Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson has credited Celtic for their performance at Pittodrie, as he admitted the Hoops were “top class”.
Ferguson himself didn’t play any part in the contest on Sunday. Unfortunately for him, a suspension led to him being forced to miss out the mouth-watering clash. It was a shocking result for the Dons, who played with a makeshift midfield of Greg Leigh and Zak Vyner.
He was back in the Aberdeen side last night as he scored the only goal of the game to down Hamilton Accies. But the scars from Celtic’s dismantling of the Pittodrie outfit won’t go away so quickly.
Ferguson has been talking to the Aberdeen Evening Express, and stated that Celtic were just too good on the day.
“They are miles ahead of us in the money side of things. It is up to us to close that gap when Celtic and Rangers are spending millions and bringing quality in.
“It is hard to stay positive after a defeat like that. The Celtic game was frustrating and disappointing. Celtic were top class and we were not at our best.
“I knew the situation they were in and how difficult it was to turn things around in a game like that. But we have to stick together as a team and do the basics right. We want to put the Celtic defeat behind us but not forget the feeling so it doesn’t happen again.”
A bit of well-earned praise for a change
Credit to Ferguson for coming out and admitting that Celtic were just too good. It’s fair to say that too many have been jumping on this idea that Aberdeen lay down to us instead.
The Hoops were too sharp on the ball for the Pittodrie side, and simply proved to be too good for them. It wasn’t a great look for the Dons, nobody would say otherwise. But the gulf in class between the two sides is there for all to see.
We’re getting back to the days where Celtic are streets ahead of the Granite City men. They may not be the mid-table side they once were, but they still aren’t anywhere close to the Hoops.
Ferguson’s comments are perhaps a symbol of that. He’s pretty much acknowledging that Celtic are far ahead of Aberdeen as a football club. In his words, you can sense there is only hope as opposed to expectation when they come up against us.
That’s a credit to how we’ve performed against Aberdeen over the years. Celtic have lost just one of their last 18 against Derek McInnes’ side.
And fair play to Ferguson for simply admitting that Celtic were too good. With his family relations, that must be a difficult thing to say. But he’s most certainly not wrong, that’s for sure.
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