Certainly on a par with Jota- Kenny Miller names three Celtic wingers inferior to Ryan Kent

Kenny Miller has claimed that Ryan Kent is on a par with Jota!

The former Liverpool reserve has been in the spotlight recently with his contribution questioned on the back of three heavy defeats.

In contrast Jota was voted Man of the Match by UEFA in Celtic’s draw against Shakhtar Donetsk with two outstanding strikes included in his four so far for the season.

Jota is two years younger than Kent, head to head last season he helped his side to win two trophies- the same amount that Kent has picked up since moving to Ibrox, initially on loan, in the summer of 2018.

Wingers are known for their inconsistency, they don’t dribble past every opponents but Jota is a team player, linking with others with a strong appreciation of what he has to do on the park and appears to be good for one goal every three or four matches.

Despite the mountain of evidence, discussing Kent, Miller tells Daily Record readers:

It’s a frustration because when it comes to talent and technique, he’s better than Abada, James Forrest or Daizen Maeda at Celtic. And he’s certainly on a par with Jota, in terms of ability.

But those players look hungrier to score goals. It’s a non-negotiable that they attack the box. Rangers and Kent aren’t doing that right now. But that doesn’t mean you let a £7m signing walk out the door.

When he’s on his game, Kent can be frightening. He’s direct, has pace, can chop on to either foot and fool his markers. He’s electrifying when he’s in full flow. You know it’s there. It’s up to him now to produce – and getting his future sorted will help him do it.

The weight of evidence suggests that Kent plays one good game in 10 and will contribute four or five goals a season. That wouldn’t get him near a place in the Celtic side and explains the lack of transfer interest throughout the summer window.

Kris Boyd won’t encourage anyone to discuss Jota as the best player in Scotland, it seems that his former Ibrox team-mate has similar blinkers on when it comes to the goal scoring winger from Portugal.

Miller stepped down as caretaker manager of Falkirk at the end of last season, as a pundit he can be heard on Radio Clyde, Sky Sports, Radio Scotland and BT Sport most days of the week.

After Celtic won 9-0 at Dundee United Miller suggested that Kyogo Furuhashi was getting lucky with offside runs.