Toothless Celtic toil again as Brendan Rodgers sees glut of chances go begging – 3 talking points
dailyrecord.co.ukReturning Brendan Rodgers suffered another bitter blow as his creaking Celtic dropped crucial points at home to St Johnstone.The goalless draw capped a miserable few days for the manager and his toiling team.
Following last weekend’s meek Viaplay Cup exit at the hands of Kilmarnock, the boss was forced to admit during the week that the club's squad is weaker now than it was at the end of last season.Celtic’s fans had to sit and suffer more evidence of that as an inability to find a ruthless final touch led to the concession of their 100 per cent start to the title defence.
Saints were compact and solid. Keeper Dimitar Mitov had to make stops to ensure his clean sheet, but this was a strong showing from the Perth outfit who were able to register their first point of the top-flight campaign.Steven MacLean’s team hung in there, but, for all the fighting spirit and battling quality of the visitors, this was about Celtic looking out of sorts for various spells.
Although dominating possession, they didn’t do enough with it. Honduran winger Luis Palma might be arriving soon to assist their attacking thrust leading into the Champions League, but, heading to Ibrox next Sunday for a vital clash against Rangers, they are currently not at the races.
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