Kieran Tierney

Guy is priceless

 

Priceless like a mother's love, or the good kind? :icon_mrgreen:

 

KT on his goal last night: "I don’t think UEFA are giving me it but the Celtic fans are giving me it and I’m claiming it, put it that way."


KT: "You dream it, but I’ve just worked hard the last four years and I’ve been given the chance and I’m doing my best to take it."


KT: "The experience of being 19-years-old playing against the best players in the world will help me a lot and take me forward in the game."


KT on fans last night: "The atmosphere was brilliant. It was one of the best if not the best I’ve ever seen Celtic Park."


KT: "The tempo is so high in the @ChampionsLeague and that’s what I need to get used to so I’m looking forward to more games."


KT on @dundeefconline :We just need to prepare every game the same and that’s what we’ll do.




KT: "We’ll train tomorrow and hopefully get the win against Dundee."


KT: "That’d be ideal for us. Obviously we’re in a good position now but we are looking to continue that."

 

I hope the lad becomes a future captain, and its been nice lately to see how capable he is with his other foot when he has the confidence/timing right.

 

Kieran Tierney: Teachers told me to get a real job...I've got one now



It wasn’t so long ago that Kieran Tierney’s teachers raised a tired eyebrow and told the youngster to knuckle down to a real job.

Telling them that he planned on playing football for a living carried little truck as they told the then aspiring full-back to focus on life on the 9-5 beat.

His motivation, however, was never on proving them wrong but rather on proving himself right.

“I remember when I was at school and I was picking my subjects we had to put down what we wanted to do as a job,” said the 19-year-old. “I always picked football.

“But the teachers told me I can’t do that and I should write down ‘joiner’ or something like that.

“I always chose football though. I’d been playing for Celtic for six years by that point and someone was saying I couldn’t play football!

“I wasn’t out to prove anyone wrong, it’s just what I wanted to do.

“My mum, Gail, is actually a dinner lady at the school, Our Lady’s in Motherwell, so she always gets asked how I’m doing and I’ve been back doing awards ceremonies and stuff. It’s been good.”

Tierney came firmly into prominence last season under Ronny Deila but he has maintained his place under Brendan Rodgers.

At one of the first press conferences with the former Liverpool manager, Tierney’s name was singled out as one of those at the club that he felt could go on to play at the very top level.

The manner of Tierney’s performances at European level would give credence to that theory but part of the reason why he has made such a strong impression on the first-team is his attitude.

Level-headed and keen to take on board the advice that has been dispensed towards him, the teenager hasn’t been carried away with the early trappings of his position.

Indeed, he still stays at home with his folks and while his dug money might have gone up a bit in the last 18 months, he has credited his parents and friends for keeping his feet on the ground.


“My family keep saying they can’t believe it,” smiled Tierney. “It’s mad really. Everyone dreams of this but you never really expect it.

“Everyone is happy and proud. It’s good for me and it makes me happy to make my family proud.

“I try to do the same things. A few people want pictures and stuff, but apart from that it’s just normal for me. I still live at home with my mum and dad.

“It’s just the easiest thing for me. It saves me cooking and doing the washing and ironing!

“My mum has been great. She’s never on to me to tidy my room, so it’s ideal really.

“To be fair my dig money has gone slightly up, but I don’t mind that. It takes a wee bit of pressure off them.”

It is on the park, though, where the teenager has made his mark.


Calm with ball, aggressive in the tackle and an aptitude for getting forward, Tierney is capable of fulfilling the demands of the modern fullback, even if there is something of the throwback in his unfashionable black boots and socks at his ankles.

The Champions League playground was always going to provide a few tests, though, and coming up against Lionel Messi and Raheem Sterling has not been without their challenges.

“He [Sterling] is one of the world’s best wingers and one of the fastest guys in football,” he said. “So it was a great experience for me to play against him.

“I felt I did okay. He is a £50 million player, so he is going to get crosses in and do good stuff in the game. You expect that. But I tried my best against him and hopefully did okay.”


Tierney’s shot was deflected into the net by Sterling for Celtic’s second goal on Wednesday night, a game that marked Tierney’s 50th appearance for the club.

UEFA were a little harsh in awarding the strike as an own-goal, but Tierney was insistent on claiming it.

“It was a great through ball from Tom [Rogic] and luckily it has ended up in the back of the net. Me and everyone else inside Celtic Park celebrated like it was mine, so I’ll take that.

“I didn’t notice the name of the scorer changing on the scoreboard, but someone told me afterwards. As long as it went in, I wasn’t really caring.

“But I won’t correct anyone who congratulates me on scoring it! I just tried to hit it towards the back post and make sure it beat the goalkeeper. Sterling deflected it and it went in.”

 

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ttish-Premiership-Transfer-News-Bayern-Munich

 

He should stay here for the next three seasons at least, best thing to do for his development as a player.

 

Don't want to get too ahead of myself but can see him being a future legend. He'll be heartbroken when Roberts leaves though!

 

Probably but I've no doubt he'll be on the 'watch list' for every big team in Europe. That doesn't neccesarily mean interest, it's just a lot of extensive scouting networks and him being a very promising youngster.

 

I * love Kieran Tierney

 

Deserved another assist Saturday..

 

He's going to be linked with a new team every week. I can't help feeling he's such a fan he'll be here for a while though. It'll take a huge amount of cash for him to move on. Then he'll have a really * season at his new club because his heart's at Celtic and we'll sign him back half price

 

He's like the fan that he is, who's just run on from the stand to celebrate wi Broony

 

He's the one young talent who might just possibly stay here his whole career à la Paul McStay.

You never know.

 

Like any Celtic fan, he is already living his dream, playing for the team he grew up watching and supporting. But people have dreams and also ambition. His ambition will take him elsewhere. Unlike Brown, who's probably the last best player to play his whole career up in Scotland, I don't think there has ever been any serious interest in Brown over the years. Meanwhile Tierney's stock is rising by the game and he's still 19. He will be here for at least a couple more years, then he will go elsewhere to prove himself at a higher level...and also money talks...even for someone as grounded as Tierney.

 

His legs are looking much stronger now. Been in the squat rack.

 

Have to agree with this. Can't imagine he would move on quick, like our foreign youngster's. Think we'll get at least 5 years yet out of him, but like you, can see him playing out his career here.