Brendan Rodgers wasn’t happy to see his winger Yang sent off against Hearts earlier this month, but now he’s thinking the SFA officials involved might have just inadvertently helped another player out in his squad.
After some struggles Yang was beginning to come on to a game when the ridiculous decision to send him off at Tynecastle happened. It meant Celtic and Rodgers had to look around for who could replace Yang.
The Irishman decided to give Nicolas Kuhn a chance after putting in some below par performances since coming into the club.
As a result, Kuhn has really started to come onto a game and given Celtic another option on the wing. Kuhn was lacking in confidence and would still have been struggling for game time had Yang not been sent off.
Speaking about Yang, Rodgers reiterated there’s no blame coming from him or the club for the sending off, but did acknowledge Kuhn benefitting from the game time as a result.
“I can see his progress, he did great against Dundee [in the 7-1 win] and he has been progressing every day in training,” Rodgers told The Herald.
“We spoke to him, it wasn’t his fault [the red card against Hearts], it was unfortunate and sadly he has missed a couple of games.
“He will be back and feeling great and if anything, it gave us the opportunity to put Nicolas Kuhn in as well.
“Now he looks like he has come onto his game and looking stronger. He looks a different player in training now. So, it’s been a great opportunity for him.
“If nothing else, after those couple of games, what we gained from that is game time for Nicolas who has shown up really well, then Yang comes back and we have two really good players for that position.”
Rodgers has a hearing scheduled for Thursday which will determine if he will be in the dugout for Celtic next three games or if he’ll have to watch from the stands.
