The Celtic boss had no defenders in the early weeks of the season and now his issue is missing attacking talent.
It appears high time for outside the box thinking as Brendan Rodgers face a second wave of injury woe.
The Celtic boss had no defenders in the early weeks of the season and now his issue is missing attacking talent. Daizen Maeda has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a knee injury he sustained in his red-card challenge against Atletico Madrid. Reo Hatate (hamstring) and Liel Abada (thigh) remain out and that removes a trio of starters from proceedings.
Meanwhile, Aberdeen remain without Shayden Morris and James McGarry because of hamstring injuries. Jack MacKenzie is free to play despite his red card in the Viaplay Cup semi-finals. So how Celtic go about their business? Perhaps, a 3-5-2 could prove the solution as a form of attack not defence. Rodgers was heralded for changing his shape in the draw with Atletico and a similar shift could give Robson and Co something to think about.
Brendan Rodgers facing Celtic nightmare before Christmas and I’ll be shocked if he’s still in charge next season – Hugh Keevinsdailyrecord
Predicted Celtic Starting XI
Provisional Celtic squad
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart
Benjamin Siegrist
Scott Bain
Defenders
Alexandro Bernabei
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Alistair Johnston
Liam Scales
Nat Phillips
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Anthony Ralston
Greg Taylor
Midfielders
Tomoki Iwata
Matt O’Riley
Callum McGregor
David Turnbull
Odin Holm
Kwon Hyeok-kyu
Paulo Bernardo
Forwards
Luis Palma
Hyeongyu Oh
Kyogo Furuhashi
Yang Hyun-jun
James Forrest
