What's the deal with Juarez?

I don't actually see what he contributes tbh.

He's pretty average and the fact Cha played in midfield ahead of him at the weekend suggests Lennon agrees.

 

its because he is a right back! hes not good enough to play in the centre.

 

No, that can't be it. He looked outstanding at the start of the season, and although he may have shaded off a bit, he didn't exactly do a whole lot wrong. Then he was dropped, then Kayal and Brown were injured, and now Ledley, Ki and Cha(!) are all in front of him? That's a deliberate snub.

There's definitely something up here - it's not injury, but whatever it is we're not getting the full story. Lenny signs him, he plays very well, Lenny drops him like a hot potato? No, something doesn't add up.

 

well in my opinion Lennon felt let down by what happened in Mexico - maybe theres more to that story than has ever been revealed. I do think he's average though.

 

Well I'm more of a Kayal admirer myself, but whatever we reckon, there definitely seems to have been a big shift from Lenny. You may be right about the Mexico thing - or it may be we found he'd been trying to engineer a move to England - I can imagine Lenny taking a hard line with someone who didn't really seem to want to play for Celtic. We may never know, but I wouldn't be hugely surprised to see him sold in january, there's something not right.

 

Yeah it was all of a sudden, as he seemed to be playing regular until the Mexico incident - might just be a coincidence but i suppose something has happened. Kayal impressed me more as well.

 

hes not a right-back. hes cover for right-back. he better in midfield. i dont think hes playing because the whole scandal with the Mexico national team rattled him, he also might be of-form? And another thing, he said no to barcelona, because he. isnt. a.right.back

 

Ledley and Ki are keeping him out of the team. Because of this he was played on the right, where he's not great, and therefore falls even further down the pecking order because of poor performances. Shame really because he showed so much potential at the start of the season.

 

they said he had picked up a hamstring injury in the last game he played for Mexico before the party that got him banned, hey has been fit and playing through it but it must still be bothering him

 

He won't get anywhere near the starting line-up when Brown and Kayal return, not the way things are going. It's frustrating, the number of top-class midfielders we have. Crosas will be even further down the pecking order.

 

Got to trust lenny on this one guys obviously some sort of problem with juarez. ledley and big ki doing a grand job l

 

I think he can play both CM and RB well

Lenny needs to start going with a 3 man midfield FS

Ledley Ki Juarez
Ledley Ki Brown
Ledley Ki Kayal

All suitable arrangements!

Also Crosas could come in for Ki if need be

 

bit of a head scratcher this is. i was very excited after seeing him in the pre season/CL qualifying and he's dropped off since the international break. hopefully he's just working through a knock. unfortunately, we're going to have injuries and suspensions. he'll have ample time to prove himself again and if he really is wanting for the off that vaya con dios

 

Seriously people, WAKE UP! Juarez was poor recently, so he is dropped. Take Ki for an example. He played really well when he just arrived at celtic. I saw a lot of people saying he is next Lubo and etc. Then what happened? The physical nature of the SPL made hard times to him. But Ki stepped up and EARNED his place. Juarez has to earn himself a place to play. If not, like everyone said to Ki, he can GTF.

 

I agree Juarez was good when he first joined at the beginning against braga and Utrecht at parkhead, but then he started to go off form, and for someone to be wanted in the mid in an old firm game he was invisible against the huns. I think either this mexico thing has rattled him or in fact i think us being out of europe early is a reason he has gone in some kind of huff.

It's possible once Brown and kayal are back Juarez may be for the off. Even without him we have Ki, Ledley, brown, Kayal and Crosas. So we are fit for the midfield even without him.

 

he,l come good once he gets fully fit

 

He will be back all the dirty * here in Mexico has got to him and caused him problems when he leaves this behind he will be top class

 

If he has done something behind the scenes then tough luck. If he said he wants to go to Arsenal then let him, he wont last a year.

 

I saw an inteerview with him a few days ago where he talked nothing but good things about Celtic and how much he desires to win things with the team never mentioned anything about wanting to leave to a diff club

 

yeah totally doesn't seem they type. seems well humble and i've no doubt he'll be back in the starting XI before long. when we have injuries and suspensions, we're gonna be glad lenny bought all these midfielders