Since our defeat by Feyenoord on Tuesday night, Celtic has been the target of some harsh criticism.
We lost following goals from Calvin Stengs and Alireza Jahanbakhsh, which wasn’t the UEFA Champions League debut that any Hoops fan hoped to see.
After a mostly promising first half, it was yet another instance of road frustration. As has appeared to be the case for the previous 20 years on the continent, individual mistakes cost us again.
The biggest UK outlets got involved in these Champions League games, as is frequently the case, when they would typically avoid Celtic and Scottish football. Typically, their contributions are negative.
According to Kelly Cates on BBC’s Football Daily, “this could be damaging, not just in terms of the result which could make the group very difficult, but also in terms of the confidence knock Celtic could take from this.”
“Celtic have kept just one clean sheet in their 37 games,” the BBC reported online.
In addition, a number of publications distributed the statistic that “Celtic have lost 58.9% of their Champions League games, the highest ratio of any side with at least 50 games played in the competition.” (talkSPORT)
Even while all of this is merely another proof of outlets looking for online engagement, none of it really matters right now. Yes, the figures show that there has been a persistent issue. However, do they have any bearing on this current side? In Brendan Rodgers’ opinion, no.
After the game, he informed the reporters that history wasn’t important. It has to do with the here and now. We must concentrate on the tournament’s next game. (Podcast on Scottish Football)
It would be great if we could silence some of these national channels over the next several months by achieving some notable successes.
