It feels like a defeat. That’s the mood, that’s how I feel right now. We come out of this game having been 2-0 in front and then 3-2 in front before a scandalous amount of injury time which benefited only the home club and the feeling I have is that we’ve not done enough, that today should have been better than this.
The home team is celebrating this with a lap of honour. Which in some ways is pathetic. They were absolutely outplayed for the first half.
But in the end why not? They rose from the dead today not once but twice. I take no satisfaction from the draw, because a lot has to happen between now and the end of the campaign .. but when we had them on the ropes stupid mistakes were costly. And that’s the story of the season. It’s why we are here.
Would I have taken the draw before this? Yes, of course. But 2-0 up and then with a 3-2 lead before the end, a win was the least that I expected. That was utter carelessness that cost us the win today, the same that has stalked us all season. Are we good enough to put them to the sword at Celtic Park? Yes we are, but if we’d done that job today then that game was a potential league decider and all the rest is noise.
It’s in our hands. They failed to kill us today, that’s the best that can be said about it, but I just don’t feel the sense of accomplishment that I would have before this kicked off, although at half time I thought we were almost certainly heading down the home straight in front. It just does not feel as if we took from that the deserved prize.
I actually don’t understand what the Hell happened in that second half. We backed off, we let them run the game when in the first we’d been absolutely dominant. So dominant, in fact, that I thought another goal would seal the deal.
We got the third; still we couldn’t keep them from an equaliser. They are bouncing tonight, thrilled that they got the result that keeps them alive … and I understand why because really, it’s all they’ve got. The advantage has passed to us … in a sense. But it depends on us winning all our games now and whilst we can do it the question as to whether we will is another matter entirely. They will feel fear … but we’ve made this tougher than it ever needed to be. We’ve won seven points from nine against them … and still we are not out of sight at the top of the table. That tells its own story.
I think we’ll win this. I’ve thought it for several weeks, and although I was sure that we would win today except for Beaten – more on that tomorrow – I am still pretty confident. I just don’t like throwing away a cast iron chance to put the pressure where it belongs.
And yet, for all that, I wonder if maybe we have … listen, when you’ve been 2-0 and then 3-2 up frustration at not winning is obvious. But they know they have to come to our house now and not lose, and that’s a lot harder for them to do than today was. Several natural advantages come in to play for our side … and then we’ll see.
Agree we threw it away. VAR was borderline but givaeable so Tbh Beaton was ok. But our defence we lost tgeee 2nd half goals two on last ten mins. Poor poor poor
How could Beaton be ok. missed the Goldson hand ball, got it wrong according to VAR at their penalty and got it wrong at the dissallowed goal when he played on from the foul on Awata. Var seems to highlight all ref mistakes. Wonder how many they got away with prior to VAR yet the powers that be say they are good at their job.
Celtic did exceptionally well today.
Full stop.
Why you got to down play an exceptional performance?
The league will be won for sure when it could have been lost today.
We’ll do them at Parkhead
Like you I have mixed feelings, would have taken a draw before the game but we had the game won. Sometimes I just don’t get it, we retreated as soon as the 2nd half began and our ball retention was awful,it was obvious their back four was their weakness but we never put pressure on them in the 2nd half, Idah helped the ball retention when he came on, In retrospect I think Forrest coming on with his experience of these games instead of Yang might have been a better choice. Johnston was clearly tiring and Ralston could have been used for the closing stages.
Matondo is a one trick pony and for us to allow him to cut inside so easily on to his right foot was really bad defending.
The consolation is that the League is still in our hands, 4 home games and 2 away, win them all and the titles ours. The Rangers have 2 home games and 5 away games. We can’t look for any favours but one would be welcome.
We’ve made it hard for ourselves this season but everyone at Celtic Park has to step up over the next 7 weeks and the double can be ours..
Today’s second half has been symptomatic of our season so far. Failing to kill teams off from leading positions and struggling to manage games out. First half was faultless. Second half we didn’t adapt to the wind and bizarrely continued to play the ball dangerously out from the back when we should have been a bit more industrial in getting the ball up the park and put pressure on their defence.
Our midfield slacked off the second 45 with O’Roley and Hatate flagging and Iwata far too passive. Maeda was great the first half but the proceeded to make silly free kick after free kick and was unable to control the simplest of passes. Kuhn second half was ineffective and his replacement Yang offered nothing and was desperately poor at their 3rd goal.
Can’t be too unhappy but it definitely feels like an opportunity missed.
As I commented recently, I worry when Celtic go in with a lead at the break, although less so with 2 goals, but you know it’s going to be a nothing-to-lose scenario in the second half. I would have done a Livvy and replaced Kuhn with a defender and parked the bus in the second half, with an eye on the quick break.
Beaton was unbelievable incompetent does not even come close no wonder Scottish football is the laughing stock of all world football.
Unbelievable that we allowed them to come back into this game on 3 occasions. BR has to take them aside and give them a right earful for that 2nd half when they downed tools. It almost seems like a defeat.The return game at CP cant come around quick enough. However at the moment I feel like going into hibernation
And once again one of our coaches hit by an object in the dug out. That’s twice. Around the other way and they’d be screamin for sanctions. Personally fed up wi ‘ statements’. Action needs taken, if no by the sfa then uefa.
After the scandalous performance from beaton and it’s all there to view, 4 yellows for Celtic and none to the rangers & thon cheating ratbag on loan from wolves should have been off for simulation an rolling about all afternoon as if shot. Celtic are having to dig deep not against teams but the officials put in charge of these games. That penalty decision changed the match to their advantage when it was needed, where have i heard that before???
The disgraceful decision to award the peno against AJ changed the gme n gave home team momentum ,how often have we seen the helping hand this season to get them out of a hole.I agree we should have won, however I think most of us would have been happy with a pt before a ball was kicked, had we lost today it was hard to see a way bck.Take each gme one at a time we have what it takes to win, as you have previously stated had BR been properley backed we would be home n hosed by now
I like Jang and had no problem with him coming on earlier but once they got the penalty I think BR should have looked towards shutting shop. My option would have been to play 5-3-2 with Ralston Johnston CCV Scales and Taylor or even Rocky for Johnston. Ralston can get down the wing, put in a cross and would have done better at the third goal. Things need to be looked at as to how we managed to have four hit our net albeit one did not count.
I would probably have taken a point beforehand but given the way we threw the game and twice as well…
Two ‘penalties’ well one but two were given – Beaton missed both ours and theirs and let them score before disallowing their one…
He was very very quick to whip out his yellow card to our players for sure –
The VAR was certainly busy today making Beaton go to the monitor after he’d missed things…
A point but it very much could and should have been three !
I can understand some of the comments that say our midfield slightly died in the second half and some of our players were ineffective.
However, the yellow cards dished out by Cheaton, certainly came into play and had an effect. Kuhn carded after 20 mins …for what ? Once you’re on a yellow, you’re treading a dangerous path, especially with our ‘honest officials,’ looking to give a second yellow and subsequent red!
I think it definitely had an effect on Kuhn & O’Riley second half.
I repeat again, that their penalty award was a disgrace, and completely changed the dynamics of this game. Pattern of assistance that got them back from the edge of the precipice, and out of jail.
We have every right to feel scunnered, and to hear big Clement Freud’s verbal diarrhoea post match, you’d have thought they had earned their point.
It did feel like a defeat, due to the way in which the second half unfolded, but it has to be now taken as a good point.
The frustration we feel is nothing new, neither is the surprise at how the officials, gave them their obligatory helping hand.
Todays ref watch notes should be added to the bulging ‘Patterns of Assistance,’ dossier, that our club already has, and utilised fully, to expose these cheats.
They are a disgrace !!!!
We can only hope that our team can take the positives from today, and win all six games, to retain this title.
i havent read any other of the comments but for me like most of the dropped points this season we seem to run out of gas. Mcgregor should never have been near that match and thats stating the obvious. to much indecision on the back line and Johnston again being rash. Game management has been dross in all the dropped points.Am guessing sevco and hearts at home and away to St Mirren Dundee and Kilmarnock. Players need to grow a pair and manage us over the line
Just watched the game having listened to it on the radio at work.
We may have been at almost full strength but we certainly were not at full fitness.
I think we ran out of steam and the second have merely reflected that.
That and the culpable failure of our board to have strengthened our squad depth. We weakened as a result of fitness, substitutions, tiredness and naivety.
It’s easy to look for Beaton influences in how he managed the game, some of which is fair comment, but ultimately we had it all and gave it away.
I just hope we don’t have to rely on the likes of Dundee, who are desperate for the win or result towards top 6, and we’re able to negate those influences better in the renaming games with renewed ever increasing fitness.
This has been Celtic all season, we have squandered points since the draw at Hibs. Today we squandered a 2-0 lead and shared the points when we should have taken all three. The points Celtic have lost since drawing at Easter Road is not worthy of winning the league. I’m Celtic through and through but there’s a side of me that’s so angry at the board makes me thinking if we lose the league, we had it coming
Imo I would have taken a draw today but after we went 2-0 up before half time,why can’t we not shut up shop like every other SPFL team do to us so well,I’m thinking livi,st Johnstone etc,why didn’t we just do that ,once more it’s back to our defensive in abilities,why don’t we just shut up shop,that result at half time would have been enough,take of strikers , attacking mid fielders, because the job was done,overload mid field and defence,10 men behind the ball,the Huns would never have got back in the game,can you imagine an Italian team being 2 -0 against France or someone and letting them back in the game,never,once more as in Europe our defence is pish. That today was a chance to kill sevco off ,twice and twice we fucked it.
Down to the manager, simple as that. Kuhn for Forrest at HT and Idah for Kyogo and then a defender on when we went 3 – 2.
i agree. If Livingston, Kilmarnock, Dundee and the rest can defend against Celtic for
almost 90 minutes, and sometimes 100 minutes, then surely Celtic should be able to hold on for the extra added-on-minutes. Even under Postecoglou they were running out of steam second half. Two of their most satisfying victories this season have been when they were rubbish first half and came onto a game in the second half. Where`s Mikey Johnston when you need him?
I’m not a Beaton fan, in fact I detest the fukker, but he did have a few opportunities to bury us.
When we got our penalty, no matter how blatant it was, I was expecting the Crown Loyal pin-up boy not to give it, so that was a bit of a surprise in our favour. He didn’t disappoint me when he gave them the expected soft penalty that got them back in the game, but I was then totally surprised when he disallowed their goal shortly after, as I felt sure he would allow the goal to stand. All I am saying is that knowing Beaton’s well documented bigoted background, it could have been a lot worse!
I’ll say it, I thought the officiating was decent and certainly better than I expected. We were dominant first half and sat in 2nd half asking for trouble. We should’ve made the changes a wee bit earlier but that’s the Ibrokes game out the way and we’re in good shape. I’ll have a £5 on Dundee midweek.
I think yesterday just confirmed that our bench isn’t strong enough. We were comfortable & then BR started making changes & it let them in the game more. Kuhn booking ruined his game but he was still able to do more than yang (who was dreadful) when he came on. Idah brought a change in our approach which brought us back in the game. Bernardo I don’t think done much good or bad.
Personally I don’t think CalMac should have come on. He hasn’t played in weeks so will have been missing sharpness & to put him into that game had an error happening all over it. It was a frantic game & he just wasn’t on the pace. Not his fault the manager shouldn’t have put him on. He is a huge player for us but he should have been left on the bench.
I also think Beaton whilst being bias with his yellows was just generally poor. I think he was almost in that game to avoid any decision & let VAR be the referee.
I don’t like that they got the pen but make contact with the player & you’re asking the question. I didn’t like that VAR played AJ making contact with the ball full speed but the contact in slow mo. Almost felt like they were hoping Beaton would miss that.
But for the most part I think this is probably a game where VAR has been executed better than I think I’ve seen it executed before.