Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie has told Football Insider that he think James Forrest in the Glasgow Derby on Sunday. “He has to,” said McAvennie as he described Celtic’s problems on the right wing this season. McAvennie went on to explain: “We have tried Christie out on the right-hand side and it just does not work.”
Speaking further about the match, Frank said: “I think Jonjoe Kenny and Forrest will work well together. Forrest can hit can go past people on the outside but he will pull in if Kenny goes by him. Ryan (Christie) doesn’t do that because he is not a winger.
“I think it will be very congested in the midfield on Sunday and we (Celtic) need width. They have tried matching them in the middle and it has not worked. The only player that will stay wide is Forrest. We need him to stretch them.”
The game is probably must win if Kennedy is to have a chance of getting the job on a permanent basis. In that sense, McAvennie has called on the Scotsman to be brave in his team selection.
“Kennedy has got a big decision to make because you cannot just play the usual suspects. They have not done it. If he wants to be a manager he needs to be strong.
“Why not get an hour off James Forrest and then bring him off? I would definitely start him. There is joy to be had on the right-hand side.”
