In response to Celtic’s dreadful afternoon—which saw them lose 2-1 to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park—Brendan Rodgers has been speaking out.
By the half, Celtic led 1-0 thanks to a Matt O’Riley goal that capitalized on a Callum McGregor save.
However, Killie’s second victory over the Bhoys this season came courtesy of an own goal after 75 minutes from Nat Phillips and a thrilling winner from Matty Kennedy in the 88th.
Brendan Rodgers on Kilmarnock’s victory over Celtic
Naturally, the management was not thrilled with what happened. He desires greater constancy from his Celtics squad.
According to Rodgers, the first half of the performance was excellent, as reported by BBC Radio Scotland. We had a great goal and had the opportunity for more. We did a terrific job of intensity.
“We never got started on the second half. Rather than playing our game, we played the one Kilmarnock had us play. In the second half, we lost possession of the ball rather than passing it, which made it impossible for us to maintain pressure. An terrible own goal and a second goal that we failed to protect sufficiently undid us.
“You have to be able to handle that pressure, therefore you need to be able to control the ball and figure out what to do when a team presses you or comes upon you. The largest letdown of that second half was that.
“Right now, we’re a little bit uneven. Today it was the opposite; at St Johnstone, we were poor in the first half and excellent in the second. We have talented players, and while we demonstrated in the first half that we can play at a high level, we fell short in the second half. We cannot blame injuries.
Rangers and Celtic both have a game remaining at Ibrox, but Celtic leads the reigning champions by five points at the end of the weekend.
A major derby at Celtic Park at the end of the month is one instance when there is now no margin for mistake before the Christmas break. When considering the season as a whole, this is a pivotal moment.
To provide the constancy he so desperately wants, Rodgers must begin to uncover the solutions. All things considered, today was far from satisfactory.
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