Gamers of Celtic acknowledges the followers after the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Part 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 towards Borussia Dortmund…
As a substitute 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 overwhelmed Champions League finalists.
I anticipated them to provide account of themselves
“I didn’t anticipate them to win,” Lennon advised TNT Sports activities. “I anticipated them to provide account of themselves given the shape they have been in.
“They let the sport get away from them. They have been passive, far too passive with passing, didn’t do the soiled enterprise of the sport properly sufficient, weren’t bodily sufficient, too good and so they didn’t flip Dortmund in any respect.
“They stored enjoying the identical means. The outcomes have been the identical – aim towards, aim towards, aim towards. Finally, when the sport bought to 3-1 I’m anticipating somebody to get grip of the crew 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 fingers
“They stored enjoying the identical means – passes into harmful areas and so they stored getting picked off. Dortmund are an excellent crew however they’ve their flaws – notably down the precise hand facet, however Celtic performed proper into their fingers continually.
“They’ve to study shortly. Celtic have been uncovered tonight. They’ve to say ‘we are able to’t do that away from dwelling towards prime groups, we’ve got to search out one other means of enjoying at instances’.
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“You possibly can’t hold blaming the supervisor,” Lennon stated. “Celtic have gotten a prime supervisor in Brendan Rodgers. Sure, he needs his crew to play soccer. He stated earlier than the sport they’d undergo at instances, and so they have been struggling.
Ultimately it was little tippy-tappy passes
“What you do if you end up struggling is you’re 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 means of the midfield.”
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