Brendan Rodgers advanced to another Scottish Cup Final with Celtic’s victory against Aberdeen, extending his amazing run of victories in the competition.
With a Double Treble in his debut season and a quarterfinal appearance with Celtic in 2019 before manager left for Leicester, Rodgers has an illustrious record in the competition.
However, in terms of performance, it hasn’t been flawless. After witnessing the Hampden victory, Michael Stewart has pinpointed another crucial area where Celtic need to strengthen in the summer. The triumph over Aberdeen on Saturday exposed defensive weaknesses that even the players are aware of.
When Stewart was discussing the semifinal following James Forrest’s substitution in the closing minutes, the BBC analyst stated that Celtic needed to reinforce their wide players because they were still depending on the renowned winger.
Stewart stated, “It’s a huge concern,” to Premier Sports. It was rather disappointing because he’s had such an impact for Celtic and you could see him really getting going.
Additionally. Maybe it only serves to emphasize why he hasn’t made a bigger difference in terms of playing time.
Simply put, it’s a nice, basic wing play. Strike the byeline, make a cut inside, vary it up, move quickly. and produce a final result.
“It’s highlighted, in my opinion, where Celtic really need to strengthen.” Currently, they are impoverished in the large areas.
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Given the opportunity to start the match against Aberdeen, Hyunjun Yang obviously found it difficult to handle the pressure.
After Yang was replaced in the 60th minute, Forrest, a 32-year-old winger, made more of an impact in his first three minutes than Yang did in the entire hour.
Now that Rodgers appears to be in charge of every football-related department, perhaps the Celtic manager will finally receive the quality player he has been waiting for all season in the summer.
