6 WAYS TO CATCH UP
Action plan for Lennon as things go awry at Celts
NEIL LENNON refused to gloss over his side’s wretched defeat by Rangers but the Hoops boss is adamant things will get better.
Lennon pointed to his side’s injuries, Covid- related absentees and the fact several of his players had only just returned from a triple-header on international duty.
Celtic could write off the lifeless 2-0 defeat as a bad day at the office.
But Hoops fans have been sounding alarm bells since a dreary 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock all the way back in August and Rangers have now opened up a four-point gap at the top.
Titles aren’t awarded in autumn but fans usually have watched their team play well this side of Hallowe’en.
The march towards 10 in a row has been forged on their unshakable confidence but even the most ardent follower can see things are not right.
Celtic’s 21st century dominance is illustrated by the fact they have either won the league or forced it to a final-day decider in every one of the last 20 seasons outwith the Tony Mowbray disaster in 2009. And they have been there or thereabouts every time since John Barnes’ side collapsed at the turn of the millennium.
But Saturday’s shocker has Hoops followers seriously concerned this Rangers side look hell-bent on leaving no doubt over who the Premiership’s best team are.
Here Record Sport runs the rule over six executive actions the Parkhead side need to make to halt an alarming run of form.