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Arsenal-linked Doig hails Tierney as a career inspiration after winning SWFA award
Hibernian defender Josh Doig has labelled Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney as an inspiration after winning the SFWA Young Player of the Year award.
after picked up the prestigious accolade, the 18-year-old defender revealed that Tierney has been a major inspiration and hero for Doig in his career, and that his story has acted as fuel for the teenager to rise to the top of Scottish football after facing initial rejection.
Doig has flourished with Hibernian this season after being released by Edinburgh rivals Hearts earlier in his career, with the defender now attracting interest from the likes of Leicester City, Manchester City and Arsenal as , and the teenager is a fan of Tierney, who joined the Gunners from Celtic in 2019 for a reported transfer fee of £25m .
The Hibernian defender said when asked about how Tierney has inspired his career: “You could tell he [Tierney] was going to go far and what he is doing at Arsenal now is absolutely mental. He’s someone you want to idolise because of what he has done in his career already. He had set-backs too. I know when he was younger, he got told he wasn’t big enough. I was the same, I was so skinny and I got released.”
TBR View: Inspiration for Tierney could fuel Arsenal move for Doig
Doig’s rise from a Hearts reject to one of the most exciting prospects on Scottish football is a story that tugs at the heartstrings of any supporters of the game, and his recent comments on how much Tierney inspired him could put Arsenal in the driver’s seat for the teenager’s signature.
Indeed, the Gunners are in desperate need of a backup left-back, with Tierney the only natural player in that position in the first-team, and although Doig could be seen as an inexperience second-choice option for the position, the 18-year-old has proved this season he has the potential to one day flourish into a top defender if given the platform to flourish and succeed.