After Luis Palma’s goal against Motherwell yesterday, Brendan Rodgers singled out the Honduran international for special attention.
In the thrilling 2-1 victory over the Fir Park team, Palma appeared to make a cross-come-shot, and Rodgers expressed his happiness for the £3.5 million summer signing.
Rodgers stated, “Aye it was a great cross!” on page 53 of the Sunday Mail print edition. No, he’s adapting just like the other new guys, which is wonderful for him. They are not accustomed to this level of intensity.
“That will mean a lot to him. He can play in a wonderful cross like that, and we were pleased when it found the corner.
Luis Palma appears to have a promising future at Celtic.
The Honduran international has had to settle for bit part contributions so far at Celtic but, in my opinion, he has done relatively well.
After impressing on international duty, Celtic look like they have got themselves a player and their £3.5m investment was justified. A goal and an assist is a great performance on the international stage and Palma looks like he is starting to make a name for himself in his homeland.
Against Feyenoord, he looked bright and alert on the wing but did seem to lack pace which is crucial for wingers in this day and age.
However, said to be a free-kick specialist, Palma displayed incredible nous as he curled his shot through a ruck of players, past Liam Kelly and into the Motherwell net to open the scoring.
No question for me he meant it. His goal celebration suggested that he did. He now needs to kick on from here. Predominantly a left winger, Palma will find it difficult to dislodge Maeda.
Indeed, he has been known to play the number ten role and as a striker. This could be pivotal as Rodgers is known to be flexible when changing Celtic’s formations and shapes. Especially in Europe.
All Palma needs to do is to continue to impress anytime an opportunity arises. If he does that then he will be vying for a first-team spot in no time.
