The Celtic defence is an area of the team that has come under serious scrutiny over the last few weeks.
That and the goalkeeping position. However, it’s the performances of on-loan Liverpool defender, Nat Phillips that has come under fire from Allan Hutton.
The former Rangers defender was less than impressed with what he has seen from Phillips and has told him he has not been good enough to wear the Celtic jersey.
Hutton said, “He looked really uncomfortable.
“I think that’s what Kilmarnock tried to do. Especially when Celtic are playing away from home, they try and get around the centre-backs, they try to get the ball over the top and down the sides.
“They try to make you do things that as a defender you do not want to do.
“With Phillips’ own goal, you can see he’s in the wrong position. He’s always running back towards his own goal and sliding in to make last-ditch tackles.
“The ball can go anywhere. His overall performance was not good enough.” (Football Insider)
For a player on a reported £65k per week, it really is amazing to think that Liverpool thinks he’s good enough to play in the EPL.
A Merseyside version of Shane Duffy, what’s the betting Phillips will leave Celtic and go on to be a sensation for some middle-of-the-road club with no silverware expectations?
Because that’s what tends to happen to players who play for clubs with no expectations. Less pressure means easy money and it’s fair to say that that’s exactly what Phillips has right now at Liverpool.
Easy money because let’s face it, he’s not going to be getting into that first-team anytime soon.
