CRUSTY THE CLOWN – 6/10 – On the thirty minute mark, as they were staking hold of the middle, I thought to myself, ‘This is going to be similar to Atalanta,’ and found comfort in knowing the same central defensive pairing were present. I should, of course, have realised it was going to be like Atlantis – we were going to get drowned like ginger kittens with rickets. However, I thought the big man maintained his composure tonight while many heads around him were lost. And on that note, good to see him rocking up to Glasgow Airport wearing a cannibal necklace of fingerbones with Butland’s shrunken heid as centrepiece. Or did I just dream that?
Kasper Schmeichel of Celtic reacts after conceding 1st goal Midtjylland vs Celtic, UEFA Europa League, Group Stage, Football, MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark – 06 Nov 2025Herning MCH Arena Denmark. Photo Michael Zemanek Shutterstock/IMAGO
“It’s a work in progress… it’s a young squad. We know where we are, it will take a bit of time” ⏳
Celtic skipper Callum McGregor dissects his side’s defeat in Denmark, and the state of the team at moment and the moment they are in at present.
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CALMAC – 4/10 – Wherefore art thou, skipper? Well, trying his damnedest but swamped completely after a promising opening spell. There’s only so much he can do – particularly against quality opposition – if he’s going Han Solo, and the lack of support in our midfield meant they simply began to play around him.
Arne Engels of Celtic competes for the ball with Mikel Kruger-Johnsen of FC Midtjylland Midtjylland vs Celtic, UEFA Europa League, Group Stage, Football, MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark – 06 November 2025. Photo Michael Zemanek Shutterstock/IMAGO
THE TERMINATOR – 3/10 – Gone shy again, Arne? Preceding games had shown he’s got the solidity to make himself a force in beside Calmac. But after that first thirty, he went into his shell, dropped the combative edge and got run around dogging like Super up Glennifer Braes. Allegedly.
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NEGAN – 2/10 – Presence. He lacks it. Therefore WE lack it when the going gets tough and Calmac and Arne make like General Custer to the same fruitless end, battling overwhelming odds in midfeld. It might be okay to miss five and nail one against SPL jobbers, but at this level they’ve all got to count and once Negan had skied his customary big chance, he disappeared; like the ball into the night sky.
Not only ‘recently’.
Can’t argue with, pretty much, all of that.
The truth is our players are just not good enough, technically and mentally, to step up to the next level.
Again, we fail to deal with high balls (how long has THAT been going on?)
KT just isn’t half the player he was and half would be acceptable.
Whenever I see McGregor back defending, I fear the worst.
Hatate’s passing is woeful.
Engels and Nygren just disappear when the going gets tough.
Frankly, we don’t have a striker, though young Osmand shows great promise.
And as for Balikwishy-washy, where the hell did they find him!!!
We’re OK for Scotland, mikes away from Euro quality.