Callum McGregor

Was really good today, good to have him back. Lovely assist too.

 

Maeda didn't even have to take a touch, that's how good that pass was

 

I thought he was very good on Saturday, I liked the rotation with Hatate and it had a big hand in the first goal in getting McGregor free in a good position and he played a great through ball.

I know him coming off early was probably managing his calf issue but I really think it’s something we should do more frequently throughout a season to try avoid issues coming up at this point of the season. If we are 3-0 up around the hour mark get him off and give him the extra rest.

When he’s fit and firing McGregor is still a top player for us if managed correctly.

 

MOTM by a mile. The others in mf need to step up again.

 

If we were ever getting back into the game today, Callum was the only way we were doing it.

 

The only one that knows what it’s all about. The others were a disgrace. We play the Huns and get beat and he gets the brunt of it, wrongly. The others are no where near his level and let him down consistently.

 

Love the guy and delighted he's back but he hardly set the tone on the pitch either. Kept it tidy and other than a shot don't think he did much else.

 

Feel for him, being played in the DM role, just so much better when further forward.
Never stopped trying yesterday.

 

Callum McGregor insists the Celtic squad needs to give themselves a SHAKE to seal the Premiership title in style.

The Hoops captain is on board with Brendan Rodgers after the boss blasted his players for getting too comfortable as they slumped to a fourth league loss in 2025 in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone

The Irishman let rip - although McGregor was spared criticism - and admitted he’s seen the warning signs in recent weeks as he warned against stumbling over the finishing line.


Celts still have a huge 13 point lead at the summit over rivals Rangers and need just two more wins to confirm Four-in-a-Row.

But McGregor insisted he will rally his troops for the big finale. He said: "We have to shake out of it


Football's got a funny way of keeping you honest, everybody is talking, you hear the noise of when are you going to win the league, we have to perform to make sure that we get over the line.

"We've put ourselves in an unbelievable position with so many games to go.

People then start thinking it's inevitable that you're just going to turn up and it's going to happen and that's the bit where we give away the goal and then because of the way the game turns out, then that's the way it looks and it's not a good look.

"So we have to snap out of that straight away. And next week we have to perform better for 90 minutes, get the win, and then see where that takes us



"It's difficult to get over the line when you're so close and obviously the points difference is, there's a fair margin in it, but we then still have to be doing everything we can to sprint over the line rather than just waiting for it to happen


Celtic are close to sealing the deal but McGregor warned there is still work to be done.

The Hoops are also chasing the Scottish Cup – where they will be up against a St Johnstone side at Hampden who will be flying after taking Celts’ scalp on Sunday.

McGregor said: "A hundred percent, a hundred percent and that's the bit, like I'm saying, football keeps you honest because it's inevitable, the noise, some of it will probably

"But it's our job to try and make sure that that we are professional and we do the job that's in front of us and then we can enjoy it once we've actually crossed the line

"But there's still a lot of football to be played. There's a tough semi-final. You see that on Sunday. It's the perfect example.

"So if we're going to take anything from the game, then we have to be razor sharp in the next five, six, seven weeks to make sure we end up where we think we will, but we have got to do that.


Celtic have lost early goals in all four defeats in 2025 – twice to Rangers, at Easter Road and again at the weekend. And McGregor has warned they need to cut out the slow starts.

He said: “It’s the same message all the time, we're trying to drill that into the players and the team all the time that you have to start games well, if you give teams a head start then the plan from them for the next 75 minutes.


When you don't start well, then, the idea of the game becomes a little bit cloudy and that's when we are at our best when we are calm, play the system, we're attacking the right spaces.

"But when you go one down so early, you're then chasing it, especially at this time of the year when there's so much at stake. We have to cut out those little bits, which make the game easier for us

 

McGregor is the least of our worries in that midfield. It needs an overhaul. Hatate needs moved on and Engels...we need to hope that the rigours of a relentless season, prob his first like it are catching up with him and he's the better for it next season bcos he's anonymous and it's a worry.

 

Good point about the slow starts. We really need to get our focus back and come out and be right on top of the game from the get go next weekend.

 

That backheel for Jota deserved a goal, or was that the Reo ball across the box?

 

Actually thought he was poor overall yesterday, constantly backways and sideways.
Again, looked good when he advanced, but just not cutting it when receiving the ball from defenders in that DM role.
Really hate the way he runs to the defender who has the ball and demands it, only to hit it straight back to the same defender.

 

Noticed Taylor doing that too. Maybe they were told to demand the ball keeps moving.

 

I sincerely hope not , but yesterday we beat the record of Barcelona for the most passes in a game.