How ‘refreshing’ Aberdeen ‘spooked’ Celtic in thrilling 2-2 draw

Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers felt his aspect contributed to their very own second-half downfall.

Jamie McGrath’s glorious by way of ball cut up Celtic’s central defence as Ester Sokler decreased the arrears earlier than Graeme Shinnie’s deflected effort levelled after Daizen Maeda gifted possession to the guests.

“We acquired punished for being careless, I felt, in that 10-minute interval,” Rodgers mentioned.

“We had good management within the first half, ought to have been extra in entrance after which, in all probability round about that fiftieth minute to the sixtieth minute, a bit bit passive with out the ball, lacked aggression.”

Rodgers identified that “actually good defending and goalkeeping” prevented a Celtic winner regardless of “32 photographs or one thing at objective”.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be excellent, approaching the again of all the blokes travelling all over the world and coming again in collectively, however I might anticipate us to see that sport by way of,” he mentioned, referencing worldwide fatigue.

Rodgers, nonetheless, praised Thelin for a double change at half-time, with Sokler scoring with nearly his first contact of the ball.

“It’s important to give them a giant credit score for that, and Jimmy and his group, they’re nicely coached, nicely organised and the adjustments labored for him,” he mentioned.

“However, once I have a look at it from our perspective, he does not get the by way of ball in any respect if our press is true.”