Two months to the day I posted this: the issue is still the same, only worse. Celtic’s current issues on the pitch are mostly down to the manager. bsky.app/profile/celt...

Notes on Celtic - Livingston medium.com/@Taceltico/r...

Some words on my fear that Kieran Tierney’s return can end up having a net negative impact on Celtic’s playing style this season. A problem of Brendan Rodgers’s own making and one he needs to solve fast. medium.com/@Taceltico/w...

Some words on my fear that Kieran Tierney’s return can end up having a net negative impact on Celtic’s playing style this season. A problem of Brendan Rodgers’s own making and one he needs to solve fast. medium.com/@Taceltico/w...

Reo Hatate vs Young Boys A monumental performance captured in 60 secs:

Over his 3 1/2 seasons at Celtic, Kyogo ends up with an almost perfect match between his (non-penalty) goals and expected goals in the league: Goals: 63 xG: 63.1 per 90 Played: 81.9 Goals: 0.77 xG: 0.77

Game perfect example of what Celtic miss w/o Reo & Kyogo Without Reo: lot less rotations with FBs, less overloading on one side, no-one seeking ball in tight spaces centrally. Idah vs Kyogo: lot less speed makes it easy for opposition to defend behind & pen box movement is static & predictable.

Opposition Analysis 3 post thread How Brugge set up in organised defence and how it can be exploited: 1) Right-back Joaquin Seys’ role in marking opposition’s inverted wide player.

vs Leipzig, Celtic often used a 3-2-2-3 build-up structure, with Taylor in double pivot with McGregor. It was big success with GT an integral part of build-up, propelling Celtic forward from both wide and central positions. 1min video limit on here but a taste of it from both halves: 1st half:

go.bsky.app/7huxq68 Did the thing

⚽️ 2-0 vs Rangers ⏱️ 39:11 🗓️ 1st Sep, 2024 🎯 Kyogo ➡️ Taylor Taylor intercepts ball and his pass finds Kyogo whose early and measured finish beats Butland.

Celtic 2-1 goal vs Leipzig: ➡️ Kyogo & Maeda press ➡️ Taylor press and regain ➡️ Hatate run + pass ➡️ Taylor movement + pass

Reo Hatate nutmeg and pass vs Leipzig