Mark Wilson says £37k-a-week Celtic man was the only player trying vs Hearts

Mark Wilson says £37k-a-week Celtic man was the only player trying vs Hearts

Celtic’s defeat at the hands of Hearts, if truth be told, was one that was probably coming. The fans have seen their team struggle against lesser opposition in recent weeks and the result against the Edinburgh club was not entirely unexpected.

That doesn’t meant that the fans don’t have the right to be fuming because they do. Celtic fans don’t mind their team losing, it was the manner of the defeat that angered many as the fans witnessed Brendan Rodgers’ team meekly surrender three points at home.

Former Celtic defender, Mark Wilson, believes that he witnessed just one player trying to dig the Hoops out of the hole they had dug themselves.

The former fullback also said that the rest of the Celtic team were hiding as none of them had the courage to grab the game by the scruff of the neck.

Wilson said [Clyde SSB], “When you look at recent performances they have been an exceptionally poor standard. Of the 45 minutes at McDiarmid Park, that was horrendous, but at least Brendan Rodgers got a reaction.

“It was the opposite at Rugby Park and then arguably even worse today. A bit toothless, it just looks like a team of players looking for somebody else to come up with the goods.

“Callum McGregor gave it a shot at the start of the second half, but apart from that, everybody shifted responsibility onto someone else.

“And that’s not a Celtic team that’s going to be successful at the end of the season.”

Callum McGregor was the man who dragged Celtic to a win against St Johnstone two weeks ago. The £37k per week man showed some leadership that day but yesterday he just couldn’t find it in him again to be able to repeat it against Hearts.

Brendan Rodgers said his captain was outstanding yesterday, a claim that I refuted this morning, but it is fair to say that along with the rest of the team, McGregor has seen a dip in form.

That will alarm the Hoops support as their captain is usually the one they can depend on to deliver a solid performance week in, week out.

Let’s hope McGregor starts to turn around the fortunes of the team soon as Rangers come calling in less than two weeks time.