.
You can read what Craig Gordon has been saying HERE.
