Rodgers is right, Arne Engels will come good for Celtic

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·30 November 2024

Rodgers is right, Arne Engels will come good for Celtic

Brendan is right, Arne Engels will come good for Celtic…

Arne Engels of Celtic FC and Jashari Ardon of Club Brugge during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic and Club Brugge on November 27, 2024. Photo: Peter De Voecht

Brendan Rodgers yesterday spoke of his belief that Arne Engels will flourish into the great player we all know he is capable of being. It’s not only excellent man management by the Irishman, but it also happens to be the truth.

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Brendan spoke about how it took time for the likes of Paulo Bernardo and Nicolas Kuhn to adjust and he is right.

Arne is getting some stick off the supporters, which is a bit understandable due to his price tag, but he is only 21 after all and adapting to life in a new country, whilst trying to adjust to a new style of football. And as Brendan said yesterday Arne didn’t set the price.

Arne Engels at Tynecastle. Hearts v Celtic, 23 November 2024. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

You can clearly see Arne has the talent, he does things off the ball that perhaps go unnoticed, but he admittedly hasn’t shown his full potential as of yet.

That as Brendan says will come with time and development though. Arne is now a full Belgian internationalist after all, and you don’t get picked for a side so talented if you haven’t got something about you.

Engels Arne midfielder of Belgium during the UEFA Nations League tournament League A Phase Group A2 match between Israel and Belgium on November 17, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary, 17/11/2024 . Photo Tomas Sisk

I know players don’t often get time to fully settle at a club such as ours, but Arne deserves too, because as Brendan says, he will flourish given time. This season is all about finding his feet and contributing as much as he possibly can. It will be next season before we really see the record signing shine in the Hoops. He’ll be just 22 then.

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