 Mo Camara |
Mo Camara is puzzled at being dropped by manager Gordon Strachan - just as he was playing his best football since arriving at Celtic in the summer. The former Burnley full-back has not played for the first team since a 1-0 defeat by Dunfermline in November.
"The manager wanted to try a different defence and unfortunately I have ended up a casualty of that," he said.
"It came at a surprising time because I actually thought I had been playing well for the team."
Camara had a difficult start after joining Celtic in the summer but had helped Strachan's side achieve three straight clean sheets before the Dunfermline defeat.
 |  I've got two years left on my contract and I intend to stay and prove myself |
Strachan has preferred converted winger Ross Wallace at left-back in the seven games since, despite leaking goals in each of them.
"At the start of the season, I knew I wasn't doing well at all, but I was still keeping my place in the team," the 30-year-old told The Sun.
"It was a difficult time, but I knew I had to keep persevering and I thought I had come through it all.
"Personally I felt my performances had improved, but all of a sudden I was out of the team."
However, Camara pledged to fight for his place back.
"I don't intend going anywhere," he said.
"I've got two years left on my contract and I intend to stay and prove myself.
"Right now I'm not in the boss's plans, but he has told me he doesn't want me to go anywhere."
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