{"id":9312,"date":"2016-06-29T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T07:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9312"},"modified":"2016-06-29T08:43:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T07:43:03","slug":"celtic-diary-wednesday-june-29-passto-dembele-on-the-right-hand-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9312","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Wednesday June 29: PassTo Dembele On The Right Hand Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

A title shamelessly stolen from one of yesterdays replies, and to the tune of eighties pop nugget Pass The Duchie, which is a drinking bowl, and nothing to do with drugs.<\/p>\n

“Sneaky “Pete Lawwell, pictured below, Took full advantage as soon as manager \u00a0Brendan Rodgers had his back turned and spent around half a million pounds of the unlimited warchest on a young lad from France via Fulham, and expects us to forget all about Resolution 12.<\/p>\n

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Not only that, he finally offloaded the last of the deadwood from the Celtic front line, as Stefan Scepovic joined Getafe, and the daft bastards gave Celtic \u00a31m for him. Which if we don’t change it into Euros will be worth bugger all by the weekend.<\/p>\n

Thing is, for the time being, its worked.<\/p>\n

Moussa Dembele arrived at Celtic Park not only with a good write up for what he’s done on the park, but with a level headed approach to his career that is refreshingly unique in todays money laden game.<\/p>\n

He could have gone to many other clubs, clubs with larger pay packets to dangle in front of him, but instead, he appears to have decided that Brendan Rodgers can make him a better player, Celtic would provide a better platform for him to develop, and most of all, we have better songs than any other club.<\/p>\n

The acquisition of Dembele has been described as a “great coup ” , a “massive coup ” and a “tremendous coup ” by struggling journalists who clearly left their thesaurus’s at home, so in keeping with the trend, here’s a picture of a heilan’ coo, because I haven’t seen the latest Jurassic Park and don’t even know what a thesaurus looks like.<\/p>\n

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So, what do we know about Dembele ? And how could Mark Warburton and his intrepid scouting team have missed out on one of the English game’s brightest talents ? Hang on, maybe he isn’t that good after all…<\/p>\n

Well, let’s see what Fulham thought about him when they signed him….<\/p>\n

The signing of Moussa Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 from Paris Saint-Germain was a huge coup for both Club and Academy – with the young Frenchman an undeniably exciting prospect.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In sharing his name with one of Fulham\u2019s biggest stars at the time, his arrival generated much interest in what was one of our most-talked about deals of the 2012 summer.<\/em><\/p>\n

A player that can lead the line or play wide in a front three, the France youth international has pace to burn, skill in abundance and an ability to get in behind the opposition defence. Highly-rated in his homeland,\u00a0Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 has great potential and committed his future to the Club when he signed his first professional contract in July 2013 until the summer of 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2013\/14 campaign began brilliantly for the striker as he scored goals for fun at Under-18 level, with his form soon earning him promotion to Kit Symons’ Under-21 squad. He made the step up seamlessly, notching five goals in his first four matches for his new age group.<\/em><\/p>\n

He then went on to play for Fulham’s First Team, making his debut as a late substitute in a defeat at West Ham United in November 2013. He made two more First Team appearances before the 2013\/14 season was out, also playing a key role in the Under-18s’ march to the FA Youth Cup Final.<\/em><\/p>\n

Finished the season with 23 goals in 17 league and cup appearances for Fulham’s Under-18s.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2014\/15 campaign saw him score his first senior goals for the Club when he hit a brace in our 5-2 defeat by Derby County in the Capital One Cup. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

There has been a little confusion around the siging because there is another player in England who shares his name, but thatone is older, slower and Belgian… possibly the harshest thing I’ve ever said about anyone.<\/p>\n

Moussa Sidi Yaya Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/b>\u00a0(born 16 July 1987), usually referred to as\u00a0Mousa Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/b>, is a Belgian\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays as a\u00a0central midfielder<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Premier League<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Belgium national football team<\/a>, for whom he has achieved over 60 caps.<\/em><\/p>\n

Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 started his career at\u00a0Belgian Pro League<\/a>\u00a0team\u00a0Germinal Beerschot<\/a>\u00a0before spells at\u00a0Eredivisie<\/a>\u00a0sides\u00a0Willem II<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0AZ<\/a>in the Netherlands. He won the league title and the\u00a0Johan Cruijff Shield<\/a>\u00a0with the latter in 2009. Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 transferred to\u00a0Premier League<\/a>\u00a0side\u00a0Fulham<\/a>\u00a0in 2010 before joining current club Tottenham for a fee of \u00a315 million in August 2012. He was ranked 91st in\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>\u00a0‘s list of the 100 best current footballers in 2012.[4]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0This is the one we’ve got…<\/p>\n

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Easily identifiable by the hooped shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 playing for\u00a0Fulham<\/a>\u00a0in 2015<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Personal information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Full name<\/th>\nMoussa Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of birth<\/th>\n12 July 1996\u00a0(age\u00a019)<\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Place of birth<\/th>\nPontoise<\/a>, France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Height<\/th>\n1.83\u00a0m (6\u00a0ft 0\u00a0in)[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playing position<\/th>\nForward<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Club information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Current team<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
Celtic<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number<\/th>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Youth career<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2002\u20132004<\/th>\nUS Cergy Clos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004\u20132012<\/th>\nParis Saint-Germain<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012\u20132013<\/th>\nFulham<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senior career*<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Years<\/th>\nTeam<\/b><\/td>\nApps\u2020<\/sup><\/b><\/td>\n(Gls)\u2020<\/sup><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013\u20132016<\/th>\nFulham<\/a><\/td>\n56<\/td>\n(15)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016\u2013<\/th>\nCeltic<\/a><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n(0)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National team\u2021<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2011\u20132012<\/th>\nFrance U16<\/a><\/td>\n14<\/td>\n(4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/th>\nFrance U17<\/a><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n(0)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013\u20132014<\/th>\nFrance U18<\/a><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n(1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014\u20132015<\/th>\nFrance U19<\/a><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n(5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015\u2013<\/th>\nFrance U20<\/a><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n(0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Twelfth of July ?<\/p>\n

Maybe we could organise some sort of parade on that day for his birthday, especially after we win the Europa League next season. Or the Scottish league…or anything.<\/p>\n

Could you imagine the Glasgow City Council’s excuse for saying no…?<\/p>\n

There really is no point in looking to the Scottish media for a fair and balanced opinion on the lad, so we’ll hop into this…<\/p>\n

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and head back to December 2015, and when we get there, we’ll have a look at this, from FourFourTwo magazine…<\/p>\n

Moussa Dembele: The Fulham hotshot linked with England and Germany’s big guns \u00a0<\/span>
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The 60-second story<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FACT FILE<\/h3>\n
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