It is fair to say that Celtic attacking midfielder Ryan Christie has a lot of critics among the Hoops’ fanbase.

The Scottish international’s performances have been below par and the fact that he is letting his contract run down certainly doesn’t help in terms of relations with fans.

One common gripe about Christie’s game, particularly this season, is the number of long-range shots he has attempted. The video below shows he has made 51 attempts from outside of the box, scoring just once:

Ryan Christie – Long Shot Madness

In the League – 1 goal from 51 shots outside the box

I try to show in this video how these shots damage build up play & prevent better chance creation.

Thoughts?

Hoping to make 4500 followers by months end so likes and retweets appreciated? pic.twitter.com/MRTxBndXX9

— Bhoys Analytics (@BhoysAnalytics) April 28, 2021

Unsurprisingly, the footage did not go down well with supporters on Twitter, who expressed their frustration at the 26-year-old’s form:

Wow this is awful

— Kieran Hamill (@kezzhamill) April 28, 2021

He infuriates me every single game

— ?????? ?⚪ (@__KM7_) April 28, 2021

He plays with his head down most of the time and doesn’t see people in space or the opposition closing him down

— Chris McGraw (@chrismcgraw84) April 28, 2021

can’t wait to see the back of him

— ?????????ℝ? ??ℙ?ℝ??????? (@DARKV1PER) April 28, 2021

Decision making has been absolutely dreadful this season. Not just him tbf.

— Chairman Lmao ☭ (@BenTheTim) April 28, 2021

Get rid of him.
How many additional goals could we have got if he played a good pass?
His shooting is woefull too. At least Commons and Rogic are accurate.

— Cautious Dave (@cautiousdave) April 28, 2021

All this done was make me angry.

— ???????Johnny_Saltire ??????? (@Johnny_Saltire) April 28, 2021

Nowhere near as good as he thinks he is.

— David O’Reilly (@DavidOReilly3) April 28, 2021

Let’s hope the English Premier League doesn’t see this ?

— Geeand (@Geeand87) April 28, 2021

There has been a surprising revelation about Christie’s future this week. Reports suggest that his current deal expires in January 2022, not June 2022 as first believed, so he will be able to speak to other clubs within a matter of months.

Arsenal, Leicester, Newcastle, Leeds, Southampton and Nice have all been mentioned as potential destinations in recent weeks.