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Was Celtic's cup final a fond farewell for 'Larssonesque' Maeda?
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- PA Media By Tom English BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Hampden Published1 hour ago Everyone at Celtic is reluctant to compare any mere mortal to Henrik Larsson, a saintly figure of the club's past.
- Martin O'Neill fits the bill on both counts.
- When he said the other day that Daizen Maeda's contribution in the final, nerve-jangling, weeks of the league season was "absolutely Larssonesque" it was a mighty claim, but could any Celtic fan argue the point?
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
PA Media By Tom English BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Hampden Published1 hour ago Everyone at Celtic is reluctant to compare any mere mortal to Henrik Larsson, a saintly figure of the club's past. If you go there and mention a player in the same light then you'd better have credibility and an unarguable case.
Martin O'Neill fits the bill on both counts.
When he said the other day that Daizen Maeda's contribution in the final, nerve-jangling, weeks of the league season was "absolutely Larssonesque" it was a mighty claim, but could any Celtic fan argue the point? Hardly.
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