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Best players of Celtic in the 21st century

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    Best players of Celtic in the 21st century

    Celtic are the best team in Scotland. They had numerous elite players which managed to establish themselves in the history of the club. In this article, we will remember these players.

    Emilio Izaguirre

    Such a glorious left-back at Celtic Park was not seen even in the colorful times of the early 21st century. Not every player manages to come from the Honduran championship and in the first season to receive the award of the best football player of the League. In the face of the full-back, Celtic finally got the extreme defender of the modern formation, who had time to appear everywhere. Johan Mjällby said that he could be a world star from Honduras. Over time, Izaguirre's progress has somewhat stopped, but to the nine titles won by Celtic with Izaguirre in the line-up, Emilio had one of the most important roles in the team.

    Johan Mjällby

    For the first time, Jozef Vengloš, then Celtic's coach, drew attention to Johan. And now the Swede is already making his debut at Celtic Park. Yes, as he makes his debut: he goes into the Old Firm derby as a central defender, and Celtic achieves one of the most impressive victories over their main opponent: 5-1. Fate seemed destined for the Swede to become a legend of the club. The all-rounder even at the request of Martin O'Neill played at left-back when the competition in the center of defense was higher than in the Italian national team. His wit and understanding of football came in handy for Celtic and a dozen years later: Mjallby worked as an assistant head coach for four years after finishing his football career.

    Scott Brown

    True leader, captain, inspiration - everything good can be said about Scott. Scott Brown is the real heir to Lennon and Lambert, after which all the threads of the game in the center of the field are in his hands. The hard, intransigent, well-seen midfielder played at the base under Strachan, under Rodgers, and at the moment under Lennon. Scott is hung from head to toe with medals, which were earned with blood and sweat.


    Scott Brown might not be the best player in the world, but his charisma and hard work are exemplary for everyone. There is a very interesting fact that he loves FIFA very much and considering his image. He is one of the favourites of FIFA players which is why Celtic is actually quite popular in FIFA eSports tournaments.


    The reason why Brown is so well known here is the overall "score" he adds to the team. You see, most eSports bet tips for FIFA come from the average score of performance that each team has. It is calculated by combining the stats of every player The higher that is the higher the chance of winning.

    Neil Lennon

    Celtic’s captain and later its head coach. Perhaps Lennon was something like Roy Keane for United. Not too gifted technically, but always fighting till the last moment, the leader of the team, leading the partners. It is all the more surprising that their paths for the season crossed with Celtic. Keane even wanted to sign Lennon at Sunderland afterward. Lennon then coached Celtic's second team and took charge, collecting several trophies with the club and finally reaching the Champions League.

    Stiliyan Petrov

    The main favorite of Martin O'Neill, who considered Stylian a perfect player. They made Celtic's name famous side by side for five seasons, and then O'Neill lured Petrov to Aston Villa. However, all this may not have happened. John Barnes tried to teach the Bulgarian to play right-back. And Stilian always dreamed of leading the game. Fortunately, Barnes was replaced by O'Neill a season later, and Petrov became Scotland's best young player with him. And then Stilian became one of the main figures in the construction of the game and got the captain's armband in 2005.

    Aiden McGeady

    For a long time, I doubted who to put in the main line-up of the best: McGeady or Nakamura. But still, I opted for the guy who was happy with the game at Celtic. McGeady was famous for his excellent dribbling, the ability to shift to the center, and accurate kicks. McGeady has played at Celtic since the age of 18 and, four years later, has received two awards at the same time - the best young player of the year in Scotland. Perhaps McGeady could have done better, but it is nice that he is remembered and respected by fans of various teams.

    Henrik Larsson

    So we got to the player-era. 3 result in the club's history on goals scored. Curiously, Larsson scored his first goal in European competitions for Celtic in his own goal. But what does it matter? Henrik has consistently scored 30 goals for the season, playing a typical forward, supported from deep by John Hartson or Chris Sutton. Writing a lot about it doesn't make sense: turn on Youtube and watch. The miracles he did on the field cannot be put into words.