Reo Hatate returned to Pittodrie yesterday to dish out some personal pay-back after his substitute appearance back in May resulted in an injury that kept him out of the Scottish Cup final and possibly cost Celtic a treble as a result.
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Reo’s Goal of the Season Contender
'That is sensational from Celtic's enchanter' 🪄
A stunning strike from Reo Hatate against Aberdeen yesterday ⚽️#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/mVYAfGMF9i
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) August 11, 2025
Hatate’s goal yesterday afternoon in Celtic’s 2-0 win over Aberdeen is clearly going to take some beating in any goal of the season competition and afterwards the hacks were fantasising about another Celtic exit as they enquired about Reo Hatate’s status with regards to a possible move this summer.
Celtic players applaud the Celtic fans at full-time. Final score Aberdeen 0 Celtic 2. Scottish Premiership, Sunday 10 August 2025. Photo: Stuart Wallace, IMAGO Shutterstock
Brendan Rodgers responded to that by saying that he is actually “trying to get them in, never mind get them out! We haven’t had anything for the likes of Reo and that, but yes, he’s one of the few players in that midfield that can make those incisive passes.
“That used to really frustrate me”
“He’ll give the ball away at times, and that used to really frustrate me when I first started to work with him, but I know that’s the risk he plays in his game. But he’ll produce a moment like that, which is a brilliant finish, and he’s done that up here before last year.
“So, yes, we want to build a squad, and like I said, there’s lots of areas in it I’m pleased with, but of course, there’s other areas that we will focus on and hopefully improve.”
Aberdeen v Celtic – Brendan Rodgers and Kieran Tierney after the Scottish Premiership match between Aberdeen and Celtic at Pittodrie on 10 August 2025. Photo Stephen Dobson PSI (IMAGO)
KT’s horrible half-time
The Celtic manager also revealed that Kieran Tierney was vomiting in the away dressing room at Pittodrie during the half-time break.
“He did well to come out for the second half, he was sick at half time,” Rodgers said in his post-match media conference. “He was throwing up all over the changing room, thankfully I wasn’t in there at the time.”
Hes the best left back in Scotland & he’s Celtic through & through.
Kieran Tierney 🎶💚 pic.twitter.com/gN9433Jne2
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The Celtic manager added: “He’s come out, we’ve given him 15 minutes or so and then took him off but he’s a top player.
Asked what the problem was Rodgers replied: “Not sure. Might be a wee bug of some sort, maybe something he’s drank of some sort. Thankfully he’s OK now.”
‘What will make the football smile a little bit more would be that extra added quality’
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is pleased with his side’s start to the season but is looking for reinforcements in attack ⤵️#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/S0Sc9HOsQz
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) August 10, 2025
Shin Yamada’s postive competitive debut
Rodgers also took the chance to introduce Shin Yamada to the Scottish Premiership during a tough away fixture and the Japanese striker can be reasonably pleased with his first small taste of competitive football in a Celtic jersey.
Shin Yamada of Celtic tackles Dante Polvara of Aberdeen. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Pittodrie Stadium on 10 August 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace/IMAGO Shutterstock
“It’s moments in games of when you can use them. So, yes, it was important. I wanted to see him in a game where there’s something really on it, away from home, and seeing his physicality in the game.
“He’s got lots of things he needs to work on, but he’s got a good attitude and he wants to get better. He’ll feel, coming into the game, that he was positive in his play.”
🔊 LISTEN: “I think there’s a number of people who really don’t like me here at Celtic but I’m really happy to see how the current players we have are.”
🍀 Brendan Rodgers hits back at critics after his team won 2-0 at Aberdeen to continue their winning start to the season. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/s6a5Lb1iNo
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