Celtic winger Kris Commons has criticised the performance of team-mate Efe Ambrose following the Hoops’ 3-0 first-leg defeat to Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League .
Ambrose only arrived back in Scotland on Tuesday morning, following Nigeria's successful Africa Cup of Nations campaign, and was included in the starting line-up after insisting he was fit enough to play.
Ambrose misjudged the flight of the ball to allow Juventus to open the scoring after less than three minutes, before missing Celtic’s best chance of the game with a free header as well as losing possession to Mirko Vucinic who tucked home the third goal and effectively ended Celtic’s chances of progression.
"Look, the manager picked [Ambrose]. The manager pulled him to one side and asked him if he was feeling okay. He said he was feeling brilliant," Commons said after the game. "You know, if he wasn’t feeling okay, then he should have said so. If he felt good, then he should have put in a better performance."
Commons did not just focus his frustration at the centre-back though, he rued mistakes made by the entire team to allow Juventus to take a comfortable three-goal lead to the second leg in Turin.
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