h79snht.topda winzada777： Wilfried Nancy has become the first manager in Celtic history to lose his first four matches in charge of the club after a dismal 2-1 defeat to Dundee United on Wednesday night.
da marjack bet： The Hoops looked like they had turned a corner after they took the lead through Daizen Maeda early on, but the hosts turned it around with two quick goals in the second half to seal all three points.
It is hard to defend the French head coach after such a disappointing start to his Celtic career, but there were several players who could have done more, including the goalscorer Maeda.
How Celtic's attack cost Nancy against Dundee United
The Japan international scored a brilliant goal to put the Scottish Premiership giants in front, as he beat the defender superbly and rifled a shot into the bottom corner.
However, as shown in the clip below, he also produced an astounding miss that truly has to be seen to be believed, as he hit the post from almost on the line.
Maeda was not the worst attacker on the pitch for Celtic, though, as Johnny Kenny missed two ‘big chances’, per Sofascore, including one in the six-yard box that was put on a plate by Maeda.
The Ireland international did provide the assist for the Japanese winger’s goal, in his defence, but his lack of ruthlessness in front of goal ultimately cost Celtic and Nancy, as he failed to convert any of the four shots and two ‘big chances’ that he had.
Kenny and Maeda were far from the only underperformers on the night, though, as Reo Hatate was just as bad as they were with his dismal display.
Why Reo Hatate should be dropped
The Japan international lined up as one of the two number ten options behind Kenny, alongside Luke McCowan, and failed to offer much to the team in or out of possession.
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Whilst Kenny and Maeda were guilty of missing big opportunities in front of goal, both of them combined for the goal that Celtic did score, and got into positions to cause problems for Dundee United.
Hatate, meanwhile, did little of note to show that he deserves to keep his place in the starting line-up ahead of their clash with Aberdeen at Parkhead at the weekend.
Per Sofascore, the Japanese central midfielder lost 100% of his ground duels and 100% of his aerial duels, which shows that he failed to match the intensity and physicality that Dundee United brought to the game in the middle of the park.
Meanwhile, Luke McCowan won five of his 11 duels, Paulo Bernardo won eight of his 11 duels, and Callum McGregor won five of his five duels. Hatate, therefore, was, by far, the weakest link in midfield from a physical and defensive perspective.
Vs Dundee United
Reo Hatate
Minutes
65
Shots
2
Shots on target
0
Key passes
1
Cross accuracy
0%
Ground duels won
0/1
Aerial duels won
0/1
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the Celtic star also offered little to the team from an attacking perspective, with no shots on target and one chance created in 65 minutes of action before he was withdrawn from the game by Nancy.
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The fact that he was one of the first players to come off as part of the triple substitution suggests that the French boss was far from pleased with what he was delivering on the pitch, which is understandable when you look at the statistics behind his performance.
He was just as bad as Kenny and Maeda because they, at least, offered some quality for the goal to go along with the errors they made with their wayward finishing. Whereas the midfield flop simply offered very little at either end of the pitch.
That is why Nancy should ruthlessly drop him from the starting line-up for the clash with Aberdeen, because he was ineffective in the number ten position and another player, whether that is Arne Engels or Benjamin Nygren, should be given an opportunity to take his place.
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