Celtic fans on Twitter slam shoddy Ntcham
Celtic fans may have been pleased to get over the line last night against St Mirren but it was a game marred by controversy. A Celtic fan throwing a flashbang onto the pitch will grab the headlines, and rightly so, but the Hoops have been trying to focus on the football, and as a result of that, they’ve been slating Olivier Ntcham.
30′ – Penalty miss from #CelticFC
Emilio Izaguirre’s cross results in a @saintmirrenfc handball, however, the spot kick from @OlivierNtcham is saved by Vaclav Hladky. The rebounded effort strikes the crossbar.
– #STMCEL
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) 3 April 2019
The 23-year-old’s form this season has been far from impressive, and whilst he may have plenty of time to develop and regain his best form that we saw under Brendan Rodgers last season, we all know football fans have little patience. Last night was just another nail in the Frenchman’s coffin, after missing a penalty on the half an hour mark the midfielder failed to get into the game and looked lazy throughout.
If he’s to make a name for himself and get into the Bhoys’ midfield permanently then last night cannot be his benchmark. There are some promising young players coming through at Parkhead at the moment, and if Ntcham isn’t quick to restore some form to his game then he could well find himself being left out by Neil Lennon before facing a summer exit, and surely the talented youngster doesn’t want that.
You can read the Hoops’ thoughts on Ntcham here:
Love Ntcham but he’s been a bombscare tonight get him hooked
— Too Darn Soulful (@WholeLottaSoul) April 3, 2019
Well let the worst player so far take the pen?
— scottM67 (@celticfcnews671) April 3, 2019
I might cry at how bad Ntcham is at football
— Marcus (@MarcusT1402) April 3, 2019
Can't believe he missed this. Seriously
— Pat Cavanagh (@MrHoopy7) April 3, 2019
Lenny looked disappointed despite the win & I’m sure it was due to the lackluster Ntcham & Burke’s inaccuracy. Personally I think Ntcham is lazy, slow & was way off the boil long before he got injured. Burke looked like a player who’s confidence is off because Lenny dropped him..
— Andy Nolan (@AndyNolanBCS) 3 April 2019
Thought Ntcham had a howler
— Michael Kernohan (@michaelk1988) April 3, 2019
Ntcham was brutal tonight
— Too Darn Soulful (@WholeLottaSoul) April 3, 2019
The Bhoys were all in agreement that last night wasn’t Ntcham’s best game for the club and they’ll be keen to see the Frenchman put it right against Livingston on Saturday.
