Rangers 3-0 Celtic | Post-Match Pint

[@ralphthomson2680]

Absolutely rotten today. Law of averages says they were gonna win one of them. Take our medicine and move on.

[@craigfindlay2872]

😊

[@EasyEasyQuadrupleTreble]

100% take our medicine and move on! Two players from the starting line up needs to be moved on- scales and Hatate! Only CCV had pass marks yesterday

[@johncameron7172]

Indeed

[@barcabhoy7193]

Rogers and the players embarrassed the club today. Only CCV gets pass marks, everyone else was absolutely stinking. Scales and Hatate should have been off at half time, but Brendan did nothing to change it at half time, absolutely pathetic. They played exactly as we knew they would, but the team weren’t set up to counter it. We have zero creativity in the team, especially midfield, we need a creative midfielder and an enforcer in the 9:34 mold of Brown, and a winger. If Trusty can’t be trusted, we need a centre half too. Brendan out managed by Skeletor, he should be embarrassed. Only Sevco wanted the win, that is totally unacceptable, and on the manager. Losing 3 - 0 to that Sevco team is embarrassing

[@pato2200]

💯

[@scotiavelo1405]

“If trusty can’t be Trusted” - exactly. I think he doesn’t Trust him pardon the pun. So he pays £5m for him - Great. We’ve an £11m penalty taker and Idah who’s no more than a £3m player. Are we ANY better off 🤷🏻‍♀️. Cos watching Engels body language I can’t see him doing anything in a Celtic jersey. And I’m not buying this “give him to next season pish”

[@gezobel]

​​​@@scotiavelo1405Been saying this for months. Nothing to do with his age or the weight of his price tag like Tino in another place keeps telling us .. he's just been dire ever since he arrived apart from his penalties. Mind you, can hardly blame him for yesterday the others were every bit as dire on the day? And hope the lad wasn't too hurt by that thug who threw the coin?

[@cbhendry]

Give me the option of Sevco FC or Paedo FC, I'm taking Sevco all day long! Signed Proud Sevconian 😊😊

[@pato2200]

@cbhendry Chronicles of narnia chapter 1...

[@thistleproductions6431]

Thee points of failure 1) Rogers schooled by Clement, he learned nothing from the last game that Rangers would high press on our left players who have poor ball retention under pressure. Rogers aloo was complacent and failed to motivate the team at half time and never changed tactics. 2) McGregor playing tippy tappy football with the defence rather than being brave on the ball by getting it forward quickly. 3) Nobody is mentioning. the elephant in the room.......the team were scared and intimidated by the crowd, they lost their bottle..

[@pato2200]

💯 correct. Rodgers has to carry the can on this. But like numerous euripean hammmerings and last two sevco games, he will learn nothing.

[@Dean-mp7vg]

@@pato2200but he wears a Gucci belt

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@thistleproductions6431 The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@Dean-mp7vg]

@ similar to rangers playing on a Thursday then playing a final at hampden on Sunday and Celtic resting all week.

[@thistleproductions6431]

@@Mikeybhoy1979 Nonsense, they are athletes and not playing any more games than Rangers and have a bigger squad. Some players can't cope with the hostile atmospheres of the derby, this is multiplied when you don't have your own fans support and the whole stadium is hostile against you. In past matches at Ibrox management and players have been attacked with coins and bottles and even broken glass in the goal mouth area. Engles was hit in the eye with a coin in this match. You seen tired legs, I seen fear in the players eyes.

[@user-ws9mj7ns3h]

Hatate is nowhere near as good as he thinks he is, he's lazy, sloppy and now his decent performances are limited to 6 or 7 a season. Get rid. Can't be trusted.

[@barcabhoy7193]

That should be his last match for us, he’s appalling, plays one good game in 10, if we’re lucky.

[@RugbyRadar]

The stats dont agree with you. He is statistically by far our most creative player. Where i agree with you though, is that he offers nothing defensively. He was an empty jersey v Rangers at Celtic Park, same again today, and also v poor in the League Cup final. Everyone blamed Maeda for not stopping Cerny's cross in the final... But if you look at the video, if Hatate had worked to get back, Cerny would have 'chopped' straight into Hatate's path. Am surprised Rodgers carries him in these derby games.

[@chrisd3211]

​@@barcabhoy7193last start for me. Bernardo and engles from now on and calmac needs to step forward or be dropped too many times today he's nowhere near being in the 6 position to defend anything. Cal looked like he played 100 games since the weekend. What we doing lol same way Taylor a weakness the full league and Europe target yet we keep playing him 😮

[@JFE1983]

​@@RugbyRadarI think he has set up around 1 goal in about 20 games mate. If that is our most creative player then no wonder we are off it. The defence of him needs to stop.

[@barcabhoy7193]

@@RugbyRadar The most creative in a team with zero creativity isn’t an accolade

[@RonaldPickering]

Criminal no subs were made at half time, even more so Hatate lasted 70+ mins.

[@andybutch3622]

Or scales lasting the full 90

[@keynoteFlyer]

We learned nothing from the cup final tactically . Passed the ball straight to them on countless occasions. New tactics required for the next meeting .

[@heffo67]

Is that really tactics though, the poor passing I mean, or is it not just poor execution??? We were that bad with our passing and distribution (in the first half especially) that I don't think any tactics or even playing with 12 men would have improved us.

[@williammclaughlin497]

Great analysis lads, Callum was spot on, can't remember a worse performance. It's on BR head, system failed (4-4-2 as they had 5 in the middle). All the pressure was because of our poor passing. Midfield missing again allowing them to run at the back 4. Selection, nearly £30m on the bench!! Sort it BR.

[@den264]

Clemente has us sussed ! It wont be long until all the other teams follow suit.

[@1gerard47]

Definitely, learned sod all from the cup,only won on penaltys ,from the start I was cursing my own team.

[@81mccabe58]

@@heffo67yes it is, they are man for man so the pass isn’t on and they know we don’t have the players to drive from the back

[@Weegie2]

Tactically, the Brugge game was a turning point for the club. Our basic formation no longer works. McGregor is now really easily nullified even by mediocre players. A conversation needs to be had with the club captain's future just like over at the 2012 debt mountain. Playing through McGregor is too slow and teams can put two players on him knowing that the ball's going there regardless.

[@nicholasjagneaux]

This is a good insight. A tough conversation about McGregor's role going forward, for sure. But, it's clear the signs are there of a decline. Is it a temporary decline due to a fitness issue? A tactics issue? Or is this the permanent trend going forward?

[@Weegie2]

@nicholasjagneaux to me it's all these things, the #6 role is expected to be amongst the quickest players on the field and have the highest stamina. McGregor is slower to the ball and has never been a ball winner.

[@RugbyRadar]

​@@nicholasjagneaux it's permanent. Athletically McGregor is declining. Not as alarmingly as Scott Brown did, but it is happening. We back-loaded his contract with a 4 year deal, but he is clearly no longer at the level he was. Problem is: there's a huge financial premium on a strong, physical, athletic 6 who can also dictate the play and pass like McGregor. Basically guts like that tend to be out of our price range.

[@Weegie2]

@@RugbyRadar 100%

[@chrisd3211]

All spot on. We can't act like callum didn't look lost slow and weak today even getting in a tangle way ratskin when on a yellow. It's not like it's breaking news either this has been a thing since ange left he's took calmacs legs way him 😂

[@dvp36]

Jesus that was about the worst I’ve witnessed in a derby in 45 years. even when we have shipped more don’t think we were as bad as that. . When we are bad we are shocking,it was as bad as Dortmund. It’s as if they collectively jack it if things aren’t going well. Totally gutless . You play against them the very least we expect is fight and determination.

[@1gerard47]

Jock stein will be turning in his grave,celtic were pish.the celtic man Centurion south Africa.

[@johnoneill8211]

That's just rubbish. Rangers were so bad for so long the barred us from ibroke for laughing at them.

[@dvp36]

@@johnoneill8211 what are you on about? . No one’s saying that they haven’t been shit . In fact that is what is being argued . Read the thread…

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

45yrs ??

[@jacobite1017]

@@dmgsoultogetherness6667 He didn't say old firm as RFC are still dead.:)

[@joehamiltonsongs]

Brendan watched the Bhoys doing something that wasn‘t working for 90 minutes and didn‘t change a thing.

[@santoy1000]

Every player on the park was pish mate, couldnae make a five yard pass fs

[@Jordan-dm6pm]

Rodgers was to blam for the shape and still wont make changes when they are needed

[@joehamiltonsongs]

@@santoy1000 True Story

[@santoy1000]

@@Jordan-dm6pm the player were to blame for the players playing shite. You honestly think bringing on the subs earlier would have made a difference fs cmon

[@Jordan-dm6pm]

@santoy1000 no yes 2 player of at 30mins scales and hatate but rogers take massive blame for me the way we fanny about with the ball so slow to manny passes for no end result not only this game it been like this for 10 games +

[@PopGoz-j8m]

Calum McGregor should be rested as he slows the play down too much and is easily got at. Taylor was nonexistent. Hatate and Scales just give the ball away.

[@chrisd3211]

He had a game off on Sunday he's just not a 6 and hasn't got the legs to make it work like he did under ange

[@den264]

Taylor looked totally pissed off when he was hooked. Time to sell him.

[@johnoneill8211]

CCV rarely makes any forward movement or passes.

[@chrisd3211]

@@den264 what's he raging about he was hiding on the pitch and arguing way scales proper unprofessional shouldn't be near the team when contract stuff is going on its not we needed him today it's clear he's a man down against rangers and in Europe if he isn't why does every team we play target him lol aj was horrible today aswell don't like that every game he plays against them even when in good form he's always giving them gifts

[@sapphicxswifts]

​@den264 probably raging with every celtic fan digging him out everytime he steps on the pitch using him as a scape goat

[@jonnyd.2047]

Some folk saying the Celtic players were complacent. I don’t agree. Celtic have quality all over the park, but Rangers players were well up for this one. The home advantage played its part in that the Celtic players were spooked into playing passes too quickly - several times players missed their passes and put the ball out of play several times. The Rangers team is not as bad as folk say, while Celtic are not as good as many think. Rangers thoroughly deserved this win. The Celtic players were well off it. One thing however was noticeable - the Rangers team pressed high and won the ball back many times.

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@jonnyd.2047 The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@rmcpolin1987]

@@Mikeybhoy1979rangers did that and they ended up 14 points adrift. Long term this is hopefully a blip.

[@ericc3963]

You know the craziest thing is Celtic believe there own hype, in the big world they are a nothing team despite their dominance in Scotland, until they get to a European quarter final at least at any level even conference they are nothing and not recognised by anyone apart from there own support😂

[@The_Macaroon]

Rodgers 100% to blame for that. No apology from him for failing to learn lesson from the cup final, instead he blames mistakes from the players. Pathetic Calum calling it a hundred percent correct. Could not agree more

[@sean367]

See the post above you.⬆️

[@chrisstirling4035]

Agree in so far as the Cup final should have been a wake up call and because they won it on a penalty kick, it was like the penny didn't drop. I knew within 5 minutes today Celtic hadn't turned up. 🙈⚽️⚽️⚽️🍀

[@RonaldPickering]

Worth mentioning the players were shite though😂 I reckon Rodgers could play a 5 yard pass better than Scales.

[@The_Macaroon]

​@@RonaldPickeringRodgers plays him ahead of him 6m signing Trusty, and his 5m signing Nawroki

[@RonaldPickering]

@@The_Macaroonit's poor from the manager.

[@bigc5630]

That was a hard watch!!!!! Chin up folks, we move on.

[@barcabhoy7193]

I hate this move on pish

[@chrisd3211]

​@@barcabhoy7193you need to unless you got a time machine handy lol I get it tho lossing to anyone is a sore yin but them the biggest pretenders in the world is worse especially as gutless as that. Still 11 clear still 1 trophy in the bag and still by miles the better team and people 👍🍀

[@bigc5630]

@barcabhoy7193 what choice do we have?

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@barcabhoy7193 1 defeat and it is the end of the world. The players are not robots and after such a great first half of the season, they look tired and the reason we were off it today, which is allowed given this time of season with so many games in a short period of time.

[@jacobite1017]

@@Mikeybhoy1979 SEVCO have played same amount of games this season and didn't look tired.

[@David-gu8mx]

Rangers did put us under pressure, they were winning every battle

[@nadimashraf3531]

That should be Scales's last game in a Celtic shirt

[@Delboy-hi1ld]

And Taylor's. Pair of embarrassments

[@1gerard47]

Reposition scales ,my opinion he is a confident player.

[@nadimashraf3531]

Overall Taylor has done well at Celtic but with his contract running down he's just not the same player anymore. @Delboy-hi1ld

[@Daniel_2626]

Did you say the same thing after he played out of his skin against Atalanta away?

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@nadimashraf3531 The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@JohnAnderson-ss9vn]

in the 90s when they were on top we could still beat them now and then, these results happen from time to time.

[@derekreid9072]

As a Ger, you guys have got a minor disappointment to get over today. You’re 11 points clear. Posting profit three years on the trot. Player trading model - top class. A great manager who always tips his hat to opposition first, unlike ours. Lenny did so also. We deserved the win today but as Lenny says, we need to finish off the bread & butter teams that beat / draw us.

[@dermymoto]

Great comment Derek. Fair play

[@gezobel]

Fair play mate. But your team simply wanted it more than ours and they battered us. We have no excuses for yesterday and got the hiding we thoroughly deserved. But you are right there is a much bigger picture out there for us.

[@smartz9043]

Fair play, rangers were brilliant but celtic needed that kick up the backside to not get complacent. Thinking that you can just turn up at Ibrox and walk the 3 points is an absurd mindset to have.

[@derekreid9072]

@ 💯 Gez.

[@KieranMowatt]

Minor set back for your team we wish we had the player trading model and consistent board at our club but great result for us today but will honestly mean nothing by the time the season is over no chance you are gonna drop any points to the rest of the teams

[@garythompson3939]

Reason why this channel is the best. Excellent, honest analysis and absolutely spot on. Listen I can take getting beat as i know we dont have any given right to win matches but that today was unacceptable for any Celtic team. Slow, lethargic, weak, all over the park. Never can i remember a celtic team who gave the ball away as much, and 2nd to every ball all over the park. Lets be honest we have been off it for weeks with this slow sideways/ back football as there are no runners or options for forward passes. If you are going to lose as least lose putting up a fight!! Totally agree no point on all the new signings sitting on the bench. Need to start for ne going forward. Lets move on from this HH 🍀🍀

[@gezobel]

The body language of the players said it all for me .. looked half-hearted and even uninterested at times.

[@jmcc2275]

Unprofessional.

[@1gerard47]

Agree like ' it's no problem here'.

[@1gerard47]

Coins,two quid ,cops took them for what??

[@1gerard47]

Give the coins back to the Rangers board,will they declare that income?😂

[@santoy1000]

Definitely..noticed it all through the game .. performance was a disgrace today

[@ChrisMartin-do8qp]

Love listening to Callum what a guy 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@kevingrant2301]

Your kiddin yourselves on if you think it's a dead rubber game !! they've played us the last twice and dominated both games ! The league is over when it's mathematically impossible for them to catch us !! Both teams have come back from bigger deficits and won the league,if Rodgers doesn't learn from this we could be in trouble

[@jmcc2275]

It was unprofessional…we gave them a valuable asset…..hope.

[@nicholasjagneaux]

​@@jmcc2275That's what I was saying about Young Boys: this performance will give them hope.

[@Dd-fb2tj]

@@kevingrant2301 dominated the cup final? Behave

[@mrsmith8831]

I'm a Rangers fan. It was a dead rubber. Celtic won this league weeks ago.

[@dbe2700]

Genuine question - when have Celtic or Rangers won the league from a position of being 14 points behind equal games played?

[@scotiavelo1405]

The EGO that is BR had the audacity to come out after that and say “maybe the 14 point lead we had spooked our players. wtf Seriously 🤷🏻‍♀️🙄. He stood there arms folded and watched that car crash unfold. This is a Rangers team that’s got one of the worst goal scoring totals yet they’ve scored SIX in 3 weeks against us. He (Rodgers) could’ve changed tactics 1st half but NO then starts with the SAME disasters and yes gives it the usual 65mins. We make 3 subs but he somehow leaves that SULK Hatate on. They make a sub a min later and he scores with his first touch. We looked scared. Our Captain INVISIBLE seems to bey😅nd criticism. All this crap about we’ve learned from the cup final about Rangers man marking. No you SHAT IT. Yet we still managed to keep passing the ball to them. There’s NO plan B with Rodgers. He was Schooled today by Clement which indeed is an embarrassment. But no Rodgers blamed us having a 14 point lead. He’s now trolling us as if we’re stupid. I wouldn’t trust him or Kennedy with ANY January transfer money. BR doesn’t trust TRUSTY £5m. We’ve now an £11m penalty taker. And Idah at £9m. Yet we’re not any better. This result was coming for weeks and weeks. How many times including today has it went 45mins we have 60-70% Posession with NO GOALS. To show for it. It’s virtually every week as if we can’t break teams down. They chase and close us down and we’ve NO answer. Yet EGO Rodgers WONT change it as he’s either stupid or arrogant or both.

[@williammclaughlin497]

Great analysis, I too was waiting on Rogers to change it but he hadn't a clue today.

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@scotiavelo1405 The majority of the players looked tired and sluggish today, even Maeda and Khun our most energetic players looked leggy...why did they need to train on the Tuesday after a game Sunday and then yesterday? Knew this performance was coming as we have not been at it lately even though winning, struggled against Motherwell and St Johnstone until the end of the first half and was better in the second half of those games. Painfully obvious the bhoys are looking tired.

[@michaelfern4079]

I was so sure Rodgers would have learned from the cup final and certain he’d make changes at half time. Bizarre. I reckon a system change is on the cards resembling something more to Rodgers 3421. Get a tierney or Valle bombing up the left, Engels more favoured position on the right. I just don’t understand why h didn’t do this for the second half. Time will tell. Rodgers will not like that today one bit.

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@scotiavelo1405 And when Celtic win the league in May, are you still going to be greeting over one poor performance by Celtic yesterday as if it is the end of the world?

[@Dmanz67]

I actually felt for Scales, their press signal was Scales on the ball. The midfield was leaving him with no options, totally exposed.

[@kirkuk2076]

That was the worst surrender in a game that I have ever seen, 10 passes straight to the opposition was really bad, the fact that we had one shot on goal was pathetic

[@RoyBoy29]

Agree with Callum - didn’t show up today. Skill errors happen but lack of desire & fight was terrible.

[@sean367]

Don't know what's worse, the game or social media atm

[@1gerard47]

😂social media is the normal,angels should have started.

[@1gerard47]

Angles, engels 😂corner coin throw he should have picked it up and given the vicky 😂

[@gerardferry3958]

i used to think that the giving of the ball away while not under pressure was a sloppy attitude but now i think it is a sign of having not very good players, there is no midfield

[@chrisstirling4035]

shocked by all these podcast idiots digging out Scales- he's not VVD, an £85m footballing Centre Back , he's a basic defender who needs midfielders to come short, show feet for passes, children learn that at under 8! It's on the guys who are supposed to be footballers- the midfielders who's job is to go and get the ball from the defenders on the half turn and find the front guys with passes.... not hide behind opposition players like they did 🍀⚽️

[@DG-rb7bo]

Soooo , by your comment , why on earth is he getting a game every week for Glasgow Celtic ?????

[@martinquigley6937]

Apart from the name, colour of skin, and red hair I swear I thought he was trying to impersonate big Bobo mate.

[@Dmanz67]

Correct, he was left exposed.

[@andybutch3622]

2 main people responsible, Rodgers and Calmac. Rodgers because he tried to play the same way we did at Hampden where we got caught out and escaped with a lottery win. He should’ve changed it up cause we played right into their hands from kick off and this time we didn’t escape with anything. Also Calmac- after going behind within the first 10 mins. Calmac should’ve rallied and fired up his team, during the game he seemed to be escaping into his shell, which is not what a captain does. Imagine broony was captain today? After going behind he wouldve fired up the team, won the battle and we could’ve easily turned it around. I still love these 2 men and continue to appreciate everything they’ve brought to our club, but today was not their day and they have to accept and learn their lessons because that was not a captains performance and Rodgers got it all wrong for the 2nd derby running 🍀🍀

[@truthslayer1372]

Lol

[@jacobite1017]

Rodgers will not learn, getting hammered by a diddy team is not acceptable.

[@redtim3690]

It was obvious that Clement would repeat his tactics from the cup final because it worked for them over the 120 minutes. We looked absolutely clueless today and could not string passes together. We did not put them under any sustained pressure over the 90 minutes. Brendan and the coaching team need to really analyse what happened and learn from it.

[@leehouse903]

great stuff lads needed that release from you all this morning

[@smithsfamily9910]

We were a shambles today. Rodgers got his tactics wrong. The players were spooked after the first goal and looked nervous. Best team won and we need to take it on the chin. Treble is still up for grabs. Hail Hail

[@David-gu8mx]

They have us sussed and we were unable to change tactics. We were awful moving out defence and had no answers. Long balls would have been better

[@chrisd3211]

Everytime we went long we cut them to ribbons we bring idah on and don't change the tactics we stick to the philosophy lol why bring idah on if we ain't going to go long or high to find him or play out. Brendans got some figuring out to do back 3 or 44 2 or something , Taylor out the squad hatate out the team and start idah from now on

[@jackjones1249]

The long ball is on all the time for kyogo. Also maeda and khun constantly want the ball to feet instead of spinning in behind. Its so predictable and easy to defend against.

[@chrisd3211]

@@jackjones1249 aye kyogo lives on the shoulder caused them issues with the long ball we didn't keep it enough to utilise that tho

[@FrancisODonnell-p3f]

Thanks, Callum, for ripping players & coaching management a new one. You're not negative and what Paul and Darren added are required comments. The Trusty issue, the (25 - 26) million bench players and the players considered not good enough by Rodgers. The Dortmund game shows Rodgers's coaching is an area where he's lacking. I'll go even further and state that Rodgers pure distain for some individuals is personal. He just freezes players out and from my perspective as a former player and coach not justified. I know Callum is into it and I like his input however McCowan is responsible for goal (3) as he loses the ball at midfield.

[@jackjones1249]

I would say Nawrocki has been frozen out as there is no way he is worse than welsh and his passing is miles better than scales. Im not saying Nawrocki should play but i think every defender coud be injured and Rodgers would still refuse to play Nawrocki.

[@Delboy-hi1ld]

​@@jackjones1249how scales plays ahead of nawrocki and now trusty is a very big concern if you ask me

[@jackjones1249]

@@Delboy-hi1ld I think Trusty will be back in on sunday but none of then seen capbale of maintaining form for any length of time.

[@Delboy-hi1ld]

@@jackjones1249 if trusty is not in the team sheet next week i will be asking serious questions. Scales shouldn't be nowhere near 1st choice anything.

[@David-ro7og]

Callum McGregor should have had a second yellow, for the raskin challenge.

[@gordondunnachie4730]

It’s not the fact we lost, it was how we lost with no one on the park trying to try something different

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@gordondunnachie4730 The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@Derek-qu8qi]

A top manager has the bravery to replace scales and hatate after 20 minutes. Scales is hopeless on the ball and shouldn’t ever play for Celtic again. People constantly criticise Taylor but refuse to blame scales for anything.

[@tonymacaroni133]

In the last couple of games at Ibrox before today we absolutely controlled the games and showed courage and initiative as well as great skill and work rate. Today, we showed nothing and completely surrendered to a much poorer team. They ought to be ashamed of themselves “

[@williammclaughlin497]

Spot on guys. Rogers was to blame, tactically, selection and system. Midfield missing and put enormous pressure on the back 4.Worringly Brendan Rogers couldn't change it. Cannot remember a worse performance.

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@williammclaughlin497 You cannot play high intensity football with tired players regardless of tactics. The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@rossmalaney1025]

Calum is spot on with that assessment. Love listening to how much he does not sugar coat anything. Too many fans like to look at the positives all the time. Nah this is time to be real and fast and then you can get better faster. Hatate not been good enough for a long time now let’s be honest, scales isn’t a starter , maeda ye never know what yer getting. Effort only yes but he’s not got a top football brain. This system does not work with tippy tappy, time to change it up again n get a starting 11

[@PopGoz-j8m]

McGregor, Scales, Taylor, Hatate and Bernardo with their slow ponderous play continually gift possession to the opposition. A starting XI without them would have won the game.

[@Andrew.W1997]

Rangers fan here it's my birthday today for the first time in a long time we actually turned up lol my dad supports Celtic we both listening to the game today on the radio and I gotta say I was shocked and surprised at 1. How good we were because our form hasn't been good and 2. Baffled at how bad yous were playing I genuinely was saying to my dad I'd take a point today before a ball was kicked but we needed that for the manager I think he would of lost his job if the result was on the other foot today so fair on your reactions guys I'm not one of the fans who slate people just for supporting their team even tho I'm a gers fan I have respect so I'm sure you'll will win the league this season can't see yous dropping points against anyone you'll bounce back for us probably Europe if we can get a point against man utd playing at the temo pressing football as we did today I think we'll get that automatic qualification time will tell tho there's just something about us playing on a Thursday tho where has that performance been in recent games lol

[@StephenMcAvoy-zl4ct]

Happy Birthday

[@Andrew.W1997]

@StephenMcAvoy-zl4ct thanks bro

[@stevenhealy709]

Who still listen to football on the radio? U stuck in the 80's

[@Andrew.W1997]

@@stevenhealy709 nah man if I had the choice I'd watch it on tv lol but my dad doesn't have sky sports and cba with the whole getting it online going through ads and that on Livestream sites so thought might as well listen on radio better than nothing but definitely not first choice lol

[@TheFlyingHaggis]

Couldn't agree more with Callum on almost everything there, particularly on Scales and Hatate. Scales shouldn't wear a Jersey again, unless the defence is threadbare, and should be out the club in the summer. Hatate should be sold as soon as there's a willing buyer. £3 million would be good value on that form. Callum is wrong on one thing - It's the games against the rest of the league that is the difference. I'll be putting money on Hibs on Sunday.

[@alasdairmacleod5638]

Another thing to take into account. I believe Clement became a bit obsessed with beating us in this game after losing the league cup final and feeling it was "unfair". They rested key players in the two games before the derby and dropped 5 points, which I honestly believe he was happy to do if it meant getting one over us. They had all the motivation yesterday, you can understand them being so fired up, but as Rogers said, it's not an excuse for us not to turn up and show so little in the game. Really disappointing.

[@heffo67]

We were terrible, it happens. The Callum fella, fuck me. Anyone who judges footballers on one or two games in isolation has opinions not worth listening to. Engles was sick ffs. 11pt lead 🍀

[@nicholasjagneaux]

--> If there's a team that wants Hatate this winter, I say, let him go. Already, there are 5 players vying for 3 midfield spots. --> Unless he turns it around, Hatate's value will not rise over the second half of the season. And Bernardo, Engels, and McCown are all good enough to replace him in the Starting XI anyway.

[@Torky60]

Callum's right about Hatate he's been dug meat for months he looked as if he didn't want to be there but he wasn't alone yesterday, not one player gets pass marks there was no fight from anybody. We saw the threat they posed in the League Cup Final but we didn't learn from it, having said that it was one game we lost we've been brilliant all season but the Ibrox club wanted it more yesterday and sometimes results like this can happen. As a team we had an off day that's not normal and Brendan needs to earn his money now and get this team back up for Sunday as St Mirren took that sevco side apart seven days ago. There's no need to be concerned as it's only one defeat and it could turn out to be the best thing that happened to us as the players might've been thinking we'll canter this league well yesterday was a reality check we needed to show you have to put in the work to get your rewards and I think yesterday's result will prove to be an outlier and it'll be the kick up the arse to say nothing's given to you it has to be earned HH

[@ChrisFerns-l5f]

Every single one of me and my mates talking are exactly the same as you guys. It's our midfield that needs adressing. My mate made a good point. Our CMs are all "samey"

[@Delboy-hi1ld]

Scales and Taylor needs serious addressing

[@gezobel]

Been saying it for months. I think Engels was brought in to add strength and power in midfield. But he has been so poor and weak so far our most expensive player was on the bench for most of the game. Our midfield was so bad today the ball should have been played straight over the top from the back to our front three, imv.

[@craigcorbet]

Rodgers had already lost at Ibrox before. He’d already been beaten during our ‘transitional’ season in the LC. Different conversation when his impeccable Hampden and Celtic Park v Sevco records fall. We’ve still got a reasonable chance to make sure they don’t happen. It’s not inevitable that they catch up with us long term.

[@Gel-x2k]

Been coming. We have been woeful all season. Aberdeen at home, Ross county away, Hearts at home, Dundee at home, Dortmund away, Kilmarnock away, Hearts away, Club Brugge home, Dinamo Zagreb away, Hibs at home, Rangers cup final, Dundee united away,

[@BrianClarke-qf4vo]

3-0 rangers,3-1 leipzig, 6-0 Aberdeen,5-0 Ross county, 4-0 last 2 weeks in a row etc etc, certainly not been woeful all season ffs

[@gdoc7662]

And yet we only lose 1 of those games.1 defeat in 19 league games this season,I'll take another 1 defeat in the last 19.Champions.And i couldn't care less if it's to them or not.

[@pauldoherty6413]

Can’t say we’ve been woeful all season, that’s nonsense. Those games you listed I agree we were poor but got by in most of them. That’s not “all season” though.

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@Gel-x2k While you fail to mention the real elephant in the room. The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@gezobel]

​@@Mikeybhoy1979We don't expect our players to be robots. Talking of which yesterday our players looked like robots which had been infected by a truly serious software virus?

[@martin-d4h]

Just about every player was off it, they put decent pressure on our players when in possession, but even without being pressed our passing was poor, their passing was actually worse according to the stats. Fair play doing the video lads, must have been freezing up there.

[@David-gu8mx]

Mcgregor was every bit as bad . He gave the ball away a lot

[@johnwatt72]

That performance was embarrassing and totally unacceptable! Scales and Hatate were the worst but no player gets pass marks. Midfield was hopeless and the passing was awful! No fight 😱

[@bobj2447]

Johnston

[@bugsymalone1660]

I thought the first half performance was so bad that three players should have been subbed at half time.

[@Mikeybhoy1979]

@@bugsymalone1660 The players looked tired and leggy yesterday after 4 games in the space of 10 days, they're not robots, which didn't help why they had to train on Tuesday/Wednesday after playing Sunday, those players should have been wrapped in cotton wool and well rested for yesterday's game, but that wasn't the case and it showed with even our usually energetic players like Maeda and Khun looking well off it.

[@johnoneill2084]

If you made a negative comment before today your were called entitled. Criticism treated as disloyalty. Yet since Leipzig we have been way of it and clueless against a mid block( st Johnstone aside). Callum is right. £25 million pound of player on the bench. We decried not spending for long enough then when we do we don’t play them. I naively thought BR would have a plan to counter the way Rangers played in the cup final but no, exactly the same. Arrogance from him and the players.

[@craigcorbet]

Only GT, CCV and PB had acceptable 1st halves imho. We were dominated in the 2nd half during the 3-3 game. As we were during the 2-2 and 0-1 Ibrox games too. We just happened to hold out during both of those encounters. Unlike 1-0 and other 3-0 L too, of course. 1st half was *always* going to be critical. And insightful. 5 Ibrox visits without our fans. Dominated in the 2nd half for every single one.

[@rabc9292]

From a rangers fan, I thought Liam scales was so poor today I lost count how many times he gave away the ball first half

[@gaeilge0900]

Agreed, but the tactic he is being asked to do is continually push the pass. Not many players can do what he is being asked to do. You need a player of far higher calibre to do that.

[@jackjones1249]

You must have been happy to see him come out for the second half.🤣

[@rabc9292]

@@gaeilge0900 fair if BR is asking him to do that, but he must have had at least 10 missed place passes first half

[@gaeilge0900]

@@jackjones1249 He was poor alright 🤣 Not the only one. He has produced the goods at Ibrox before. I think Celtic thought all they had to do was turn up. They believed their own hype.Today was a bit of a "Last Stand" for many Rangers fans, players and staff. They were ready. Celtic were not. Fair play. Not sure they can do it when it really matters though.

[@dermymoto]

Rangers were hungrier and fully deserved that win. Do you still want clement in charge?Happy new year mate

[@craigcorbet]

They’re still under massive pressure for both Man Utd and Union SG. Dundee United, Killie and Hearts all away during 3rd round of league fixtures. It may still unravel before Celtic Park in March. But there is a *chance* they get their act together. Yesterday was a rare rubber stamping opportunity that we missed. They missed theirs in 21/22. But at least they couldn’t financially afford to utilise their chance. What’s our excuse? Tired of winning? And ignore all the “focus on ourselves” bs. That’s always been spin. If you disagree, consider Arsenal not caring how Liverpool are getting on this season. It’s *never* been true. Your rivals always matter.

[@Lats96]

It’s a good thing we are so many points clear of Rangers because after that win I can see them picking up better results. We need to pick ourselves up next game - reaction needed!

[@JohnMcdowell-t6l]

This is worring me,why were these players and manager not up for a game against sevco with a threadbare defense and reserve goalkeeper 😳

[@johobo6556]

the thing that gets me most apart from all of this is that if you play in a celtic shirt you have to be giving your all no matter what. I cant even fathom how alot of the players out there today were just letting it all happen, second to every single ball the whole game and jogging back almost walking after losing possession. Alot of the players dont look like they know what it means to play for celtic

[@Michael19841]

I’m glad you stepped in and eventually let Darren have a word.

[@paulirving1149]

Coin throwing was a disgrace, AGREED. The wee guy on the left (my right) though is so bitter it was great to see the melt down.

[@OConnellRecords]

Don’t be silly, not tactical remotely, so not on Brendan. We couldn’t pass 5 yards and no one was up for it, players got too complacent, hopefully this is a reset

[@heffo67]

100% agree

[@jackjones1249]

If you dont think tactics plays a part in that then gods knows what to tell you.

[@OConnellRecords]

@@jackjones1249 tactics do not prevent/enable 5-yard passing and effort

[@jackjones1249]

@@OConnellRecords Well it can if players are being marked out the game but i do agree our passing was abysmal today. But tactically rodgers new what rangers would do but still played the same way and never chnaged anything even when it was obvious our three man midfield was getting over run and picked off.

[@Voidoid77]

*Why Scales, Taylor & Hatate were not subbed at half-time *is truly beyond me… *maybe, just maybe if we’d started the 2nd 45 mins. w/ *Trusty, Valle & Engels* then we might have managed to get a point ... shocking performance/shocking tactics

[@keviebhoy3232]

Absolutely shat it to a man yesterday. (Unforgivable)

[@eugeneritchie5403]

Yilmaz had more shots than our whole team combined,subs should've been made at half time, Scales was stinking

[@dom188816]

Absolutely spot on assessment

[@Glashome]

Rangers fan here throwing a curveball. I genuinely believe today was actually a pretty good result for Celtic in a strange way and while obviously not a bad one for us, for me i think it's basically confirmed why we should have fired Clement in the summer. My main reason for saying it’s a good result for Celtic is because I think it’s a scoreline that will force the Celtic board and the manager to think about making some changes in the way a 1 - 0 wouldn’t have perhaps. But, from a Rangers fan’s perspective, it wasn’t quite the 5 or 6-0 thrashing we wanted (and it probably should have been) to at least give us some proper “bragging rights” for the first time in years as I think it was the most one sided old firm game I’ve seen since the first Rogers era at Celtic. I think this was in the post for Celtic. Since the Brugge game it's been pretty apparent that there isn't a plan B in terms of an attacking approach against a half decent opponent that plays aggressive mid-block to nullify how Rogers wants to play. I know youse scored three in the cup final but two of them were basically howlers from Rangers from a defensive point of view. Your players definitely have looked a bit tired of late as well because the style of play is also super demanding physically and I think it’s showing when you play any teams outside of the other 10 premiership sides. My main worry now is that the Celtic board will panic a bit and buy a proper partner for Carter Vickers and Rogers will be forced to go back to the old drawing board a bit and think up a proper alternative approach in build up to counter what teams are starting to do against you. Knowing your board and manager, I don’t think either of those things would have happened if it only finished 1-0 as they’d write it off as a minor slip up with the league already basically secured. My main gripes with Clement are one that it took him a year and a half and 6 attempts to figure out what the Zagreb and Club Brugge managers got intuitively probably from only having seen Celtic play a couple of games at most. And more importantly, that he is incapable of doing his bread and butter stuff, the area where Rogers excels, just beating the dross and taking care of business. I know Celtic have a better squad but there are no excuses for Rangers away record this season, it’s beyond pathetic. That’s why youse will win the league and deserve to do so.

[@jamescarr5796]

some post, in fairness to you.

[@thomasfarren1643]

Fairly good and honest piece mate……. Bang on

[@pegleglonergan1539]

Good post in fairness. I agree with practically all of this.

[@dermymoto]

Fair comment, last few days rangers fans have been in utter despair with 2 poor away results and now it seems we are in that position but that's the way things go after a result like this between us, Celtic will strengthen and win the league but hats off to Rangers today. Far hungrier and tactically more astute. Happy new year mate

[@francislester6327]

Scales has to go , pathetic

[@Delboy-hi1ld]

Should have been gone wae Taylor in summer

[@jait2024]

I agreed with these comments but to say rangers aren't a top quality team is just a stupid thing to say.

[@martinskulski8862]

Brilliant podcast. All well said 👏 HH🍀🍀🍀

[@Garys1888]

That defeat was worse than dortmund 7-1

[@johnhynd4522]

Clements tactics were spot on. Rogers was like a novice today.

[@craigferri2162]

Champions of last season, 14 points ahead and yet, still fearful. Why?? It can only be losing faith in the game plan when faced with a determined high press and tackles on the first touch. That's a mental thing! They've let that lot live in their heads now and I predict we'll win the league, but we will not beat them again this season.

[@Gibsonlespaul-1967]

The coin throwing incidents need both teams to walk off the park as with racist and sectarian abuse ,any other profession wouldn't tolerate it.

[@michelledanks9895]

Totally outplayed today . Looked tentative from the opening minute??? Hopefully, the kick up the backside we needed to get back to our best form. Cheers and thanks for the summary boys.

[@MBMackie89]

It's a simple fix, simply play 2 holding midfielders so that McGregor can't be man marked. It would force rangers to either leave him alone or move up another CDM to cover the other holding midfielder, therefore freeing up more space in between rangers defence and midfield. How a professional manager earning millions can't see this is mind-boggling

[@williammclaughlin497]

Brilliant analysis guys. I agreed with everything you've said. However the malaise in the team and arrogance from BR came home to roost today.

[@MrTitleist]

That’s 2 derby matches in a row Celtic have been a shambles. That performance today was disgraceful. They were all terrible, every single player.

[@richystewart6543]

We didn't turn up, they wanted it more, very bad day at the office. Mon The Hoops HH 💚

[@akweeyin23]

We allowed an absolute shite team to look like world beaters . Deserved what we got & it's on Rodgers.

[@SMBUAE]

Great content again guys and that from a 💙 nose abroad. Invariably fair, quality production levels and most importantly AUTHENTIC. I gave up watching online content from those poorly thinking they represent Rangers. By contrast to you guys they are Mickey mouse: for the most part either bigots with a michrophone or young guys painfully trying to sound like 1999 Jim White. And sometimes tragically succeeding in the most cliched manner.

[@matthewglen4033]

Hatate has far too many of these performances in big games for me.

[@gerryboland2902]

We did not learn from the league cup final. They pressed high then pressed against in a mid block. The cut out our passes they stopped our midfield passes. We never won any 2nd phase possession and in spite of 67% possession we never attacked their back 4. Tactical rethink required against them now required.

[@Dd-fb2tj]

Was it the occasion?...crowd?..nerves?.... Not sure. I do know that it was the worst 1st half old firm performances ive ever seen from either team. If it is a mentality issue it needs sorted quick. Losing virtually every single 2nd ball is unacceptable and the amount of wayward passes was beyond a joke

[@jmcc2275]

For a start it was unprofessional from management and players.

[@ChrisMartin-do8qp]

Hatate should be dropped going forward no were near good enough for Celtic no passion for the club

[@willie2761]

They were missing 2 or 3 regulars ? Not really Tav is finished, their own fans are clamouring for him to go. Butland has been a bombscare recently. Their guys were up for it ( they usually are in these fixtures) and they were still steamed up about the League Cup.

[@MegaGordyboy]

brendan has to find a way to nulify their press,thats at least 3 games now and still no idea.this passing from the back is too easy to play against,boring as well.

[@pabs211]

Only Vickers got pass marks today. The fact Rodgers took 63 minutes to change it was telling. Callum 100% correct how can Rodgers ask for more money after 25 million on the bench

[@Delboy-hi1ld]

Ccv must be embarrassed having scales and Taylor as his defensive partners. I know i wouldn't be happy

[@pabs211]

@ we know what Scales is - BR didn’t help him and should have had him off at half time. The contract situation with Taylor is that he was offered a deal in October and knocked it back. He now isn’t playing for the badge the same way as he hasn’t been offered a bigger contract but we are still playing him ahead of Valle. It’s our own fault.

[@francislester6327]

Pure Complacency no excuses , we didn’t turn up

[@SMono7]

They have a man sit on McGregor press Johnston and CCV and force them to play to Scales/Trusty and Taylor who can't play out under pressure and who can't find a pass or make good decisions under no pressure. We need to get a better LB or go long against them as they'll do this everytime now.

[@ajsctech8249]

Yeah, 'not turning up' Doesnt cover it today nowhere near explains that. Since Brugge and Zagreb teams have kind of gone man to man, narrow and really stifled us. I suspect there is a bug in the team as there was no apetite to get into their final 3rd. Something very bad was wrong today. Maybe the impending transfer window is on some players minds. We need 2 wingers, a central midfielder and a left back. I worry something is badly wrong at the club. That performance was weird.

[@jackjones1249]

It wasnt that weird, it was similar to the first half in the cup final or against Dortmund, Atalanta or Brugge. We are simple a poor team when other teams press with energy and our passing goes to shit. Rodgers needs more than one formation especially when the first one seems to be easily nulified by some teams. Do we have the legs to play a three man midfield.

[@chezdoff9926]

They looked up for it,we didn’t. Unacceptable.

[@ajsctech8249]

@jackjones1249 No, we beat the best Pressing Team in Europe Leipzig with high Energy and high quality in Possession to Break their insane press. Our Squad is depth IS the Problem as Rodgers Cut the Squad down too aggressive. We need 2 wingers a centre mid and a left Back but mainly because we cant go into our Champions League qualifier next season with Yang and Palma as our Back Up wingers as neither can contribute in the bigger Games. Thats the answer

[@craigcorbet]

Want-away player plays like it.🤷‍♂️ I’m constantly told we’ve a strong, very competitive midfield. Hatate should be 5th choice out of our top 5. We’re not Make-a-wish. McCowan hasn’t let us down like Hatate consistently has. And most of Engels poor performances have at least been in Celtic Ws. Like Idah it’s principally his price tag that undermines goodwill in him. There’s only really 3 types of players who are less tolerable than lazy players who think they’re better than they are: Cheats: Fabio Silva; Hagi; etc. Unethical people or dirty players: Nir Bitton; Diomande; etc. Consistently injured players: Celtic aren’t a hospital.

[@patrickgourlay7386]

Let’s get over ourselves it was always going to happen let them enjoy this one we are still dominant over them , but as always we need to be strong

[@haroldmacdonald-ne1tz]

Ironically the first half against Motherwell without Calmac ,we played out from the back far quicker. Celtic today were forced into errors today when we were Dilly Dallyin around the back 4 while Rangers suffocated MacGregor and Scales especially..the cup final and Borussia Dortmund and now this game suggests we have to play over the top or down the channels quicker from this learning curve...engals could be the man for this playing almost alongside MaGregor ...

[@KilimanjaroRejser]

Rangers press was like a top Euro team. A reality check.

[@Dmanz67]

Rangers pressed as soon as Scales was on the ball, the midfield didn't help him at all.

[@seanfein3783]

Correct. Play the ball through them quickly or over them …. You’d think they’d never played the game 😡

[@ewencampbell3773]

In that game it looked like rangers were the team who where 14 points clear and above Man City in the champions league

[@gk411]

Thats football ⚽ it happens to every team in the world, the better team won and the bhoys will bounce back 🔥🔥🔥