{"id":134315,"date":"2025-09-10T18:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134315\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:04:10","slug":"mega-odin-holm-celtic-claim-roared-by-brendan-rodgers-proves-a-prediction-gone-horribly-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/134315\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega Odin Holm Celtic claim roared by Brendan Rodgers proves a prediction gone horribly wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were 10 signings made in the summer of 2023 and only the loan of Paulo Bernardo could be deemed a success<\/p>\n

12:58, 10 Sep 2025Updated 13:49, 10 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

The summer of 2023 appeared set to be the stick to beat Celtic<\/a> decision makers with for years to come.<\/p>\n

But few could have predicted the farce which ensued this summer and the simmering recriminations aimed towards the club’s decision makers.<\/p>\n

However, the lingering effects of a transfer window two years ago packed with mistakes made on Brendan Rodgers<\/a>‘ return for his second spell continue to be felt even factoring the epic fail which left fans short of a true replacement for Kyogo, Nicolas Kuhn<\/a> and watching Adam Idah leave for Swansea.<\/p>\n

There were 10 signings made in the summer of 2023 and only the loan of Paulo Bernardo could be deemed a success and that’s for a player who has been reduced to a fringe man in recent months.<\/p>\n

Maik Nawrocki and Gustaf Lagerbielke weren’t even afforded the chance to do much wrong but both were deemed ill-fits by Rodgers. The former is on loan at Hannover 96 while Sweden international Lagerbielke joined Braga permanently in the summer.<\/p>\n

South Korea duo Kwon and Yang<\/a> have fared differently, midfielder Kwon showed fleeting glimpses with St Mirren and Hibs before winning a shock transfer to Ligue 1 Nantes.<\/p>\n

Yang should be away too but his move to Birmingham collapsed on deadline day. The 22-year-old is flawed but he has also shown excitement, especially when used as an impact sub with the South Korea international being fired out the cannon.<\/p>\n

Marco Tilio was deemed to be “training away” by Rodgers before he was sent back Down Under before landing a permanent switch to Rapid Vienna this summer.<\/p>\n

\"Celtic'sGustaf Lagerbielke in action for Celtic(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n

If Lagerbielke and Nawrocki were annexed due to a lack of pace then the scouting department must have been watching Luis Palma on double speed.<\/p>\n

The Honduras international had set-piece capabilities but his one-paced style always made him an unlikely candidate to be Celtic’s long-term starter on the left wing.<\/p>\n

Throw in cumbersome Nat Phillips, a nightmare loan signing from Liverpool, and you couldn’t possibly get it more wrong if you employed the man or woman on the street.<\/p>\n

But there was one potential gem hiding amid the stones which weighed down a summer to forget.<\/p>\n

Odin Thiago Holm<\/a> offered an air of confidence underlined by the fact he’d gone to deed poll as a teenager to add his favourite playmaker’s name to his.<\/p>\n

Valerenga reckoned Holm was one of the best midfielders in Europe during his formative years and there was genuine excitement when Celtic landed the then 20-year-old in a \u00a32.5million deal.<\/p>\n

Rodgers said upon his arrival: “He is a player who has been in the club\u2019s scouting and recruitment system for some time.<\/p>\n

“I have looked at him closely and believe he is someone who can make a big impact at the club.”<\/p>\n

Holm had to bide his time for his opportunity in his first season after being sent off against Feyenoord during a 2-0 defeat in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

But his boss remained an ardent backer and was effusive in his praise before a start against Aberdeen – a 6-0 trouncing of which Holm only played 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

Rodgers added: “I genuinely believe that over the course of his time here, he will prove to be a big talent, but he\u2019s got to start some games and this is a nice opportunity for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got all the attributes in terms of being a top player. He needs to get physically stronger in terms of his upper body. But he can travel with the ball, he can see a pass and then he can make the pass. He\u2019s obviously played a lot lower down the pitch in his short career so far.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he has that possibility to play higher up to get in the box and score goals because technically he\u2019s very, very good and he has a nice little edge to him as well where he could put his foot in and make tackles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holm’s minutes dried up and he’s been with MLS heavyweights LAFC since January.<\/p>\n

But his Stateside adventure had led him off the beaten path where he is now a regular fixture for the club’s B team with his most recent game the 4-0 pasting of North Texas on August 25.<\/p>\n

Holm’s skills and assists were a social media smash during his teenage years with his acrobatic tricks going viral.<\/p>\n

And those videos appear a microcosm for his career to date, flashes of brilliance but lacking the consistency to truly make a telling impact.<\/p>\n

A Celtic redemption arc appears unlikely but, perhaps, Holm was the right type of talent but plucked at the wrong time in a summer where everything went awry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There were 10 signings made in the summer of 2023 and only the loan of Paulo Bernardo could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[8812,49,48,13881,13882,73160,561,82,9327],"class_list":["post-134315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-brendan-rodgers","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celtic-fc","tag-celtic-transfer-news","tag-odin-thiago-holm","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-transfer-talk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}