The Celtic win over Motherwell was one that showed Brendan Rodgers’ team has the mettle to take this title fight to the wire.
Brendan Rodgers surprised everyone by making four changes to the team that drew against Kilmarnock the previous week and after another tepid first-half, it seemed that those changes had made not one bit of difference.
However, one of those changes the Celtic manager made is one that the fans have probably been crying out for over the last few weeks.
And when he was subbed off, it was met with a reaction from the Celtic fans that left Pat Bonner absolutely baffled.
Tomoki Iwata got his first start for Celtic since December and he certainly showed what the team are missing in the middle of the park.
As per Fotmob, Iwata was rated 8.0 in the 77 minutes he was on the park. With a passing accuracy of 93% the Japanese international made eight passes into Motherwell’s final third, made three clearances, won 100% of his tackles and made 11 defensive actions.
He really was having a good game and when he was taken off, Bonner said he was surprised at the reaction of the Celtic fans.
Bonner said [Scottish Football Podcast], “There was a reaction, obviously, when Iwata was taken off and McGregor went back into the middle. It was strange.
