Celtic secured their first win of the new campaign last night as they defeated Scottish Championship outfit Queen’s Park by six goals to four.
Kyogo netted a hat-trick in the Wednesday evening thriller as Oh Hyeon-gyu, Matt O’Riley, and young Francis Turley also got in on the act.
In terms of goalscoring, there were a fair few positives for the Bhoys to take but at the back, they were poor, conceding four.
Manager Brendan Rodgers was also unhappy with how his team pressed in the game, giving a frank assessment of things post-match.
“As I said it is about fitness but also there was lots of elements of the first half I wasn’t happy with”, he said (Celtic FC on YouTube).
“Especially with some of the guys who should understand the game better. Our pressing was nowhere near a level of what I would expect and that is what we said at half time.
“You expect some little mistakes and unfortunate things to happen in the game but overall you see we still have a long, long way to go with the pressing side of our game.”
As pre-season continues and Celtic get more minutes in the tank, they will only improve in all departments.
The Hoops have three more friendlies before the real stuff begins, with DC United the next opponent over in the United States.
The boss will hope his team are much improved for that clash a week on Saturday as the level of opposition begins to crank up.
