Injury expert Ben Dinnery has been reacting to Ange Postecoglou’s comments on Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi, Football Insider report.

The Lowdown: Postecoglou’s comments

Furuhashi hasn’t been seen since the winter break, where he suffered a reoccurrence of a hamstring issue against St Johnstone.

Postecoglou revealed in the middle of January that Furuhashi wasn’t likely to feature over the next few weeks, a prediction that has since proven correct with the forward missing Celtic’s 3-0 win over rivals Rangers on Wednesday.

Celtic are now keeping it all in-house - the Hoops boss refused to go into specifics on Furuhashi and once again brushed questions aside regarding the 16-goal forward in the week. And Dinnery can see why Postecoglou wants to keep the forward’s recovery secret.

The Latest: Dinnery’s comments

Talking to Football Insider, Dinnery labelled the cryptic approach as ‘frustrating’ but understandable.

“From one point of view, it’s frustrating.

“You want to understand and be able to give guidance on these injuries. “But on the flip side, I can understand why players don’t want their ailments and injuries aired out in public.

“It’s difficult. It’s that fine line between servicing a need, giving the public what they want and staying connected without giving away the crown jewels.

“We are seeing this more regularly, with managers dealing with questions with a straight bat and saying they aren’t going to give that info.

“Unless there’s a change in disclosure law like in North American sports, I can see this becoming more commonplace.

“Players may want to take back some of this power. If everything is in the public domain, it can have an impact on transfers and contract negotiations.”

The Verdict: Coping just fine

The Hoops dropped five points when Furuhashi missed three games earlier in the season with a knee injury.

However, they have dropped just two in the seven games he has missed due to the hamstring problem, showing Postecoglou’s side are coping just fine without their star forward.

International teammate Daizen Maeda arrived in January to provide another attacking option, so Celtic are in no need to rush Furuhashi back, as doing so, as we saw against St Johnstone, can actually make things worse.

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