Amid the abject performances by Celtic in recent weeks, another thing that has to be questioned is Brendan Rodgers’ team selections.
The game against Hearts was more proof of that, especially when Alexandro Bernabei came onto the pitch as a second-half substitute before James Forrest – or even playing full stop!
Is that the Celtic boss trying to send out a message to the powers that be? There were chants of ‘sack the board’ during the Hearts defeat, so the pressure is certainly on them.
Either way, with Alexandro Bernabei, he is someone who has struggled during his time at Celtic and Stephen McGinn thinks he will ‘never be good enough’, as he told Go Radio.
A £4 million signing from the summer of 2022, Alexandro Bernabei started 11 games last season and has only played 71 minutes of football this time around.
On one hand, it’s pretty clear that Brendan Rodgers doesn’t fancy him, nor is he a fan of the left-back.
But he would then bring him onto the pitch when the team needed a goal, which has just left Stephen McGinn confused, as he questioned why John Kennedy and Gavin Strachan haven’t warned Brendan Rodgers about him.
Alexandro Bernabei at Celtic
“The team selection isn’t making sense, at the minute,” said McGinn. “He isn’t being consistent.
“I don’t understand why guys like John Kennedy and Gavin Strachan, who have been part of the last four or five years, how can they not say to Brendan Rodgers that Alexandro Bernabei will never be good enough.”
Alexandro Bernabei to leave Celtic
With the January transfer window upon us, you expect Bernabei to be one of the players looking for a new home.
It seems as though Celtic want to bring in another left-back to challenge Greg Taylor, but in order for that to happen, Bernabei needs to be shifted out.
The issue is that there are many players in Bernabei’s shoes within the team, so this could be more about who leaves rather than who enters next month.
If Celtic can’t shift these players, and remember it won’t be easy because it’s mid-season, then Rodgers needs to get much more out of them.
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