KRIS COMMONS didn’t need ammunition to criticise anyone at Celtic so when they give him reasons, the words must come so easily.
In essence, he’s bang on the money but he does speak like a player who didn’t have two horrendous seasons at our club back in his playing day.
The subject of Common’s criticism is Shane Duffy, the former Celtic midfielder believes the comparison to Efe Ambrose does the Nigerian a disservice!
Kris thinks Efe had his moments but his ability was there and he had some top games. While he acknowledges it’s early in Duffy’s Celtic career, Commons believes the defender has been ‘rank rotten.
Writing in his MailSport column as cited by The Sun, Kris didn’t pull any punches.
“Duffy just looks like an accident waiting to happen. A bomb scare and that’s a criticism which used to be levelled at my old teammate Efe Ambrose.
“But I tell you what. On current form, I’d take Efe over Duffy all day long.
“Some people have branded him the Irish Efe Ambrose but that’s doing Efe a real disservice.
“He could be outstanding on his day, like he was in the Champions League victory against Barcelona in 2012.
“Yeah, okay, he took too many chances and sometimes made supporters nervous. But at least with Efe you knew there was a player in there.
“He was quick, had great recovery pace, great athleticism and he could bring the ball out from the back. I’ve not seen any of that yet from Duffy.
“He’s been rank rotten from the minute he walked through the door.
“Listen, he’s a proven operator in the English Premier League. At 28 years old, there’s still a chance that he might come good eventually.
“But he needs to get himself up to speed and sharpish. With so much riding on this season, Celtic can’t afford to be carrying any passengers.”
Celtic certainly can’t afford to be carrying passengers and while we found ways to break Aberdeen down, we failed to be resolute at the back and it has cost us two points.
More pressure on the players and management going forward with a tough fixture list isn’t ideal but they must show their mettle if they are to make history.
