John Hartson thinks ‘world class’ Celtic player is about to be dropped for Dundee clash

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As the title race enters its final stretch, Brendan Rodgers has five difficult fixtures to negotiate for Celtic if he wants to be crowned a champion once again.

Dundee, Hearts, Rangers, Kilmarnock and St Mirren all await Celtic and if we win all these games then he title is in the bag.

But with these games will come difficult decisions for Rodgers. And John Hartson reckons the Celtic manager is about to make a huge one for the trip to Dens Park on Sunday afternoon.

Hartson says Kyogo will be dropped

The former Celtic hero was speaking about the upcoming game and put forward an argument where he believes Rodgers will leave Kyogo Furuhashi on the bench in favour of on-loan Hoops striker, Adam Idah.

Hartson said [The Go Radio Football Show], “I think Idah might come back in. I do. He becomes the main one. He is a player in form. I think he’s impressed every time he’s played.

“He’s got some really valuable goals for Celtic. And he’s been going with Kyogo quite regularly of late. I think he’s started the last three or four games.

“And I just feel that Idah from the start, you might just see a little bit more from him rather than coming on off the bench.

“It’s very difficult to pick up the pace but even coming off the substitutes bench he’s still managed to do quite well and score goals.

“So I think you may well see a change down the middle this weekend.

“Kyogo’s magnificent. He is world-class, but he’s not been in the best of touch this season. And since Idah’s come in, he’s made a big impact.”

I’m not so sure that this will happen and it’s not because I don’t rate Idah. I do. The Irishman has scored seven huge goals for Celtic since he joined us and kept us in the title race.

However, Kyogo is just different class and I think his movement and sharpness will be crucial on Sunday. Idah will present a good option off the bench and he could be more effective after the Japanese striker has tired out the Dundee defence.

All in all, all that really matters is that Celtic get the job done at Dens Park and get the three crucial points to keep us ahead at the top of the league.