Pat Bonner ‘surprised’ Brendan Rodgers didn’t substitute ‘off it’ Celtic player v Aberdeen

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Celtic’s dominance on the domestic circuit continues.

This is Brendan Rodgers at his best and it was further proven as Celtic secured a 1-0 win over Aberdeen on Wednesday night to go seven points clear at the top of the table, with a game in hand.

Conditions were awful at Pittodrie, but Reo Hatate’s goal was enough for the Bhoys to secure the points and that cushion between Scotland’s second-best-placed side.

Only days earlier, Celtic outclassed Ross County, with the manager making several changes from their midweek Champions League matches.

Some big hitters were rested – and, as a result, were fresh for the Aberdeen test – whilst others didn’t play the entire game.

One of the players given a rest against County was star of the season Nicolas Kuhn, but Pat Bonner had some interesting words to say about the player after the win over Aberdeen.

Pat Bonner says Nicolas Kuhn was ‘off it’ for Celtic against Aberdeen

Kuhn has been Celtic’s best player this season and a man starting to play the best football of his career after early struggles.

There haven’t been too many games this season where you can question the winger, but Bonner felt that he was ‘off it’ against Aberdeen, as he told the Scottish Football Podcast.

As a result, he admitted that he was ‘surprised’ Kuhn lasted the entire match, as he highlighted how Celtic’s ‘energy’ pushed them over the line.

“I thought Kuhn was slightly off it,” admitted Bonner. “I was surprised he lasted the whole game. He looked as if he was getting really, really tired also.

“But he (Rodgers) kept him on the pitch. He could have maybe changed him. Overall, I think the changes helped Celtic to just keep the dominance and energy up. Keep them working towards getting that goal, and eventually, it came. They have a squad. They are playing with confidence. They are playing the right way. There is a consistency with the way they play.”

Kuhn’s stats for Celtic during 1-0 win over Aberdeen

It won’t be too long before Kuhn is ripping it up again and proving why class is permanent.

It also needs to be noted that when you set the bar so high, then everyone starts to expect a little bit more from you.

What’s interesting here is that WhoScored rated the German’s performance at 7.34, which is pretty good going for a player who wasn’t at his best.