Livingston have had success against Celtic at home in recent times. Martindale has adopted a very basic style of long ball, combative football, maximising the resources at his disposal as is wise. Owen J Brown does a nice job describing how Livingston have adapted their approach this season. The West Lothian side are bottom of … [continue reading]
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Lessons Learned From Livingston
Celtic have the rare luxury of a home 3pm start to get the SPFL campaign back on track again facing promoted Ross County. All have had two weeks to ponder the nightmare at Livingston. Lessons need to be learned. As I showed in Europe and Plastic Excuses, there is no basis in historical results to … [continue reading]
Europe and Plastic Excuses
Defeat to Livingston was as abject as any in recent memory. To be comprehensively out fought and out thought by a team of players that would do well to hold their own in English League Two was an eye opener. Much has been made of playing on artificial surface and also of playing a few … [continue reading]
Why Celtic Drew A Blank Versus Livingston
Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Livingston was Celtic’s 9th domestic scoreless game over the last two seasons. Few teams have been as avowedly defensive as Livingston were. Why couldn’t Celtic break them down? Dominance Without Overwhelming The numbers show complete control by Celtic. 76% possession 613 completed passes to 99 21 shots to 3 15 shots … [continue reading]
Why Ntcham Was Bhoy of the Match vs Livingston
The sponsors and overwhelming fan’s Man of the Match against Livingston was Rogic. Here at Celtic By Numbers, we disagree, but this is not to denigrate an eye-catching performance from the Wizard of Oz. Ntcham was simply remarkable. Rogic had several moments of magic to lift the crowd. He completed 3 dribbles and was fouled … [continue reading]