Turning back to the 3-2 defeat at Ibrox last Friday night, although Sadiku argued that Celtic controlled the game, theRangers did well to absorb the pressure and regroup, and their finishes were clinical. That’s the Celtic problem – they need to score the chances that we get, and while they keep creating them their conversation rate is abysmal in most games.
Amy Gallacher’s goal won the SWPL1 title for Celtic. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)
We can’t run into the problem we had with Brendan Rodgers where we’re praising possession football with no end result, because although that may work against the weaker teams in the league, it won’t against the likes of theRangers, Hibs, Glasgow City and the fast improving Hearts.
Whatever the cause of the problems on the pitch, it undoubtedly led to problems on the pitch, with a large exodus of players last summer.
The incoming signing in terms of numbers didn’t match and many of the Alonso signings were moved on.
Sadiku appears to be a decent coach with great potential and perhaps she’s less prepared to talk out regarding funding after seeing Brendan Rodgers lose his job for doing exactly that. Yet, Celtic could fund the women’s team to become the dominant force and that would get the fans going again, increase sponsorship and even get a transfer model of buying, developing and selling on at a profit working in women’s football.
So there is an argument for keeping Sadiku at Celtic FC Women and an even stronger argument for the club to show some real intent to make the Celtic women’s team the best in Scotland.
So now, it might be approaching the time for a change. Sadiku’s contract will likely be up in the summer, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she chooses to move on unless the club back her. She has the potential but needs more and better players, preferably in the January window if she is going to turn this around and starting winning the big games. Regardless if this continues to the summer without notable results against the top sides then her position will be untenable. Elena will know that herself.
Never downplay the achievements of a fantastic female manager, because the problem weren’t created by her but by the dinosaurs in charge of Celtic FC who refuse to keep up with the times. The message on The Celtic Star on Saturday was ‘back it or bin it’ that’s the two choices open to Celtic’s board.
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