The postponed fixtures and Champions League exit mean that Celtic are under a lot of pressure just now, so a comfortable win over Motherwell is the minimum requirement today.
Stephen Robinson’s men are in a tough spot themselves – bottom of the league, they’ve just lost to their biggest rivals and they’ve lost their best player in David Turnbull.
Despite that, a resounding Europa League victory over Glentoran on Thursday night should give them some confidence, so this isn’t a game that Celtic can approach in a complacent manner.
It was always going to be interesting to see how Lenny approached the game today – Would Turnbull get to play a part? and would he decide to double down on his decision to play with Ryan Christie as a number 9?
The answers to those questions appear to be possibly for Turnbull, and absolutely yes for Christie as a striker:
This is the kind of stubbornness that can cost you a job if it doesn’t pay off, and plenty of the fans are bewildered and annoyed at the decision:
He might get away with it if Celtic win convincingly, but this is just making things so much harder if it goes wrong.
