Reo Hatate

Really Ive always thought hes the definition of box to box, him and Engels too similar to play together for me

 

Fantastic again today. He's done so well to overcome that shambles at ibrox in the new year game where I wanted him out the door instantly.

He's been excellent recently, get him a new deal, keep him happy and fit and he'll be a huge asset going forward.

 

That’s his issue though, his highs are better than anyone in the squad in terms of talent. Then you don’t know if on Wednesday he’ll misplace 7 passes in the first half hour and run the show second half.

 

No the point is those pub league performances he's capable of are not as common now as they have been. He's found a bit more consistency last few months which, as with Kühn, is promising.

 

Top drawer today. So many clever little passes one and two touch non stop . Eyes in the back of his head at times.

 

Really good today and lovely finish.

 

Absolutely ran it today and worked his * off, definitely back to his best.

 

A joy to watch when he’s at his best. The reality is if he was consistent, he wouldn’t be here.

 

He was absolutely delighted after his goal.

 

Think after the match was amongst the happiest I've seen him publicly.

 

Once again our best player yesterday.

 

I just dont get the amount of Celtic fans that would gladly sell him. After CCV and Maeda, he is 3rd most important player for us-ahead of Cal even. Reo is class, the level we should be aiming for. I feel our midfield is hamstrung at the moment, with Cal being shoehorned into the DM slot and Engles not stepping up. And also having to suffer Taylors negativity down the left side does not help someone with Reo's vision.
An ideal midfield would be a proper DM, along with Cal and Reo. Even yesterday, the amount of quality balls over the top he played was just what's needed.
I am actually excited about the prospect of KT, Reo and Maeda terrorizing and rampaging down the left side next season.
So every effort should be made by the club to secure him, * this buy cheap to sell on *, lets just get stronger, improve where needs improving. Just imagine what it would cost to bring in someone similar to Reo.

 

I just don't understand the people who would willingly sell him. Boys an absolute pler

 

There is no question his form the past few months has been absolutely stellar. Long may it continue.

 

Haters gonna hate. Only explanation I can think of is he's undersized. I'd argue that's actually an advantage cause box-to-box midfielders need to be mobile to cover ground quickly. We have a physically imposing midfielder in Engels. The two of them complement each other.

 

Was great, fair play.

 

I don’t want him to go but think this summer he will be off. He has two years left on his deal is 27 years old and has interest from Germany, France and Italy.

We should be looking to get £15m for him but I can see it being nearer €15m. He is a very good player with CL experience and played for a winning side for a number of years now.

 

My concern is that he is a absolute pler and consistent when the transfer window is around the corner. He is normally as inconsistent at Georgios Samaras. He is a 9/10 player on his day, and more often (mid season) a 3 or 4 / 10 which is not good enough. We need someone that can pull of 7/10 consistently.

The reason i think it is the right time is many reasons. Time left on contract, good time to replace with a more physical CM for example.