Arne Engels, a Celtic midfielder, is still making an impression in the engine room, and Cameron Carter-Vickers will be thrilled with his outstanding performance.
The Bhoys advanced to the Premier Sports Cup final last weekend after crushing Aberdeen at Hampden, securing a delicious showpiece matchup with Rangers in the middle of December.
At the national stadium, Cameron Carter-Vickers, of course, fired Celtic into the lead by rising highest from a corner from Arne Engels.
With goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and Nicolas Kuhn as well as a hat-trick from Daizen Maeda to complete the task in style, the United States international ultimately ended up opening the floodgates for his teammates.
Carter-Vickers, however, has cited Engels as a key factor in the victory and elaborated on the part he sees the Belgium international playing going forward.
Cameron Carter-Vickers on the Celtic role of Arne Engels
Regarding his opponent, Carter-Vickers thinks Engels is the best player to play a box-to-box midfield role for Celtic because of his skill on the filthy side of the game and his two assists, which combine style with industry.
“I couldn’t really miss it, but yeah, it was good,” he said, initially referring to Engels’ set-piece delivery for his opening [Daily Record] performance.Of course. To be fair, I don’t score very frequently, so it felt good. Arne made a fantastic ball with a fantastic whip, and I thought it dipped just so.
Carter-Vickers went on to talk about the Dendermonde native’s contribution to the team: “I’ve seen his work off the ball since he’s been here. He certainly possesses that kind of strength and power
in the midfield to get back and be a box-to-box player.”
Arne Engels is fulfilling the Celtics’ expectations.
Engels is getting off to a great start at Parkhead, gaining self-assurance and seeming to be worth every cent of his £11 million price tag.
The Belgian has won 18 duels and generated 12 opportunities while playing in the Scottish Premiership, according to stat-trackers Fotmob, supporting the notion that he can play both positions.
Engels is undoubtedly living up to the hype with the Bhoys, even though expectations will always surround him as the team’s record acquisition