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I doubt Alan Shearer isn’t in the mood to tell the platitudes of Celtic beating Rangers, as he claims Scottish football’s point is plummeting.
The Newcastle icon delivered no punch when he presented a scathing assessment of the mosaic look of Brendan Rodgers, who secured a 1-0 win at Ibrox thanks to a moment of magic from star Kyogo. Shearer took off his cap against Japan. The international’s ingenuity, but he believes the sparkling atmosphere in the stands is reflected in the action unfolding as the champions survive under fire from Michael Beale and his hard-working Rangers team.
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, he said: “The point of the two has actually gone down in recent years. I saw excerpts from it. Yes, the atmosphere is amazing, but the point of football is nothing wonderful. It’s a fatal blow from Celtic just before half-time. What a finish and that’s it, but yes, the point is not wonderful up there.
Rodgers does not share Shearer’s view, as the exultant Celtic manager claimed a win without props Cameron Carter-Vickers, Reo Hatate and summer signings Maik Nawrocki and Nat Phillips. The Irishman was enthusiastic: “A brilliant victory for us, as I told the players before the game that they have to come here and play like a man. Although we have a very young group, you come here with 50,000 against and you have to be brave.
“Our football in the first half excellent, collapsed a bit in the third final and with a little more quality and delicacy in the last pass we would finish it off. In the second half you expect them to come out, being at home and under pressure. To achieve a result. We showed resilience, we had 3 wonderful moments but we couldn’t finish the match. It becomes more complicated because we don’t take advantage of those opportunities. I’m very satisfied for the players, it’s their first time. great result. “”