Celtic’s recruitment has taken a major hit this season, but one man continues to feel the blows, and that’s Shin Yamada.
Not only did Yamada walk into a mess when he joined Celtic from Kawasaki Frontale last summer, but he was hardly used by the three managers in the dugout – Brendan Rodgers, Martin O’Neill and Wilfried Nancy.
But somehow, life on the pitch has become worse for Yamada because he is edging closer to relegation to the Bundesliga’s third-tier with Preussen Munster.
Only recently, Yamada was frozen out by Preussen Munster, not even making their matchday squads, even though they are sitting at the bottom of Germany’s second-tier.
But there is some light at the end of the tunnel, because the Celtic loanee returned to action over the weekend.
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Shin Yamada returns to action but Preussen Munster lose again
Just like at Celtic, it’s not Yamada’s fault that Preussen Munster are in such a mess.
They were already in a relegation battle when he joined in the winter, and probably were heading down anyway.
But the fact of the matter is that the former J-League star has struggled to get on the pitch for a team that might be playing in Germany’s third-tier next season.
Over the weekend, as Celtic were beating Falkirk to open their post-split fixture list with a bang, Yamada earned himself a rare 45 minutes against Arminia Bielefeld.
When Yamada was introduced into the action, his side was losing 3-1, and they would go on to suffer a 3-2 defeat.
- Minutes: 45
- Total shots: 1
- Big chances missed: 1
- Passes in the opposition half: 2/3 (67%)
- Accurate long balls: 1
- Touches: 12
- Unsuccessful touches: 3
- Successful dribbles: 1
- Carries: 5
- Ground duels won: 2
- Sofascore rating: 6.5
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