Ange Postecoglou has thrown a protective arm around misfiring Daizen Maeda and insisted he’s not about to chuck him on the Celtic scrapheap because he’s having a tough time in front of goal.
Japanese attacker Maeda has scored just one goal in 17 appearances for club and country this term - in the 4-1 Premier Sports Cup win over Ross County in August - and passed up a couple of good chances to end his drought in the 2-0 Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
But the former Yokohama Marinos striker wasn’t alone in failing to convert chances that night and his manager isn’t about to hang the 24-year-old out to dry. Postecoglou said: “It is just perseverance. I know people look at the end product and Daizen has been a bit unlucky on a couple of occasions against Leipzig.
