Carter Vickers had a vocal Spurs fan in Pochettino as Celtic hero backs up early hype to stand tall in Glasgow
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Pressley reckons Cameron Carter-Vickers has shown the growth at Celtic to prove size doesn’t matter.The former Parkhead defender was instantly taken by the qualities of the American international when he set eyes upon him as a Tottenham teenager.
Pressley had no doubts about Carter-Vickers’ talents to forge a successful career. However, in terms of England’s highest-level, concerns around the centre-back centered only on a lack of height.Pressley, though, says the Hoops centre-back’s impressive work and development has now made that supposed issue a complete non-starter.
Positional sense, reading of the game and use of the body has elevated Brendan Rodgers’ throwback stopper to the top of the class in Scotland.
Pressley, who admits he had to learn similar traits from elite-Maurice Malpas during his early days at Dundee United, explained: “I remember watching Carter-Vickers for Tottenham against Manchester United when he was 18.
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