Liel Abada insists Celtic centurion James Forrest provides him with daily advice and inspiration.
The Israeli winger is full of admiration for the Parkhead hero, who penned the latest fantastic chapter in his fairytale career with a weekend hat-trick against Hibs in the Hoops’ 6-1 victory. Abada was just eight years of age when Forrest scored his first top-team goal for Celtic on debut against Motherwell in May 2010.
Over a dozen years later, the attacker has netted in every top-flight season since and has now taken his overall tally to the 100 mark. With 20 winners’ medals and 99 assists also in the bank, few would argue with Ange Postecoglou ’s assessment that Forrest is a club legend. At the age of 31, there is still more to come before he is done and, as a fellow winger, Abada rates his colleague in the highest regards as both a player and a person.
