Nicolas Kuhn of Celtic fails to score under pressure from Stephen Duke-McKenna of St Johnstone. St Johnstone v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, McDiarmid Park, Perth, 06 April 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace/IMAGO Shutterstock
TAKINTE – 4/10 – There was one brilliant Kuhn moment as he skipped his way across their box past three languishing defenders, and we awaited the guided missile off his left boot, bending into the top corner to announce The Kuhn was back on it! Nope, Seboooooo. Off you come.
Daizen Maeda of Celtic St Johnstone v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, , McDiarmid Park, Perth, 06 April 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace/IMAGO Shutterstock
LORD KATSUMOTO – 5.5/10 – I will run. And run. And run again. And you will seek me out. Great mantra, sadly abstract from reality. Nobody in green and white was going to pick you out, Daizen; it appeared they were all hungover and reminded me a lot of Sunday mornings back in the day, trying to focus on the ball through the remnant haze of Aftershock and Goldschlager cocktails. Says a lot that the best through-ball Daizen got all game was courtesy of their myopic centre-back’s error that he pounced on.
Jota of Celtic shoots over the St Johnstone goal from a direct free-kick. St Johnstone v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, McDiarmid Park, Perth, 06 April 2025: Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock
NOTEBOOK – 6/10 – Feed me! Feed me! – The Wham hit they never recorded. And something we might try and do in a more balanced way rather than wait for him to drag himself into proceedings like he had to do after a half hour of spectating. Never disappoints with frenzied activity; close to being the shining light but didn’t last the pace.
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Faulds’ ratings highlight Celtic’s disappointing performance against St Johnstone. Sinisalo and Carter were solid, but the defense was exposed early, with key players like Schlupp failing to make an impact. The lack of leadership at the back and inconsistent performances raise concerns for Celtic’s title hopes. The squad needs to regroup before tougher challenges ahead.
Celtic players just think turn up beat the saints job done ” Celtic are the best of a bad bunch of teams in the spl when you have no one challenging you standards drop and yesterday to many players thinking about there summer holidays pathetic display by them.