Stubbs says there’s no point in Jullien having a strength contest with someone stronger than himChristopher Jullien needs to fight smarter, not harder, when confronted with physical strikers like Nicke Kabamba who repeatedly outmuscled him at Rugby Park on Sunday, according to the former Celtic defender Alan Stubbs. Jullien was so unnerved by his opponent’s persistence that he conceded the penalty which Chris Burke converted to earn Kilmarnock a 1-1 draw. The Frenchman, who cost Celtic £7 million, the most they have paid for a defender, has been an impressive performer in European competition — Celtic were yesterday paired with either Ferencvaros, of Hungary, or the Swedes Djurgardens in the second round of Champions League qualifying, should they dispatch KR Reykjavik in the opening round — but with ten-in-a-row on the line, the scrutiny on Neil Lennon and his players

Source: The Times August 11, 2020 01:18 UTC