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Celtic fans react to Boyata performance

Celtic's English midfielder Patrick Roberts (L) and Celtic's Norwegian midfielder Kristoffer Ajer run during training at their Lennoxtown facility,...
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Dedryck Boyata was questionable for Celtic again on Saturday.

Dedryck Boyata celebrates after Leigh Griffiths of Celtic scores during the William Hill Scottish Cup Fifth Round match between East Kilbride and Celtic at Excelsior Stadium on February 7,...

Dedryck Boyata has incurred the wrath of Celtic fans on Twitter….again.

The 27-year-old defender was very poor in last Sunday’s 4-0 defeat away to Hearts in a result which ended the Hoops’ 69-match unbeaten streak.

The result was different in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Aberdeen, but Boyata again was again perhaps questionable yesterday afternoon and fans of the Parkhead club aren’t happy.

Celtic's Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata (R) fights for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain's French defender Layvin Kurzawa (L) during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match...

He started alongside 19-year-old Kristoffer Ajer in defence and the fact that the Norwegian talent out-shone him in such a big game probably isn’t a very good sign.

Boyata is a decent defender but should Celtic settle for decent? Not according to the supporters.

Kristopher Ajer of Celtic during the International Champions Cup series match between Barcelona and Celtic at Aviva Stadium on July 30, 2016 in Dublin, Ireland.

The worrying thing from a Bhoys perspective is can Boyata be influential against Zenit St Petersburg in the Europa League if he struggled big time against Hearts and Aberdeen?

The Dons didn’t punish him yesterday, perhaps because the team as a whole were a lot better than they were at Tynecastle, but Zenit have the personnel to expose Boyata in a devastating way if he plays like that.