The haunting stat that Celtic have carried on from last season
There is one aspect of last season that Celtic have been unable to shake off under Ange Postecoglou.
Under Neil Lennon Sparta Prague and AC Milan were scoring goals for fun, this season it has continued with Bodo Glint joining Bayer Leverkusen and Real Betis in scoring goals for fun.
Celtic have an entirely new look defence this year, there is no sign of Diego Laxalt, Shane Duffy or Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Hart is now between the sticks but still the easy loss of goals continues.
13 european games in the group stage & knockout round this season and last, and we’ve conceded 37 goals.
I appreciate that we’ve crossed paths with some very good teams in those games, but you can’t concede ~3 per game in Europe and expect to go anywhere.
— Moravcik67 (@Moravcik67_) February 17, 2022
Until last weeks visit to Aberdeen the only SPFL goal that Celtic had lost in 2022 was a suspiciously offside effort from Liam Boyce at Tynecastle.
From the early minutes last night none of the defenders looked comfortable, Bodo pushed up high, the Celtic midfield didn’t offer much protection with poor decision making in forward areas preventing Ange’s attackers from taking advantage of the space created.
It was another humbling experience for the supporters, hopefully more than a learning experience for the players and management.