OPINION
Olivier Ntcham was awful in the opening period as Celtic went into the break against Rangers 1-0 down and struggling to stem the blue wave. While the home side rose to the occasion and produced possibly their best 45 minutes of the entire year, never mind just the season, the visitors were not at the races. Ntcham, paired with Scott Brown in central midfield as Callum McGregor dropped back to left-back to fill in for the injured Kieran Tierney (who started the match on the bench due to a hip problem), was off the pace and summed up the lack of intensity in the visiting side’s play. The Frenchman has been mediocre since early autumn but reached a new nadir in the Ibrox cauldron. Celtic fans were seething at his appalling first half, with many calling for him to be subbed immediately and others saying he should be heading out of the Parkhead exit door.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/_stephenbelcher/status/1079000934926204929
Ntcham is getting overrun for laughs in that midfield.
— Lawrence (@SilkyKyogo) December 29, 2018
Had my doubts about ntcham starting . Very lazy and huffy
— hands and heels (@tismemillsy) December 29, 2018
Ntcham once again a passenger
— Paul (@_PK1804) December 29, 2018
Ntcham is hiding here.
— Graham A (@graham1A) December 29, 2018
Brown and Ntcham have been poor wonder what we'd be playing like with McGregor back in the middle
— Marty Kyogo ?? – Hostage of an Involuntary Union (@martybhoy1979) December 29, 2018
Ntcham ball watching. He's completely off the pace. #CelticFC
— Bhoysean (@Bhoysean1) December 29, 2018
Have not turned up here … ntcham should be subbed not helping team at all
— JackT (@haveringBard) December 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/Backagain28/status/1078999668833562624
https://twitter.com/aaronmils88/status/1078999547064528897
Get ntcham off now
— Return of the Mick (@MikeyDoherty) December 29, 2018
Ntcham is pish, Broony static, passing back and sidey ways absolute dross an needs changed asap ?
— Etive (@etivemor) December 29, 2018
That might wake us up. Atrocious so far…Ntcham doesn't look fit or interested.
— Paul Harvie (@PJHarvie) December 29, 2018