Two weeks ago Kris Boyd completely dismissed the suggestion that Jota was the best player in Scotland.
According to the Sky Sports pundit that title belonged to someone that returned to ‘action’ the previous day, bundling in a goal from an offside position then collapsing as he attempted to celebrate. It had been a while.
James McFadden was next to rile Boyd after the former Benfica winger had scored an outstanding goal at Kilmarnock, again the former Portland Timbers striker quickly shut down the suggestion.
??”He’s let himself down. It shows leadership from Giovanni van Bronckhorst. No one is bigger than Rangers Football Club.”
Kris Boyd on Rangers’ decision to drop Alfredo Morelos over fitness and attitude concerns ?? pic.twitter.com/gugN554edd
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) August 23, 2022
Since he was talking up the best player in Scotland things have gone downhill sharply for Alfie.
Not even considered for a super-sub role against PSV Eindhoven last week the chunky striker managed to get sent off 13 minutes into an appearance against Hibs.
Today things got worse for Morelos, dumped by his manager after consultation with the team-mates that the striker shares a locker room with. His WhatsApp buddies.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst has registered two strikers with UEFA for the matches worth north of £30m, one of them won’t be in Eindhoven because of his condition, his attitude and the views of his team-mates.
In January Boyd made a fool of himself with his Aaron Ramsey claims, amazingly it looks like he has outdid those comments with his Morelos/Jota quotes.
It is hard to imagine any scenario of an unfit and overweight Jota being bombed out of the Celtic squad by his manager and team-mates!
— Tam sellic son (@TamsellicsonIII) August 23, 2022
Boyd has fallen out with Morelos because the rotund Colombian has stolen Mr Boyds box of Monster Munch. Instant Fatwa, no pun intended, for that Alfredo.