Celtic fans don’t hold back on Nicolas Kuhn after shock defeat to St Johnstone

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Not what the doctor ordered for Celtic, Brendan Rodgers or the out-of-sorts Nicolas Kuhn.

A number of weeks ago, Celtic were hoping to travel to Perth and wrap up the Premiership title, as they were given three stands by St Johnstone.

But, fast forward to the present and, not only have Celtic lost to St Johnstone, but they now have to wait until after the split to get the job done.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	CelticCeltic	31	25	3	3	92	20	72	78
2	RangersRangers	32	20	5	7	66	33	33	65
3	HibernianHibernian	32	13	11	8	50	41	9	50
4	AberdeenAberdeen	32	14	7	11	43	47	-4	49

That was a woeful performance from the champions-elect, and it does add an interesting sprinkle to the upcoming Scottish Cup semi-final meeting later on in the month.

Celtic conceded early and then proceeded to play like a team that just wasn’t at the races, until Rodgers made the changes, especially at half-time.

Nicolas Kuhn was hooked off – and this has happened before – along with January signing, Jeffrey Schlupp – and it wasn’t a good look on either player.

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Celtic fans blast Nicolas Kuhn after shock defeat to St Johnstone

Kuhn’s drop-off is now a worry because he hasn’t looked like the same player during the second half of the season.

It’s crazy to think that the 25-year-old was a Player of the Year contender when the Christmas lights were about to come on – and even suggestions that clubs could pay big money for Kuhn.

But, since then, Kuhn hasn’t looked the same, and the Celtic Park faithful haven’t held back in how they truly feel about him.

@hail_hailOK made a comparison between Kuhn and Kyogo: ‘Thoughts that possibly same thing happening with Kuhn as it did kyogo, head turned waiting for a potential move and heart isn’t in it anymore. Shame’.

@noeltipstar isn’t happy with Celtic’s transfer calls: ‘When you get rid of a player like tillo and palma and knowing kuhn isn’t playing so brilliant anymore it’s very dumb’.

@billybhoy999 was pretty clear: ‘Hatate & Engels poor today, Kuhn was a passenger’.

@TheGr33nDove had a warning for Kuhn: ‘Kuhn big move talk has vanished eh…nobody bar a few are surprised. He will leave for a fairly modest fee to an average club’.

@CeltView1888, with something he thought he would never say: ‘Who would’ve thought that if I said in October that Yang looks twice the player Kuhn does in April Mental fall off’.

@sdceltic1 with another Yang and Kuhn comparison: ‘Yangs done more in 8 minutes than Kuhn did in 45’.

@JohnMcC28171320 says Kuhn can’t argue: ‘Kuhn hooked again & he can have no complaints’.

@20MinuteTims spoke about a common theme with Kuhn: ‘Another half time hooking for Kuhn’.

@ThePundit_ wants changes: ‘Time to unleash forrest. Kuhn not at the races lately. The team needs an injection of urgency and imagination from someone. Chronic first half’.

@sdocherty32 wants Kuhn out of the XI: ‘No excuses today that was rotten. Actual dreadful performance. Kuhn needs dropped. Never seen the celtic full backs so quiet’.

Kuhn’s stats for Celtic against St Johnstone

Hyunjun Yang was the man who came on for Kuhn, and he looked more lively inside ten minutes than the man he replaced during the whole 45.

In recent months, Yang has looked strong, and it’s now high time he starts more matches, especially given that Rodgers keeps hooking Kuhn off.

Either way, WhoScored rated Kuhn’s performance at 6.25 in another below-average display from the German.