Mark Hendry: Time to Let Maeda Go - Celtic’s Relentless Runner Has Finally Run His Course

His effort never wavered, but with form and focus gone, it’s time for a respectful goodbye.

Daizen Maeda has often gone from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again.

The Celtic attacker has been consistently inconsistent throughout his three years in Glasgow and fans have never really known what they would get from the 27-year-old from one weekend to the next.

For every perfect hattrick scored, two one-on-ones were spurned.

For every James Tavernier rinsed on derby day… two more one-on-ones passed up.

What the Hoops WERE always guaranteed from the forward was effort. Maeda would run for 90 minutes and press opponents as though they owed him money.