Celtic told to axe two ‘dreadful’ players after latest displays – McAvennie
Celtic duo Liam Scales and Stephen Welsh need to be dropped and Maik Nawrocki must be given more game time.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, former Hoops and West Ham striker Frank McAvennie slaughtered the “dreadful” centre-backs for their recent performance against Kilmarnock – a 1-1 draw at Parkhead on Saturday (17 February).
Celtic have struggled in defence in recent weeks having kept just one clean sheet in their last six league clashes, including two draws which have allowed Rangers to go top of the league.
Centre-back Nawrocki arrived last summer for a reported fee of £4.3million from Legia Warsaw but has only made 10 appearances in all competitions.
Celtic duo Liam Scales and Stephen Welsh need to be left out of starting XI
McAvennie urged Rodgers to start the 23-year-old to try and fix the Hoops’ defensive woes and claimed he’s “surely better” than their current partnership.
“Nawrocki is an international player and should be playing,” he told Football Insider.
“I’ve watched him play for his international side and he’s a damn good player.
“Why can’t Rodgers play him?
“Celtic have spent all this money on him, so surely he’s better than Scales and Welsh?
“They’re not doing it at the moment, they’ve been dreadful at times.
“Every time the ball goes into the box, every supporter holds their breath because they think they’re going to concede.
“It’s not right.
“If David Watson hadn’t scored [for Kilmarnock] and Celtic had won, it would have just been papering over the cracks.”
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