Cameron Carter-Vickers is massively underperforming. If Liam Scales put in similar showings he’d be torn to shreds…
It’s a topic that some Celtic supporters won’t want wish to discuss, but it’s important that we do, and that is the recent poor form of Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Underperforming players like Reo Hatate, and Nicolas Kuhn will be highlighted more, but our Big Strong Man, the rock and heartbeat of our defence has also been found wanting these past few weeks.
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CCV, who is our leader at the back, and so often holds our backline together, has looked a pale shadow of himself these past few weeks, and you could argue that he’s been below par this entire campaign. Perhaps the toe issue he has not been fully resolved and he’s playing through the pain barrier? We should be told if that is indeed the case.
No one wants to hear it, but it’s true. CCV’s not been that wholehearted, fully committed, all round central defender that we have grown to admire and rely on the marshal the Celtic defence and give nothing away . He’s the man who brings us stability and security at the back, like a few others in the side, has been massively guilty of underperforming.
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In fact if Liam Scales has been putting in the same sort of performances he’d have been torn to shreds by the more critical element of our support. CCV like a few others in the side desperately needs to up his game. And on Scales he lost his place to Auston Trusty as the American has more pace.
That’s needed for the Champions League more than playing against a low-block in Perth against the team rock bottom of the league. Scales has a better passing range than CCV or Trusty and we could have been doing with that yesterday. Yes, I know he was unavailable but is can play on Saturday and he should. So too should Maik Nawrocki.
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Just an Ordinary Bhoy
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The manager changing his centre half partnership isn’t helping, pick big Nawrocki and stick with them, simples……
HH
Levels do drop but what is bothering it’s hard to get up to they levels up not like a switch and that’s brothering Brendan Rodgers defeat by saint johnstone pitch not suited by our style plus break up in play which ref was allowing blatant time waisting true st johnstone fighting relegation but to involve ball boys into time waisting is a bit poor time waisting is cheating next year fifa and uefa bringing in a new law to combat goalkeepers time waisting not just holding onto ball but goal kicks rughby have done it football have a lot to learn how rughby let’s the supporters and tv audience why foul is given 5 mins were added on after 90 mins which was 4 mins less than should have been maybe our refs aren’t fit enough and appreciate the rest but to allow so much time waisting is not good for the supporters live games can put adverts the time it takes to take free kicks corners shys goal kicks so boring for a sport that’s suppose to be entertaining Celtic have to play out from the back is to try and draw opposition out of there own half spl teams play the same way against it’s just different strips every week and if we get beat it’s down to us not opposition great play we still dominent 89 percent of games at worse we have had to mantmy poor performances from players who are looking at ref to go by the rules that won’t happen sfa refs are not law abiding not very good or just right biased one or two have lowered the standered for the rest fifa never call on them sfa should have to weed out this biased against Celtic institutional where history proves at the very top for a club that’s put spl on the map we are treated as the enemy in some officails eyes and the Scottish press what is so against the club if it good news for club and supporters it’s no names just bad news is printed if no bad make some up scotlands shame and it happens it all walks of life in institutional stuck in the past
Unfortunately, Celtic are suffering the same fate as Rangers. They dont have enough experienced players mixed in with young Celtic and foreign talent to inculcate expectations. People who understand the culture of the club. The mindset frustrating Brendan is not part of our culture and its only the managers experience of that culture that is creating the gap between the two clubs.
The next game should have CCV and Rocki in defence along with AJ and Greg Taylor. The midfield should comprise Bernardo in the holding role, Hatate and Calmac showing young Engles how to meet the managers expectations. Allowing the young player to have a metaphorical arm round his shoulders while observing Calmac. Forrest and Yang on the wings with Maeda up top.