Gamers of Celtic acknowledges the followers after the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Section MD6 match between Borussia Dortmund and Celtic FC at BVB Stadion Dortmund on October 01, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photograph by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Photos)
Former Celtic supervisor Neil Lennon refused accountable Brendan Rodgers for the 7-1 Champions League defeat within the iconic Westfalenstadion final night time in opposition to Borussia Dortmund…
As an alternative Lennon factors the finger on the Celtic gamers who performed proper into Dortmund’s hand and made it a a lot simpler night time than anticipated by final season’s crushed Champions League finalists.
I anticipated them to provide a great account of themselves
“I didn’t anticipate them to win,” Lennon informed TNT Sports activities. “I anticipated them to provide a great account of themselves given the shape they had been in.
“They let the sport get away from them. They had been passive, far too passive with passing, didn’t do the soiled enterprise of the sport nicely sufficient, weren’t bodily sufficient, too good they usually didn’t flip Dortmund in any respect.
“They stored taking part in the identical method. The outcomes had been the identical – aim in opposition to, aim in opposition to, aim in opposition to. Finally, when the sport bought to 3-1 I’m anticipating somebody to get grip of the staff and say ‘okay, let’s have 5-10 minutes of their half, let’s get Maeda into it, let’s flip them, let’s get a nook or a throw’ – there was none of that.
Celtic performed proper into their palms
“They stored taking part in the identical method – passes into harmful areas they usually stored getting picked off. Dortmund are an impressive staff however they’ve their flaws – significantly down the proper hand aspect, however Celtic performed proper into their palms consistently.
“They have to be taught rapidly. Celtic had been uncovered tonight. They have to say ‘we will’t do that away from dwelling in opposition to high groups, we have now to seek out one other method of taking part in at instances’.
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“You possibly can’t maintain blaming the supervisor,” Lennon stated. “Celtic have gotten a high supervisor in Brendan Rodgers. Sure, he desires his staff to play soccer. He stated earlier than the sport they’d undergo at instances, they usually had been struggling.
Ultimately it was little tippy-tappy passes
“What you do when you find yourself struggling is you are taking the warmth off you may get your vast males into the sport and use the tempo that Kuhn and Maeda have; didn’t use that wherever close to sufficient. Ultimately it was little tippy-tappy passes by the midfield.”
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