Christopher Jullien: Medical expert issues ‘huge’ claim after behind-the-scenes Celtic news
It is “hugely important” that Christopher Jullien continues to get minutes under his belt as he continues his reintegration at Celtic.
That is the view of injury expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in medicine and data analysis.
Jullien, 29, returned from a year out with a serious knee injury in January but has just one 16-minute appearance to his name since then.
The French centre-back is firmly behind the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt in the pecking order at Parkhead.
Per footballscotland last Saturday (26 March), Jullien played and scored in a behind-closed-doors 5-2 win over Motherwell over the international break.
And Dinnery hailed Hoops boss Ange Posteocglou for giving the defender valuable game time as he continues his recovery.
“These minutes are hugely important,” he told Football Insider‘s Adam Williams.
“You’ve got to manage your squad. You need to ensure that those players on the fringes are ready and engaged should they be needed.
“But also for Jullien, it’s an opportunity to go out there and build that confidence that he’s over that knee injury.
“Hopefully, he can get a little bit of momentum going now.
“I’m sure he has one eye on getting a good pre-season behind him and pushing for first-team contention next season.”
Jullien has scored 10 goals and supplied four assists in 62 appearances in all competitions for Celtic.
The Hoops face Rangers in a crucial Scottish Premiership title race showdown on Sunday (3 April).
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