Celtic wanted an impact from their attacking substitute. Did they get one?
Celtic slipped to defeat in the Europa League last night away to Red Bull Salzburg.
They surrendered a 1-0 lead and were beaten 3-1 in Austria.
There were very few standout performances, and some caught the eye for the wrong reasons.
One of those was out of form winger Scott Sinclair.
Sinclair came off the Celtic bench in the 59th minute with the score at 1-1.
He replaced the ineffective Leigh Griffiths as Brendan Rodgers sought to alter Celtic’s tactics.
The plan didn’t work, with Celtic conceding just one minute after Sinclair’s introduction, before Salzburg added a third some 12 minutes later from the penalty spot.
Sinclair was almost invisible, barely getting a kick.
In his 31 minutes on the pitch plus stoppage time, he made just six touches.
Sinclair had no shots at goal, and created no chances.
He wasn’t the only Celtic player to under-perform, but he was one of the weakest on display.
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