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Callum McGregor on 'flat' Celtic Park atmosphere as Cameron Carter Vickers absolved from blame
Brendan Rodgers wanted his Celtic stars to use the power of Parkhead to get the job done against Cercle Brugge.
But Callum McGregor admitted the Hoops didn't give the green-and-white faithful much to roar about after a lethargic first-half. Celts looked a shadow of the team that dismantled RB Leipzig 3-1 earlier this month as the visitors dominated possession and were gifted an opener by a comical Cameron Carter-Vickers own goal.
The slow and ponderous play from Rodger's men clearly had an affect on the atmosphere before Daizen Maeda's wondergoal eventually sparked the game into life. The points were shared in the end and while McGregor accepts it was a fair result, the skipper confessed it was one of the quieter nights at Celtic Park.
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He told TNT Sports: "I think on balance they edged it in the first half, we edged it in the second. It was probably a fair result in the end. I felt when we got going in the second half we were the team who was most likely to win. It is a tough level and if you can't win it then you certainly don't lose them and you take your point and extend the run. It keeps us in good shape."
Paulo Bernardo and Alex Valle lifted the spirits of Celtic fans as they replaced Arne Engels and Greg Taylor on the hour mark. And their energy made an instant impact on and off the pitch as Maeda scored moments later to lift the entire stadium. Asked if he felt Celts could have snatched a winner, McGregor said: "Yes. I think we could feel the stadium a little bit flat.
"We came off at the end of the game and everybody knew that we were the team who were the aggressor and tried to win the game. We are a little bit disappointed that we didn't capitalise and win the game. It is a steady point and it keeps us moving in the right direction."
Defender Carter-Vickers went viral last night after a mix-up with Kasper Schmeichel resulted in a comical own goal. But McGregor refused to the point the finger as he added: "Everyone in the team makes mistakes at times and that's fine. We are asked to play like that which is a high tempo, high courage game and take the ball and pass it in tight situations. There is no blame attachment at all. It is a team thing. He will be absolutely fine.
"We just wanted to remain calm and get control of the ball and in the last 10 minutes of the first half, we made more passes and started to in them in. You could see the disorganisation from there. It was a step up from that in quality against the ball and when we did that we looked like the team who was more comfortable."
