Frank McAvennie is convinced Celtic wants to have fun on their baseline this season after Stephen Welsh had a rare start against rangers.
Parkhead legend, speaking exclusively to Football Insider correspondent Dylan Childs, said that although the 20-year-old has never let Neil Lennon down, “it’s not what Celtic needs” in his quest to win a tenth consecutive title.
The Welsh man made his first appearance in the 2020/21 crusade in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to rangers, his moment in a basketball shirt.
The central part in the absence of the injured Christopher Jullien, while Nir Bitton and Hatem Abd Elhamed failed the opposite setting to Old Firm after testing positive for Covid-19.
The online page revealed that Scottish Premiership champions had a discounted deal for Preston Ben Davies’ defense before the January window.
When asked through Football Insider if a half center is wanted in Paradise, McAvennie said, “I don’t know if we want to point to the middle center in January, it depends.
“Welsh is a smart guy and, as Lenny said, he never let him down, but unfortunately that’s not what we want this season. It’s not a lack of the Welsh boy, he just doesn’t have fun. this season.
“When Jullien was fit, it would be one of my three and then Elhamed and Bitton will also return.
“These are the players Celtic wants because they’ve been there, they’ve noticed, and they’ve been successful.
“I rate the Welsh, but we want to revel in him when we go through 10. “
In other Celtic news, McAvennie criticizes the stars of the first team for his handling of a slightly noticed teammate who opposes rangers.