'McGregor & Maeda indispensable'

BBC

Fri, 27 Dec 2024, 10:18 am·2-min read

We asked for your thoughts on Celtic's 4-0 Boxing Day win against Motherwell.

Here's what some of you had to say:

Gordy: With all the negativity around the Dundee United game, hopefully fans will realise it's not easy to win every game. We weren't at our best in the first half but excellent in the second half, massive shout out to Arne Engels who I thought was really good. Beat St Johnstone, then onto Ibrox to finish the league, well done Brendan Rodgers.

Peter: Regardless of performance, a win and three points is all that counts. We are better off in the league now than before Christmas. Take a 12-point lead every day. Squad players getting plenty of opportunities. All good for the future. Lots of games. Big squad will pay dividends.

David: Rodgers ringing the changes using his squad, but two players seem indispensable to this Celtic team, Callum McGregor and Daizen Maeda. Game after game they have their 90-plus minutes, and they both put in a shift. That was no different. Terrific second half from both of them. Captain McGregor running the show, Maeda perpetual motion. Terrific.

Paul: Again a struggle in the first half. Second going the same way until the substitutions came on. Need to keep playing the best team and change when winning by a decent margin.

Hugh: We played better than we have for some time, though it was still short of our full potential. Motherwell did frustrate us but our wake-up call came when they were unlucky not to equalise early in the second half. The thing I believe we have to take from recent games is our priority signing in this window has to be a striker.

Michael: A strong second-half showing, however, yet again, Celtic put themselves under pressure with a square ball inside several times. Nearly caught out like the first Rangers goal at Hampden. Looks like teams are on to that style of play.

Paul: Good result. I thought we were too slow in the first half. Passing needed to be quicker. Second half we played with a higher tempo and we got our rewards.