Timing or tactics - what's gone wrong of late at Celtic?

"Image source, SNS Three defeats in a row under a new manager. Beaten in the past two domestic cup finals. Trailing in the Scottish Premiership. These turbulent times are not what those associated with Celtic are used to. Add to the above list an up and down Europa League campaign and growing unrest among supporters and there is far from a festive feeling afoot this mid-December. It's more like bleak mid-winter."

"Scott: To go from winning seven out of eight games under O'Neill and looking like winning every game domestically and full of confidence to what we have seen these past three games is really astonishingly poor. The new manager needs to understand that the players at the club are not good enough to play his system and do not look confident to do so either."

Celtic have suffered three successive defeats under a new permanent manager and lost the past two domestic cup finals. The team trail Hearts in the Scottish Premiership but have played two games fewer. The club has experienced an inconsistent Europa League campaign and growing unrest among supporters following a Premier Sports Cup final loss to St Mirren. Celtic previously won nine of the past 13 available trophies, making current struggles notable but not definitive. Martin O'Neill served as interim, overseeing seven wins from eight. Supporters expressed criticism of the manager's tactics, recruitment and calls for decisive action.

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