It was frustrating watching the goalless draw that the team played out against Dundee last night. A sixth stalemate at home this season, which is far too many considering the dominance we have in this league.
Charly Musonda was an unused substitute, with Leigh Griffiths, Olivier Ntcham and Odsonne Eduoard the players chosen by Brendan Rodgers to come on in the second half to try and get the three points.
Many on Twitter were perplexed as to why our manager decided not to send on the loanee from Chelsea:
https://twitter.com/Georgina87x/status/981787653308928000
https://twitter.com/Diabeto67/status/981674810160943110
https://twitter.com/Con_Shaunnery/status/981680509469253632
Canny wrap my head around Commper and Musonda. Few mill between them to watch from the stands.
— Simply [⭐] Celtic (@TheHoopsFan) April 4, 2018
Baffling that Musonda and/or Roberts would not be brought on in a game like this.
— 🍀 (@GlasgowGandW) April 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/outa_here/status/981589767098961921
https://twitter.com/aarbee13/status/981588603812925441
https://twitter.com/farkakt/status/981595564549771264
Heard that comppers meant to be a dud. Musonda is for next season.
— Snoop Drizzle (@Snoopaii) April 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/nickolas__67/status/981626546652876801
Verdict:
The attacking midfielder has been used sparingly since his arrival in January. It’s now been five league games in a row where he has been an unused substitute, and a month since we last saw him in action against Morton in the cup.
There are certainly some questions for Brendan to answer as to why the 21 year old hasn’t been picked recently. It seems strange to take someone on loan and then not use them. Has he failed to impress in training? Is he not fitting into the system? Your guess is as good as mine.