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Former Celtic star Tomoki Iwata has been hailed as having ‘an absolute hammer shot’ in his armoury by Birmingham City team-mate Scott Wright.
Blues splashed big money over the course of the summer transfer window to put themselves in a good spot to win promotion from League One and raided Celtic to capture Iwata.
They also dealt with Glasgow’s other giants in the shape of Rangers to sign winger Wright.
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Both players were fielded by Birmingham on Tuesday night in their 4-0 win over Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Trophy.
Wright helped himself to two goals, while Iwata also got on the scoresheet with a neat finish from a Wright cut-back.
The former Rangers man saluted Iwata and lavished praise on the quality of his shots.
“He’s got an absolute hammer shot”, Wright said on Blues TV.
“It’s a great ball from Dion [Sanderson], great seeing him back in the team, back fit; I think you can see the quality he brings to the team on the ball. He’s so brave bringing it up into that position. It’s a great pass in behind for me.
“I saw Tomoki coming to the edge of the box with no one around him. I managed to find him and it’s a fantastic finish from him.”
Iwata found his chances limited at Celtic and Brendan Rodgers was happy enough to sell him in the summer.
The 27-year-old clocked 24 appearances for the Bhoys over the course of last season, but got on the scoresheet just once.
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