: Sun May 17, 2009 5:27 pm
I was worried before the game started that we'd have our work cut our if it rained. In bad conditions Celtic are a match for anyone as they proved versus Saints.
Celtic were well disciplined, they had a simple game plan and stuck to it. They took all their chances too. They deserved the win, no doubt about it.
Our lot looked lethargic in the first half, we seemed lost for ideas when we got on their line in the first half and never really sustained any pressure. As a result we struggled for points. We really need to try to be a bit more creative, simply passing along the line or trying to simply drive through a defender isn't going to score us many points - it was rather like watching us early in the season.
In the second half I thought the attacking play improved, we seemed to discover the inside ball option. Trouble was we were let down by poor defending and too many mistakes. Sure the ref was very average but it was the same for both sides. Yet again we were chasing the game and it seemed that once we were a lot more urgency appeared, where was this in the first half??
As time wears on I can see us missing out on the playoffs.