CELTIC are out of the Champions League and we have no-one to blame but ourselves.
Do you like the photograph above? If that’s Celtic, what the hell was that tonight and last week?
Brendan Rodgers’ side shipped 3 soft goals in this tie against a bang-average Greek side that could not believe their good fortune.
Mikael Lustig’s failure to cut out a cross last week was re-enacted and for the Greeks practice makes perfect, well, on both occasions the end result was the same. An easy goal last week and again this week.
The third goal lost in the tie was equally as soft and Jack Hendry – if he is the answer heavens knows what the question is – was out-jumped and Lustig was nowhere as usual as Gordon was beaten yet again. Boyata, watching at home, should be thoroughly ashamed of himself.
The Celtic goalkeeper had one of those nights, he had nothing to do other than pick the ball out of his own net – twice.
Celtic were humiliated in European football last season so the failure to address the defensive weaknesses is shocking.
Peter Lawwell has spent millions on what Chris Sutton called Champions League disco lights and nothing on our defence. He refused to go an extra £500k to get John McGinn. He has let you down, he has let me down, he has let Brendan Rodgers down.
Lawwell, who tried to be smart by giving us Ronny Deila as our manager – nice, guy nowhere near qualified to manage Celtic, saved his own skin by bringing in Brendan Rodgers.
When he came in Brendan Rodgers pointed to the stands in the Lisbon Lions stand that had been empty due to Lawwell’s decisions. Brendan brought the supporters back. He filled the coffers, and the trophy room and was betrayed.
We picked up £10million in January for the sell-on of Virgil van Dijk – that windfall got us Jack Hendry from Dundee and Marvin Compper who has played for 80. minutes against Morton.
Who recruited him?
Jozo Simunovic, another imposter, down tools last summer because he wanted to go to Burnley. He got away with it and his mate, Boyata saw it happening.
And £12million knocked back last week for Boyata who then refuses to play?
Come on! What the hell is going on at Celtic?
AEK Athens are no great shakes. They will play Vidi of Hungary for a £40,000,000 windfall.
The Greek stands were half empty tonight. Celtic Park was at capacity last week. We supported the team, Lawwell didn’t – it is as simple as that.
And when Celtic bloggers start writing about Sevco share-issues in he coming days or the Lawwell controlled fans media throws in some squirrels (like their promise of having a Judicial Review all ready to go) you should know you are being short changed.
We never learn. Every single time we get into a strong position as a club we NEVER build on it. We always shoot ourselves in the foot. Always.
Here’s Brendan’s post match comments…
"Do you feel that Boyata has let you down?"
"I just feel for the players that are here. These are the guys that wanted to be here."
Brendan Rodgers speaks following Celtic's Champions League exit… pic.twitter.com/mC9SzoArJ8
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 14, 2018
