As we prepare for a trip to the only ground in Scotland where Celtic have tasted defeat this season, we can look back over the last two wins against St Johnstone and Hibernian to gauge our current form. The controlled and comprehensive victory over Hibs on Wednesday
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Celtic fans were left frustrated following the victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park last weekend, and that feeling was reflected by the manager Brendan Rodgers as he revealed that his half-time team-talk in Perth was the angriest he had ever been in his managerial career. Given
Read more →When Reo Hatate trudged off the Parkhead field after seven minutes of the home tie against Atlético Madrid two weeks ago, he gave Brendan Rodgers a midfield conundrum in exchange for an embrace of consolation. With the midfield playmaker out injured until after Christmas, Rodgers has been
Read more →Brendan Rodgers announced in yesterday’s pre-match press conference that Reo Hatate will be out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury he sustained in Wednesday evening’s Champions League encounter with Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid side. Rodgers stated that it was a “bad one”, and with Hatate
Read more →Tomoki Iwata has found starting minutes hard to come by since his arrival at Parkhead back in January. Iwata was one of the top players at Yokohama F Marinos, even winning the J-League’s MVP award before eventually moving on to join Celtic, an accolade that none of
Read more →One of the main criticisms from Celtic’s defeat in Rotterdam against Feyenoord in the Champions League opening game was the inexperience of some of our squad at that level. Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Holm were making their Champions League debuts and the Scandinavian pair were both on
Read more →Celtic fans were left frustrated after a Champions League opening day defeat away to Feyenoord in Rotterdam. The loss was avoidable for a number of reasons, with the two main ones being the pair of red cards handed out to Scandinavian duo Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Thiago
Read more →The latest knock to Celtic’s already depleted centre-back situation was not an injury, but a suspension, with Swedish centre-back Gustaf Lagerbielke ruling himself out of the visit of Lazio to Celtic Park after his red card in Rotterdam against Feyenoord. It was some rash decision-making that really
Read more →Celtic have been plagued by injuries in recent weeks, leading to the emergency signing of Nat Phillips before the transfer window slammed shut. The options at centre-back have been looking threadbare, with Cameron Carter-Vickers, Maik Nawrocki and Stephen Welsh all on the treatment table. Their injury layoffs
Read more →Tomoki Iwata has had a very strange time at Celtic so far. Evidently a quality player, Iwata came in with perhaps the most pedigree of any of Celtic’s recent acquisitions from the J-League. However, despite the limited opportunities afforded to him in his first six months at
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