Alex Rae provides an explanation of Philippe Clement’s tactics against Celtic’s Kyogo and Daizen Maeda, which were mainly unsuccessful. Clement was the former manager of Rangers.

Alex Rae provides an explanation of Philippe Clement’s tactics against Celtic’s Kyogo and Daizen Maeda, which were mainly unsuccessful. Clement was the former manager of Rangers. Alex Rae has knowledge of the hazards that Kyogo and Daizen Maeda posed during their tenures at Celtic.

Rae became a member of Philippe Clement’s coaching staff at Rangers in October 2023, following the termination of Michael Beale. Certainly, Celtic managed to secure a victory over Clement on a few occasions during his tenure in the Glasgow derby; however,

the Hoops were consistently the more successful and superior team. This was primarily exemplified by Kyogo, who played as the central striker, and Maeda, who played on the left flank. The duo terrorized Rangers’ defense for years at Celtic Park and Ibrox. Rae’s perspective on Clement’s approach to preventing Kyogo and Maeda

from advancing Rae is acutely aware of this fact, and following a conversation regarding Maeda’s nomination for the SFWA Player of the Year on the Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, the former Rangers staff member was queried about the Celtic star.Gordon Duncan, the host, inquired about the extent to which the Rangers’ pre-match analysis focused on Maeda. Rae responded that it was more about Kyogo than his compatriot.

Rae then elaborated on the unsuccessful efforts of Rangers to counter Celtic’s erstwhile dynamic duo: “Well, it wasn’t about him under Phil; Kyogo was the central figure; he (Maeda) was coming off the left.” “They would almost pivot around to a two (up front).” Therefore, the challenge is to encourage your center halves to divide as much as possible,

as they attempt to perform a dual function.”In contrast, Maeda would attempt to capitalize on the right center-back and (James) Tavernier.” You were attempting to play the ball across to the ‘keeper, draw Kyogo and Maeda in, and then pass it to your full-backs. “We executed this in the opening derby of the season at Parkhead for 10 or 15 minutes.

Suddenly, they stole the ball a few times, which caused us to become anxious. The rest of the day was a blur.” Maeda and Kyogo were devastating against the Rangers. Throughout the 17 games he played against Rangers for Celtic between 2021 and his final derby at the beginning of 2024, Kyogo exerted an immense amount of pressure on them. In total, he scored eight goals against the Ibrox team and only suffered four losses.

Competition Appearances Wins, draws, and losses Objectives Facilitate Scottish Premiership 9 5 2 2 6 – Premiership Split of the Top Six 3 1 1 1 – – Scottish FA Cup 3 2 0 1 – – Scottish League Cup 2 2 0 0 2 – Total Seventeen, ten, three, four, eight – Kyogo’s unsuccessful £10 million January transfer to Stade Rennais will ensure that Mead’s record against Rangers remains intact.

Competition Appearances Wins, draws, and losses Objectives Facilitate Scottish Premiership 11 7 2 2 4 1 Premiership Split of the Top Six 4 1 2 1 – 2 Scottish FA Cup 3 2 0 1 – 1 Scottish League Cup 2 2 0 0 1 1 In total 20 12 4 4 5 5 Maeda capitalized on that arrangement by becoming Celtic’s new central striker, and it is inevitable that his goal total will rise in the future seasons.

“However, you must endeavor to play through it, to stretch them to the maximum extent possible, and to discourage those two.” Presently, it is exceedingly challenging to discourage Kyogo and Maeda!” “They just strangle the life out of the opposition and it’s just the philosophy they have.”