Reo Hatate's Burnley nightmare continues as ex-Celtic midfielder sees another 4-1 collapse

Reo Hatate's Burnley nightmare continues to unfold after his £6million move from Celtic in the summer.

Hatate spent the summer pushing for a move to one of the top five leagues, but he had to settle for a move to Burnley, who has just been relegated from the Premier League and were hopeful of an immediate return having bounced between the top two leagues regularly over the last decade.

But things have not panned out for the Clarets, who look much more likely to be involved in a relegation battle this season. In fact, they currently occupy the final relegation spot having picked up only 10 points.

Nicky Hayen was sacked just a couple of months after taking the role, and now Fabio Celestini has been charged with turning things around.

It looked as though he and his team were taken a step towards that direction when Burnley took a two-goal lead at Cardiff City on Saturday. Burnley then found themselves 3-1 up, when Hatate was repleced, and soon after they were 4-1 up when Alex Robertson scored an own goal.

Then everything changed. Cardiff pulled out back in the 65th minute and went on to score all of the remaining four goals in the game, including a Robertson screamer in the 94th minute to win the game, the midfielder redeeming himself after his own goal.

The Bluebirds won 5-4, capping a superb comeback and making it one of the games of the year so far in England's top few leagues.

Hatate won't have believed what he was seeing from the bench after coming off at 3-1 and seeing his side extend their lead just after he came off.

Then again, Hatate has already seen a 4-1 collapse to lose 5-4 this season, given he on the pitch when Celtic lost 5-4 on aggregate to LASK in their Champions League playoff.

At this point, the Japan international will be fearing going 4-1 up, and it continues to be a nightmare season for him. The midfielder wanted to take a major step up and has arguably gone backwards. Celtic have been far from brilliant, but they are at least playing European football, while Burnley could be fighting relegation this season.

Mind you, Celtic could have done with keeping hold of Hatate given the lack of quality they have in their midfield this season. The Bhoys didn't properly raplace Hatate or Arne Engels.