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title: "Celtic: Fans furious over Odsonne Edouard and Kristoffer Ajer injuries"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-fans-furious-over-odsonne-edouard-and-kristoffer-ajer-injuries/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2019-08-30T19:45:09Z"
modified: "2019-08-30T19:45:09Z"
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# Celtic: Fans furious over Odsonne Edouard and Kristoffer Ajer injuries

**Celtic’s victory over AIK in Sweden last night, which [ensured their place in the group stage of the Europa League](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7408325/AIK-1-4-Celtic-agg-1-6-Neil-Lennons-men-ease-group-stage-Europa-League.html), was overshadowed by injuries to two players during the game.**

[Kristoffer Ajer limped off after just 13 minutes](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7408325/AIK-1-4-Celtic-agg-1-6-Neil-Lennons-men-ease-group-stage-Europa-League.html) and, as tweeted by [@CelticFC](https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1167143349083672576), [Odsonne Edouard also went off injured later in the match](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7408325/AIK-1-4-Celtic-agg-1-6-Neil-Lennons-men-ease-group-stage-Europa-League.html), being replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

> 76′ – [#CelticFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CelticFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) sub:
>
> Bayo\
> [@Oedouard22](https://twitter.com/Oedouard22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> Swift recovery, Odsonne
>
> 1⃣-2⃣ [#AIKCEL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AIKCEL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#UEL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/UEL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/nvCUW3mGwE](https://t.co/nvCUW3mGwE)
>
> — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1167143349083672576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The striker, who this week was [called up to the France under-21 squad](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/odsonne-edouard-earns-france-u21-19029943), has scored [five goals in 10 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/leistungsdaten/spieler/344152) for Celtic so far this term and [had been on target in the first leg of the play-offs against AIK](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/leistungsdaten/spieler/344152).

The 21-year-old was the Hoops’ [leading scorer last season with 22 goals in 52 matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-fc/leistungsdaten/verein/371/plus/0?reldata=%262018) and is their [third highest scorer so far in 2019/20 behind James Forrest and Ryan Christie](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/leistungsdaten/verein/371).

Ajer has played in 11 of Celtic’s 12 games so far this season, although he [went off against Dunfermline in the recent Betfred Cup game with a shoulder injury](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/other-football/ajer-injury-concern-lennons-tactics-16772098) and his early exit from the AIK match is the latest defensive injury with which Neil Lennon must contend, with Hatem Abd Elhamed [working his way back to fitness](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kris-ajer-celtic-injury-latest-19033808) after a [training ground knock](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1168581/Celtic-team-news-predicted-line-up-AIK-defender-injury-doubt-Bain-Europa-League).

Ahead of the derby against Rangers on Sunday, these Celtic fans on Twitter were fuming about the injuries picked up by Ajer and Edouard:

https://twitter.com/strawsforeyes/status/1167143769491353600

> Should have taken him off at half time, shambles
>
> — Connor (@hctelfih) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/hctelfih/status/1167143426795745281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lennon doesn’t deserve to manage these players. He should have been off at half time.
>
> — Kelvin Martin Johnston (@kelvinmjohnston) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/kelvinmjohnston/status/1167143452821393408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Why wasn’t he off earlier??
>
> This was the perfect game to get Bayo another run out for 30/40 mins
>
> This could have been easily avoided, Lenny being inept tactically again
>
> — Luke Bernard-Haigh (@50shadesofhaigh) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/50shadesofhaigh/status/1167143384278024194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Total negligence from Lennon keeping Forrest and Edouard on, still manages to give game time to his golden boy Morgan.
>
> — John Patrick (@JohnPatrick365) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/JohnPatrick365/status/1167143952421720065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lennon caused this problem. Ridiculous decision to keep him on
>
> — Trish (@sp\_trish) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/sp_trish/status/1167143524900491264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/LiamPaterson\_98/status/1167143725870587905

> Appalling game management from Lennon. Tie already over, he should have been off ages ago. Pathetic.
>
> — David Barrett (@bigbenmurphy) [August 29, 2019](https://twitter.com/bigbenmurphy/status/1167144089273479168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Celtic fans, do you think Ajer and Edouard should have been rested last night? Let us know your views in the comments section below!***