Glasgow, Scotland – E don happen, Adam Matthews, who don carry him legs come Shamrock Rovers after he don waka from Celtic, don talk say di pressure and expectations wey dey for Rovers dey remind am of how e dey play with Celtic. Na wa o, wetin no go happen for football?
Matthews join Celtic for 2011 from Cardiff City, and for four years, he shine like star. He don appear 150 times and score five goals for di greens. During him tenure, Celtic conquer di league four times, grab one Scottish Cup, and one League Cup. Plus, make we no forget di legendary match wey dem beat Barcelona 2-1 for di Champions League in 2012. Na true padi him be, no be so?
But after dem send am waka small, him begin chill with Shamrock Rovers this January. So far, he don play seven league games, and he dey show him versatility like say e bi magician for defense.
As dem ask am about di pressure, Matthews no hold back. Him talk, “Celtic’s a massive, massive team, but you get di same feeling with di fans. You are expected to win every game. Obviously, you can’t.” (Correct, but dem no fit win all, even Celtic sabi wahala!). “This thing dey happen for every game with us, and Celtic dey feel di same pressure.”
Even though Scottish Premiership and League of Ireland no dey on di same level for attention, Matthews gree say di vibe around di clubs be similar. Both teams dey use to dey win, and di fans no dey take nonsense when e come to success. E be like say winning culture no sabi boundary.
Now, Matthews don shift him focus to help Rovers maintain dem title reign and push for another chance to chop di glory. With him experience and leadership skills, Rovers fit dey our side to keep up di sweet form wey dem dey enjoy.
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