Neil Lennon told BBC Sportsound that neither of his strikers were match fit and that’s why he started with Ryan Christie up front from the off.

Lennon spoke to BBC Radio Scotland : “Edouard’s got a niggle in the thigh. It was too sore for him yesterday and obviously he’s not made it, so it’s a big loss for us but we’ve got plenty of quality in the team tonight.

“Ajeti is not match fit and Klimala is not match fit. I’ve got a front six that would grace a lot of teams.”

We get why Ajeti is not match fit having just come into the club with no pre-season under his belt but Klimala has had a full pre season with the club and has looked to up his fitness and strength game.

Surely he deserved a start on the night to help the team out considering Odsonne was out of action. It beggars belief that Neil Lennon would claim the Pole is not match fit, why not in that case?

The Irishman crammed a bunch of players onto the field much like he did against Cluj last year and looked underwhelming. We didn’t take our chances and we were punished by a side we should have beaten comfortably. It’s a bitter, bitter night for Celtic with lots of questions rather than answers.

 

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  1. Lenny has got a damned cheek saying some of his players think they are better than they are….after him saying his boys were ‘brilliant’ ‘excellent’ against Dundee Utd ? They were crap against Utd,Killie and tonight.
    Ntcham has never looked happy or settled at Celtic..if Ajer fancies a move,then just fuck off..Taylor is Lewis Morganesque; decent player,but nowhere near Celtic 1st team level. Boli and Griff ? Fuckin disgrace the pair of them. Sickening to watch the wee fancy Dan flicks from players who are terrified to take the ball in case they get kicked. These aren’t exhibition or training games ffs. The whole squad needs a mentality overhaul. Time to weed out the imposters (even the ones who have served us well in the past)
    Has anybody else noticed this ‘rolling the foot over the ball’ crap our players have been doing for the past year ? Trying to look stylish and cool in possession when nobodys near them ? Bitton,Christie,Taylor,Ntcham,even Broony at times,and a couple more.
    What’s that all about? It’s bullshit..all style and no substance.
    That seems to be the type of player we’re signing more and more these days…makes my blood boil.
    Lennon needs to kick arses (including his own) or pack his bags and make room for somebody who will.

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