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. (Picture by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Photographs)
Former Celtic supervisor Neil Lennon refused in charge Brendan Rodgers for the 7-1 Champions League defeat within the iconic Westfalenstadion final evening 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 evening than anticipated by final season’s crushed Champions League finalists.
I anticipated them to offer account of themselves
“I didn’t anticipate them to win,” Lennon informed TNT Sports activities. “I anticipated them to offer 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 effectively sufficient, weren’t bodily sufficient, too good they usually didn’t flip Dortmund in any respect.
“They stored enjoying the identical approach. The outcomes had been the identical – aim towards, aim towards, aim towards. Ultimately, when the sport obtained 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 fingers
“They stored enjoying the identical approach – passes into harmful areas they usually stored getting picked off. Dortmund are an impressive staff however they’ve their flaws – notably down the appropriate hand facet, however Celtic performed proper into their fingers always.
“They have to be taught rapidly. Celtic had been uncovered tonight. They have to say ‘we will’t do that away from house towards prime groups, we now have to search out one other approach of enjoying at occasions’.
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“You may’t hold blaming the supervisor,” Lennon stated. “Celtic have gotten a prime supervisor in Brendan Rodgers. Sure, he needs his staff to play soccer. He stated earlier than the sport they’d undergo at occasions, they usually had been struggling.
In the long run it was little tippy-tappy passes
“What you do if you find yourself struggling is you are taking the warmth off you will get your broad males into the sport and use the tempo that Kuhn and Maeda have; didn’t use that anyplace close to sufficient. In the long run it was little tippy-tappy passes by means of the midfield.”
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