Calvin Miller

BR on @calvin_miller7: "I was delighted with him. For an 18-year-old, who has just moved position, he did very well. Big positive for us."

 

Thought he struggled a bit, the big guy he was up against was faster, taller and stonger than him and had him worried defensively although he never really created anything he did get the better of him 3/4 times. He put in a good cross in the 2nd half, one of his only attempts, got in the box well once too but I felt he was worried about the guy he was up against and not attacking as freely as Izaguirre or Tierney would.

 

Gave the ball away quite a few times but then who didn't

 

Unbelievable making my debut and first start for @celticfc tonight! Dream come true

https://mobile.twitter.com/calvin_miller7/status/811338058746490880

 

Wasn't great tbh

 

I thought there were more positives to take from his debut than negatives.

 

Why did he move position

 

Don't see the long term plan on playing him LB mind. The spots KT's.

 

Brendan asked him to move to LB he really likes Calvin.

 

The Celtic manager was naturally delighted with the three points, while there was the added bonus of seeing Calvin Miller make his first-team debut.

The 18-year-old Youth Academy graduate, who has only recently slotted into a left-back role for the Development Squad, took up that position for the Glasgow derby agaist Partick Thistle. And his performance brought praise from his manager.

“I thought for 18-years of age, a young player who’s just moved position really, he did very well in his first game,” the manager said. “That was a big positive for us. He’ll feel the power and the strength needed to be a first-team player.

“He was up against a good opponent who was fast and strong, and that was the idea – put him in where it was a test. David Amoo is quick and strong so that was always going to be a good test for him, but I thought he did very, very well.”

And the Hoops boss drew comparisons with Ryan Bertrand, whom he converted from a left-winger to an England international left-back.

“Calvin’s a kid that I’ve been impressed with because he really wants to learn, he wants to develop,” he said, “and I did a similar thing when I was at Chelsea with Ryan Bertrand.

“We took Ryan from Gillingham into Chelsea and he came in as a left-winger in the same team as Scott Sinclair, who was a striker. I moved Scotty wide and put Ryan at left-back, and Ryan went on and played for England and won the Champions League with Chelsea. He's now at Southampton, and he’s an outstanding player.

“And I see similar traits in Calvin where he can do that one position behind, but he’s only 18 so he needs time to develop, learn the position, learn the role, but he’s got some outstanding qualities that can offer the club something going forward.”

 

The long term plan might be to be the understudy to KT.I thought he did well.

 

Problem with today's youth players...we can see their social media post fae when they were 16

 

Gotta give him time, for starters he's a natural winger so moving him to left back will take time, keep him in the first team and he'll learn quickly from Izzy, Lustig, Tierney etc.

 

“Being around more senior players also gives you a lift and gives you something to strive for."

Calvin Miller

 

missed the game howd he play??

 

Someone hand the boy some weights & protein shake FFS

I've never understood how some players can be so lightweight in today's modern game. Surely these kids look at the best in the world who are all incredible athletes. Less Fifa more gym please.

 

Messi is about as lightweight as possible, he does no too badly. Not every player has to be built like the lovechild of Balde and Wanyama.

I mean look at how Forrest's performances dropped when he bulked up in the gym and put on some muscle

 

Messi is not lightweight. Very difficult to nudge off the ball.