Earlier, we wrote about how Kyogo was missing from Celtic training on Friday, with his shoulder injury resurfacing last week against Hibs, but there was another star posted missing.
Alistair Johnston wasn’t pictured by SNS Group in training after he seemed to pick up a knock last week.
Johnston was substituted with about ten minutes remaining in last week’s game, after looking like picking up a knock on the stroke of halftime. This will probably see Anthony Ralston stepping in as a replacement.
Ralston, a reliable backup, was likely in line for some game time during this cup fixture anyway, with Brendan Rodgers saying that the Scotland international would feature more this season than he did last.
Celtic fans will be hopeful that Johnston’s injury is not severe, as his contributions on the right flank have become integral to the team since his arrival almost two years ago. The fact that he did play most of the second half suggests that it isn’t something too serious, but the manager will address the issue soon.
There isn’t a need for Rodgers to be risking players at this stage of the season imo?
Rodgers was always going to manage the game time of AJ carefully, especially after such a busy summer for himself also?
So if AJ should be unavailable, then ralston is his replacement?
Then could Anderson now be drafted in as the sub full back within the squad for this weekend?
Would imagine Sinisalo and Bernardo might get some game time on Sunday as well.
We have cover for those players if you get your shoulder put back in it hurts for days but I’d expect him to play a weeks lost training won’t effect super fit kyoko johnstone can have break hibs will give us a stern test but we have to be mire ruthless in front of goals should have been three up at least before halftime then allowed hibs in with a few chances if they got lucky we would have put pressure on ourselves Johnson if he plays instead of kyoko has to be more of a team player this could be his last chance at Celtic all the things about O’Riley he missed two good chances one a free header sux yards out and fired straight at goalkeeper these chances have to be taken to raise his profile but I love the guy one more season with Rodgers he will improve into a big league player juventus bayern Munich man city that progress I sure it’s in him and Rodgers knows he is one of the top players he’s coached