Ange Postecoglou was very low key as he reflected on Celtic’s 4-3 defeat from Stade Rennais in Portugal today.
Nothing had been heard from the Celtic camp ahead of today’s match with the French side also using the Algarve for some warm weather training before the domestic action resumes.
Pittodrie next Saturday will be a very different proposition for the Celtic boss but there will be one very significant addition to the squad that built up a healthy nine point lead before the World Cup break.
Callum McGregor was back in action today, making his first appearance since picking up a knee injury away to RB Leipzig at the start of October. After a stop-start campaign to date Carl Starfelt also featured as he looks to resume his partnership with Cameron Carter-Vickers.
With the skipper available again Postecoglou’s options open up in the centre of the park after Matt O’Riley and Reo Hatate started 13 successive matches before the break.
There were some good bits, some not-so-good bits but overall it’s been a good week of training for us.
The boys have worked hard and probably felt the effects of it in today’s game at times, but overall it was a positive week.
We got some minutes into the players, particularly Callum McGregor and Carl Starfelt who haven’t played a lot recently and they have all come through it really well.
We gave the boys a week off which we thought was important after the schedule we had and we obviously went to Australia and it was a great week but it took a toll on them in terms of the travel.
So to give them a week away to freshen up was good and it was really important we got them back focused in here.
We’ve been able to train here with good facilities and work hard for seven days and we have a normal lead into the Aberdeen game.
CELTIC: Hart (Siegrist 60’). Ralston (Ideguchi 78’), Starfelt (Kobayashi 78’), Jenz (Lawal 45’), Taylor (Bernabei 60’), McGregor (Vata 78’), Hatate (Abildgaard 69’), O’Riley (Turnbull 60’), Abada (Haksabanovic 45’), Jota (Forrest 60’), Kyogo (Giakoumakis 60’)
Professional interview no flag waving no backs against the wall no everybody hates like new co true enough Celtic_fc_1888 don’t need to on the pitch is where you do it and Celtic_fc_1888 have done that captain fit mooy haita turnbull O’riley in midfield if our strike force get a bit of luck somebodies going to get hammered var or referees can only help so much then the risk an inquiry into cheating that’s what it is and I still think Hugh dallas is protecting our refs imagine that man Been given a job with so much power at his hands something not right kkk like
Our defence gets a bit of bad press i don’t know why for a team that goes out to win every game not like most spl clubs sit back long bunt up the park big forward goes fir fouls which refs dually give or get throw ins up the park not may teams score from open play even at away grounds goals the defence has conceded is from var penalty calls and going by hearts hand ball against us not given then every one that’s been given against Celtic_fc_1888 should never been penalties now none have been damaging points wise but it make defending statistics look bad