Scott Allen
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And once it became that man for man, which is talking about a half-time Celtic, you just don't know how to overcome it.
And that's why Sipman and I get back in the game.
They kept asking the question.
And what a finish for that.
they haven't dealt with cross balls everything we spoke about at the top of the game you would see St Mirren having a threat first half didn't break that that'll be the regret after the game depending how this game goes for Klay McLeish if he'd maybe took that post early on but second half what a response it's all you can ask for two goals and extra time and St Mirren look like the team is going to score the next one interesting changes as well Callum McGregor not a hundred percent but he came off with on the angles have Celtic lost something in that engine room Scott
I think the injury room for me, Roger, throughout the season has been a problem for Celtic.
I think as the game goes on, they'll do lose control.
And as you've seen that second half, it looked so poor in both boxes.
That is, it just epitomises Celtic's season for me.
Absolutely I don't think Martin O'Neill has probably seen anything quite like that either in his long career I just don't want Andy to ask me another prediction in a game in Scottish football again how could we have foreseen that happening in the first half of extra time at the same time you've got to give credit to Celtic again a team defined by
this season, playing in patches, they've once again done it again, and Iheanacho undoubtedly shows why everyone's calling for him to start games for Celtic.
Two fantastic goals, the header, and the second one for me is a fantastic, cultured finish, and they've absolutely blown somewhere in the way in extra time.
Yeah, listen, guys have been given an opportunity today and haven't quite taken their chance again.
I just think throughout the squad, Martyn Hill and probably his coaching staff still at this stage of the season don't quite know what their strongest team is.
Because you look at first half, early part of the first half, there were some good signs.
Second half for Celtics perspective, the standards were way off.
once again rallied himself to an extra time and blow St Mirren away but in and actually was the key that number 9 position for me I think you'll understand what we spoke about between us and the guys in the studio as you've got to make contact against these Celtic players put them under pressure, make them defend
similar to what they've done in spells against Falkirk yesterday but once the chance presents themselves you'll have to take them and then be asked to defend well but it'll be a big ask for them against Celtic in the final but this Celtic team isn't as fluent as we've seen over the years
It really was at the end of the day I think for Celtic it's job done into the final but the job could have been done a lot easier than they made it for themselves that second half performance will be a worry coming into these post split fixtures now for Celtic and that will be what Celtic fans have been looking at after obviously celebrating it into a final but that first half extra time was enough to get them through some of the goals outstanding and where they found that extra bit of energy James Forrest obviously a catalyst
moments ago, Celtic have been a team all season Roger, that's played in moments I just don't think, moments at this stage of the season, while cheering throughout the title they've got, there's got to be changes in the starting line-up, I think you look at James Forrest when he comes in, he offers far more than Taneke for instance he's a guy who's been there, he's been over the line so many years, Celtic's obviously the most decorated player, sometimes at this stage of the season you have to have guys that you can rely upon, James Forrest for me is one that you can rely upon and obviously