Petit coup de projecteur sur le parcours de Ntcham au Celtic sur thecelticwiki.com, extrait:
"Many though were arguing that he was by far the best midfielder in Scotland, and if Celtic were to achieve nine & ten league titles in a row, the an in-form Ntcham was vital. Yet, Celtic achieved nine but Ntcham wasn't a key figure. There was no doubt that he had skill on the ball and foresight, but his heart often didn't seem in it. In fairness, the premature departure of Rodgers and the arrival of Lennon as manager likely didn't wet his appetite, as Celtic's collapse in 2020/21 proved.
He was to be mostly a peripheral figure when he should have been centre-stage, but once David Turnbull came on the scene, Ntcham was further down the pegging order for starters. This was troubling for him and Celtic.
It shouldn't be seen negatively overall, as he at his best he was a star performer but frustratingly he was too inconsistent, and the support really did want to take him to heart. Neil Lennon was a poor manager, and in truth there was next to one who developed under Neil Lennon. The club started to get into turmoil (on & off the field), not helped by the Covid crisis, and players such as Ntcham were suffering as a result, although he could have helped himself as much as the other way around.
If you were to pinpoint one particular highlight (and his most iconic moment), then there is little better than in the away Europa League v Lazio match in December 2020. Celtic were in the Europa League group stages and were facing Lazio, a club whose support has a disturbingly large far-right sympathising support historically, unafraid for one armed salutes and racist chanting. When in Glasgow, a cortège of their support walked through Glasgow's city centre doing one handed fascist salutes and abusing passers by. Celtic won that game, but the return match was always going to be tough. No Scottish club side had won away in Italy in competition, but Celtic were on course for qualification through to the knock-out stages. After a fraught start, Celtic had battled to 1-1, then Ntcham was subbed on late. A bad pass by a Lazio player gave the ball to Edouard who slipped the ball through to Ntcham who in an impossible angle, perfectly chipped the ball with above the approaching diving goalkeeper, to score a last minute goal and send all the Celtic support into raptures and you could see the joy in his face. It sent the Celtic support into raptures, and the joy on Ntcham's face said it all. Ex-footballer & now analyst Stan Collymore commented: "A black muslim scored the winner for Celtic, witnessed by the Fascist Ultras of Lazio. Sometimes, God really does shine his light in some fantastic ways. "Un buon fascista è un fascista morto".
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