“That’s why I wanted also to come here to Celtic,” Arne Engels

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·7 Februari 2025

“That’s why I wanted also to come here to Celtic,” Arne Engels

Arne Engels reveals Celtic’s intent to ‘destroy teams’ as Hoops ace lavishes praise on his teammates after 6-0 demolition of Dundee at Paradise on Wednesday night…

Arne Engels of Celtic celebrates scoring to make the score 1-0 Celtic v Dundee at Celtic Park, on 5 February 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock

The Belgian midfielder was on hand to score twice and assist Daizen Maeda for a possible goal of the season contender against Dundee on Wednesday evening as Brendan Rodgers’ side produced a stunning 6-0 display against Dundee.

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With a blockbuster Champions League knockout playoff round tie with Bayern Munich next week, the Scottish champions are fighting on all fronts. Before the German giants is Raith Rovers in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday evening at Paradise.

Speaking post-match, the 21 year-old laid out his plans for the remainder of the season, and why Celtic are becoming a machine domestically: “Every game we are learning and picking things up what we need to improve. We have an amazing squad of people that want to improve every week and every day,” Engels said.

Arne Engels of Celtic celebrates scoring to make the score 1-0 Celtic v Dundee, Celtic Park, 5 February 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace

‘We are trying to make a machine’

“You see it in our performance, that it’s only getting better and better every time. And that we are trying to make a machine. So, yeah, we are in a good way. The season is not over, so we are trying to improve every game.”

“That’s why I wanted also to come here to Celtic, it’s the mindset of winning and keep on going even it’s 4-0 or something – just to destroy teams. And that’s what I really like from mentality wise here, that everybody has the same mindset and same way of thinking here, and I really love it. We are evolving a lot. Also defensive wise, we stepped up a lot in a few months. We are more stable, I think, than in the beginning.”

‘We are really sharp in defence’

Engels added: “And that you see also in the in the performance, like against Dundee, we are really sharp in defence and trying to get that zero. Kasper is always talking about it – keeping the clean sheet. So we are also really happy for him to help him with that.”

Arne Engels of Celtic celebrates scoring to make the score 5-0. Celtic v Dundee, at Celtic on 5 February 2025 Photo Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock

Celtic’s record signing reckons he and his teammates should not be fearing Bundesliga league leaders Bayern Munich when Vincent Kompany’s side arrive in Glasgow for next week’s colossal Champions League encounter between the two teams.

‘We can cause every team problems’

“I think we can cause every team problems. We showed it already in Champions League, that we can do it against every team. But the next game is in the weekend, so that’s our main focus now,” the Belgian outlined.

“We want to win everything, and that’s why we are really good at this season, to keep on doing every game by itself. Not looking forward in the next two weeks or something, just game by game.”

Conor Spence

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