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Jozo is gone for the year which is hardly surprising, he has barely made a string of appearances after arriving just before the transfer window slammed shut just as we had said goodbye to Virgil. So who will play CB now alongside Erik Sviatchenko? If anything happens to Mulgrew it just has to be Efe. Now those who saw his shambolic defending for Nigeria yesterday, when he played the off side trap without the knowledge of his other defenders, know that Efe can be a pipe bomb of a defender.

If you remember the Juventus game 1st leg Champions league round of 16, the biggest game Celtic has played in recently, Efe did the opposite and instead played as sweeper for some reason and played Matri onside in the 3rd minute and the tie was effectively killed off. We ended up losing 0-3 on the night and 5-0 on aggregate.

Efe this season as the last defender was red carded for a clumsy tackle which led to a converted penalty, the game slipped away from Celtic after that and so did our treble hopes. There is a key theme developing in this, Efe and big games don’t mix. He has served Celtic, sometimes well, for many years, but it is time that Celtic look to say goodbye to our shambolic CB.

Efe will almost certainly play for us against the Newco in the Semi Final, he will almost certainly be the starting Centre Back for the rest of the Premiership season, in this time he has the opportunity to pick up the double or torpedo our hopes. Sevco will likely target him as they will have no luck with Sviatchenko or Tierney. Premiership teams will do like wise and the ever reliable honest mistakes brigade will be scrutinising his every move, cards at the ready.

I truly hope Efe can get through the season without another ridiculous error. I truly hope he picks up the double and is on the podium with the Scottish Cup in Green and Whyte ribbons. But come the summer, i hope we go into the market for 2 more CB’s. Jozo can’t form a partnership as he is never on the pitch, we have a real gem in Erik and we should buy another imposing CB to partner him. We will need a back up against injuries and suspensions, again Jozo is no good to us there, better to buy 2.

We don’t need another striker, Ronny wouldn’t play him anyway. We don’t need more midfielders, we have an overabundance and the likes of Christie, Roberts, Allan, Commons and Rogic have found it hard getting game time behind Johansen, Armstrong and GMS in particular. What Celtic needs is to buy CB’s to team up with Sviatchenko and a RB to push or replace Lustig. 5 in a row and the Scottish Cup Semi vs the Shame are on the line, it is without overwhelming confidence i say, over to you Efe Ambrose.

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