On Saturday afternoon, Celtic got back to winning ways by crushing Livingston 2-0 in a well-earned victory. The football played by The Bhoys was significantly better and much better than it was last week.
On the other hand, the opposition watched the entire match. Teams usually come to Parkhead with little to offer moving forward, but Livi went above and beyond.
Footmob, a stats provider, reports that the West Lothian team did not have a single shot on goal during the entire game. They consequently accumulated zero expected goals (xG).
This is the first time any team has failed to even attempt a shot on the opposition goal in a match this entire Scottish Premiership season.
This demonstrates the regular domestic opponents Celtic face. When ten or even eleven men are behind the ball, it can be challenging for them to break through such systems, despite the fact that it gives them total control over the ball and consequently the game.
Although Livi’s low block was ultimately broken on Saturday, their strategies present a small intellectual and skill challenge for football players. It is difficult to refute the claim that David Martindale occasionally uses anti-football rhetoric.
But he’s not alone; a number of managers throughout Scotland find themselves in a similar situation. Even though it is difficult for these teams to compete against teams like Celtic because their players are so different from one another, doing so would make for a more entertaining show and they would be doing themselves and the big teams a favor.
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