Bhoys Analytics is always on hand with some great in-depth information on Celtic’s fortunes.
Ross is brilliant at highlighting major issues and his summing up of Celtic’s goals conceded this season is worrying but not surprising.
Most of Celtic’s goals have been a direct result of long crossed balls.
Celtic have conceded 83.3% of their goals in the league from crossed balls this season?
This excludes Curtis Main's goal in the 6-0 game that was wrongly called offside, also from a cross.
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Celtic heavily struggled to deal with balls into the box last season with an entirely different defence. It’s happening this season and we have to find a solution.
Clubs in the SPFL aren’t looking to break us down or play through us, they get the ball up the field and more often than not they look for fouls inside out half to have the opportunity to put the ball into the box.
We lost the game at Ibrox because of one lapse at a corner. It’s a worrying trend that will see us lose more points this season if we can’t find a way to deal with it better.
You have to think the introduction of Christopher Jullien will be a massive step in the right direction. Carl Starfelt’s aerial duals pale in comparison to the Frenchman’s and having him back in the box at both ends of the field will benefit Ange Postecoglou and his side.
