Never mind the quality, feel the lack of width. However organised, compact and Motherwell were on Saturday, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that they ran into Celtic on a day when the absence of key players – especially their most effective wingers – left Ange Postecoglou’s men struggling to punch holes in the visiting defence.
Take nothing away from the Steelmen, who counter-punched brilliantly through the pace, guile and wit of Kevin van Veen. They more than deserved their point.
But Celtic without Jota are a different team. More narrow, certainly, and half a beat slower in getting the ball in from the wide areas.
Without Reo Hatate, meanwhile, they miss a player who drives into the spaces left by Celtic’s naturally expansive style. Spaces that someone like Tomoki Iwata seems almost reluctant to occupy.
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