- Celtic are out of the Champions League after a play-off defeat to Kairat Almaty
- The tie was goalless after 210 minutes of soccer – and went to penalties
- Rodgers might solely watch in anguish as his facet missed three spot-kicks
After failing to beat Kairat Almaty and permitting Champions League soccer to slide from their grasp, the chickens have nicely and really come residence to roost for Celtic.
Brendan Rodgers made it clear final week that he had warned the membership {that a} debacle like this might be within the publish until the membership invested within the taking part in squad.
However Michael Nicholson and Peter Lawwell, the chief govt and chairman, took a £40million gamble – and it backfired in spectacular vogue.
They despatched Rodgers into these fixtures towards the Kazakhs hopelessly ill-equipped. Celtic could not rating a single aim throughout 210 minutes of soccer towards very restricted opposition.
Daizen Maeda has scored one aim in six matches up to now this season. He seems to be a shadow of the participant who gained Participant of the 12 months honours only some months in the past on the finish of final time period.
Brendan Rodgers had warned that his squad wanted reinforcing for the play-off
Celtic’s gamers cannot consider it after their shootout defeat in Kazakhstan
Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is crestfallen after his facet’s defeat
Kieran Tierney is already wanting like a romantic luxurious, a participant who has failed to finish 90 minutes within the 5 matches he has began up to now this season.
Reo Hatate seems to be quiet and did not affect issues in any respect throughout the 2 matches towards Kairat. However none of that is guilty for Celtic’s failure to progress.
The one people who find themselves guilty is the board. To permit the standard of the taking part in squad to regress to this extent, it’s neglect on an industrial degree.
Rodgers could be nicely inside his rights to stop. The membership have proven no ambition or want to construct on reaching the knockout stage final season.
What Rodgers desires and what the Celtic board need are two very various things. They’re essentially unsuited to one another.
We noticed it throughout his first spell in Glasgow and we are actually seeing it yet again. He was lambasted by followers for leaving to affix Leicester in 2019.
However would anybody actually blame him now if he walked away?
