Calvin Miller

Jeez let him get through puberty and he will naturally fill out a bit he is a bit lightweight to be regularly in the first team currently.. kt is too but has that sort of wirey strength about him

 

I don't think KT is lightweight at all.

 

I thought Calvin done well enough for his 1st competitive game. Unless you've played you don't realise how big the step up from under 20's to senior is, shows how good tierney really is. Calvin had always been a more attacking style player, striker/winger. Learning a new role will take time, as well as adjusting to a higher level. Playing him in games like last night will do him the world of good.

 

Had a decent game, started to struggle in the second half so I could see why he was subbed.

 

Early days but not a lb for me,reminds me of when we tried to make Ross Wallace a lb,Ive watched Miller on a few occasions and have always been impressed with him playing on the wings

 

When I heard he has been playing left back in u20 games I assumed it was for him to learn the defensive side of his game to make him a better winger,but now I think Brendan sees that as his position if his quotes are anything to go by ie Ryan Bertrand started out as a forward player and Brendan developed him into a full back.Going forward Miller would be a good left back but defending I think he would really struggle

 

Messi is difficult to shift off the ball because he has a low centre of gravity, good balance and agility. Not because he his built like the gable end of a house.

Miller is 18 years old, he will naturally get stronger in the next couple years and get that bit of strength, there's no need for him to be hitting the gym to try to bulk up

 

I know he's not 'built', but his low centre of gravity is aided by strong and powerful legs. He isn't skinny or slim.

 

Is this pointing towards a January exit for Izzy?

 

It's good to see most posts positive , I just can't understand how any Celtic supporter could be negative about one of our own first 60 mins as a Senior Player . True Celtic supporters need to get right behind our new players coming through . It shouldn't take a genius to know that our team's success in the future will come through our academy, we cannot buy success

 

There were positives and negatives from his performance last night, but that's to be expected given his age and inexperience. No doubt he'll have have learned a lot and be looking to keep pushing on to get his next chance.

 

CELTIC kid Calvin Miller last night described his shock debut as “perfect” and vowed to stay part of Brendan Rodgers' plans for the rest of this season.

The 18-year-old was a surprise starter in his side’s win over Partick Thistle at Parkhead on Tuesday night becoming the latest first-team academy graduate to be given his chance – and he wants more after an impressive first showing.

Miller made his name at Celtic as a winger and yet did not look out of place at left-back, earning huge praise from Brendan Rodgers who told him at the weekend that he was set to start.

And he now wants to join the likes of James Forrest, Kieran Tierney and Callum McGregor as the next youth player to establish himself in Celtic’s senior squad.

Miller said: “It was amazing. I'm so happy to have been a part of it and I’m glad we got the win. It was the perfect debut.

“I had an idea on Sunday (he would play) so it was on my mind and I was really nervous for the last couple of hours before the game. But I just went out and did my job.

“Hopefully I can maintain my level of performance, continue to do well and the gaffer can see what am I doing and put me in the squad again.

"As it came up to kick-off I got more focused and I had all the boys around me to make me feel confident. They helped me a lot. My family was at the game which was great."



Miller signed for Celtic as a 15-year-old having caught the eye of the club scouts as a wide player in school and youth football.

But he didn’t mind having to play in a fairly unfamiliar position in order to impress his manager, and the Celtic support, and would be happy to make a permanent switch for the good of his career.

Miller, speaking to Celtic TV, revealed: “The manager just told me to be myself. He knows I’m a winger so he told me to be direct, get crosses in, and that what I did.

“I played the last three games in that position for the development side.

“I'm adapting to it. It's getting me into the first team quicker. It’s good having that variety of positions in my locker. I need to just keep doing well.”

 

BR on @calvin_miller7 : "Between now & the end of the season, more young players will get opportunities.


BR: "I wanted to see Calvin play under a bit of pressure. Felt it was a good game to put young Calvin in.


BR: "You want to see how they react and deal with a tough situation and I felt the boy (@calvin_miller7) did very well."

 

Messi is one of the best athletes in the world btw. He's as strong as a man twice his size and as agile as they come- something that all footballers should strive for.

 

I've always taken lightweight as being easily pushed off the ball and not being able to stand your ground? Is it literally about how heavy * are?

 

his goal against the huns today
https://mobile.twitter.com/cawanth/status/821372872300044288/video/1

 

Always good to beat them and score a goal #oneteaminglasgow

https://mobile.twitter.com/calvin_miller7/status/821378412191383553

 

I think it is a great idea to play youngsters out of position . It gives them experience in playing a new position & helps them to understand team play . It is helpful for manager to see how youngster reacts to different position . I don't imagine that Brendan is actually looking upon Miller as a full back