Celtic legend rates Peter Sweeney

By JB
May 26 2004

Celtic and Arsenal legend Charlie Nicholas has recognised the undoubted ability of Millwall's Peter Sweeney. The young Lion came on as a substitute for Scotland's U21 side against their Republic of Ireland counterparts and earned deserved praise.

After the game, which Scotland lost 3-1, Nicholas said: "I like Sweeney, he looks comfortable on the ball."

The interesting thing is Sweeney was being deployed in central midfield, where his two-footedness really came to the fore.

He wriggled away from opponents with ease, spraying the ball about like a seasoned professional.

Not bad, given he's just 19 years of age!