Reo Hatate

A repeat of the last derby performance will do nicely!

 

Please turn up on Sunday reo can't afford passengers on Sunday

 

Not in any of todays training pics

 

Think if he was out Ange would have said.


He will be fine.

 

Celtic's Reo Hatate plotting career away from football with coffee shop revelation
Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate doesn’t need to wake up and smell the coffee when it comes to realising that football is a short career.


The 24-year-old, who this week made his senior debut for Japan, set himself up for post-retirement even before he turned professional in combining university studies with his first steps with Kawasaki Frontale - from where he made a £1.4m move to Celtic in January.

His industry and dedication to football make sense in the context of the qualification he obtained from Juntendo University. But it transpires that maybe he should have trained as a barista.




At university, I was studying at the faculty of sports and health science,” said the player, who doesn’t entertain replicating his scintillating derby debut in February - wherein he plundered a glorious double - when Celtic lock horns with Rangers at Ibrox this weekend. “It was all about the science of the human body, nutrition and everything around that. But I also got a licence to be a physical education teacher.



For four years of university, I had to study a lot as well as training hard to try and become a professional football player. It wasn’t easy for me at that time. Because I had to have a lot of discipline. But it was a great experience for me. I had already dreamt about becoming a football player before going to University. That was my ambition even at high school



After going to university, I started to have a clear vision of exactly what I wanted to do and which team I wanted to play for. It was my goal and objective to do well in my career [though] I didn’t think I’d play at such a high level, for Celtic and for the national team. I’m not sure [though] if I’ll be a physical education teacher when I stop playing. But I think I will definitely open my own coffee shop…”

 

I bet Calmac would drink there

 

Was decent but noticeably tired..

 

Should have been subbed at halftime, I think the occasion got the better of him today.

 

He looked every bit the guy that’s only played pro football for a few years today.

I like him, has a lot of good attributes, but he’s got a long way to go.

 

He was *. Needs to get used to our pace. But it's totally different from Japan and not everyone can be Maeda or Kyogo in terms of fitness and intensity.

Weird first 15 mins of that 2nd half. Everyone looked *, on both sides and the game was stretched

 

Occasion definitely got to him. Looked a bit spooked. Fitness levels need to get better but hopefully a good pre-season will see to that.

 

He wasn't at his best today but he'll come good.

 

Agreed.

Talented boy, but shouldn’t be in our starting midfield 3 imo.

 

Needs a break - see him end of April.

 

Was actually decent on the ball. Was just shattered second half.

 

Played a full season in Japan, travelling half way round the world to play for Japan no wonder he's tired

 

Yeah that was the best he’s been on the ball for a while now, rarely lost it.

Tired very quickly though as you say.

With Turnbull back as an option we can afford to rest the wee man now at least.

 

Think there was a lot of nervous energy eating away at him today. Understandable.

If he can get on top of that, then I think he will become an important player for us.