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Daizen Maeda reveals the Celtic stage fright he channelled into delivering raucous Parkhead curtain raiser

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Daizen Maeda admits he took a bout of stage fright before his raucous Celtic curtain raiser. But the Japanese star has revealed that positive nervous energy fired him to deliver on a personal pre-match promise that he’d hit the net on debut.Maeda is off to a flier at Parkhead having struck within four minutes of his maiden appearance for Ange Postecoglou ’s team.

The Asian’s key finish set Celtic on their way to a victory over Hibs which ensured his team hit the ground running upon Premiership resumption.It was the perfect beginning for Maeda who admitted the enormity of the occasion began to hit home in the lead-up to the contest.After a fortnight of relaxed training with his new colleagues during the winter break, the 24-year-old suddenly felt tension in the air as his big bow approached.Maeda insists that was a totally new emotion and experience for him, but he used it to power his performance and produce the goods in front of goal.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Celtic Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.He explained: “I knew there was a big expectation on me, so I was nervous before the game.“I really don’t get nervous, but before the game, I heard a lot of things and a lot of people spoke to me.“This is why I got nervous, but fortunately, I could convert that feeling

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