Celtic fans were quick to turn on BBC Scotland over their reaction to Celtic’s Europa League victory over AZ Alkmaar. Ange Postecoglou’s side will actually be in today’s group stage draw.
The third best team in the Neitherlands will always be good quality, on a night when St Johnstone and Aberdeen lost at home Celtic’s aggregate victory should be a reason to be upbeat if not celebrate.
Instead, the state broadcaster reported on a torrid night with Celtic under siege. With 47% possession and the shots statistics going 14-11 in Alkmaar’s favour it must have been the mildest of sieges for the hoops to survive.
The two goals that Celtic lost were self-inflicted, Alkmaar applied some pressure at the start of the second half but the visitors survived.
For over an hour of the match Celtic’s back four consisted of three Academy players under the age of 23, perhaps heroic or brave would be a more apt description of the performance.
Meanwhile with a one man advantage for 50 minutes in Armenia, Gary McAllister’s side managed a goal-less draw with the team second bottom of the table with a goal difference of 0-5 from three matches.
Alashkert are second bottom of the Armenian league with 0 wins. Alkmaar finished a point behind PSV ?
— Dan Tausney (@dantausney) August 26, 2021
Worth an email of complaint.
— Bob (@Bob54920795) August 26, 2021
Laughable. Still, we now know where Jim Traynor is working these days.
— paranoid android (@rathanna) August 27, 2021
Don’t pay the license fee don’t watch Sportscene simples.
— Joe Lappin (@joebhoy08) August 27, 2021
BBC website has match stats for Celtic game. Rangers have some highlights of mostly them attacking, no stats and some fluff.
— mw66 (@mwells66) August 26, 2021
It’s disgusting but I love the sarcasm
— Shaun Mitchell (@mitchs1981) August 26, 2021
BBC Loyal – no one cares what they say
— Graeme Brown (@gwsbrown81) August 26, 2021
They cant even hide it ???
— marc cairney (@CairneyMarc) August 26, 2021
Running scared love it
— John Davidson (@theheebyjeebys) August 26, 2021