Here's an extract from the Sunday Times just to back up my point on Naka's intelligence:
“We’ve not had enough time to work with the players because of the midweek matches, and also the weather’s restricted us on the training field. Seriously, it also depends on the intelligence of the players, I only have to tell (Shunsuke) Nakamura once and he picks it up.” Smiling, the manager refused to elaborate on the slower members of his squad.
It really shows up the Scottish media tbh. RTE and Sky pundits all reckon Naka is Celtic's best player. Ruud Gullit and Jamie Redknapp rave about him every week. Brady called him a genius after the Benfica game. He has got more praise in a couple of months from pundits outside of Scotland than he has from Scottish pundits since he joined Celtic.
I'd be worried if you don't appreciate Naka's class.
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