Sutton on Celtic transfer blow and areas needing attention
However, the 27-year-old opted not to sign a new contract and to move on for a new challenge with Greek side PAOK.
With last season's loanee Jeffrey Schlupp no longer in the building, Scotland star Tierney is the only senior left-back option. Sutton feels they are short in there as well as on the wings.
"I think Greg Taylor's a loss," he said. "I think he's a big loss, playing that inverted role.
"I always felt sometimes Greg in one vs one situations at the highest level may get caught out.
"I thought he was so good in that inverted role and integral in Celtic dominating the middle of the park and he played that very, very well.
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"He's going to be really difficult to replace in that respect.
'Jefrrey Schlupp's gone back and he's ended up at Norwich actually. That's an area which I think the Celtic are short on.
"You look at the wide areas, losing Nicolas Kuhn even though it was good money.
"If anything happens to Daizen Maeda, you're in trouble.
"James Forrest. You've got Yang. I think Marco Tillio's back as well.
"You get the sense it's not where Brendan wants to be. I get that."
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