Chris Sutton points the finger at Celtic's lack of desire after desperate display

To say that Chris Sutton wasn’t impressed with Celtic’s performance against Sparta Prague in the Europa League would be putting it mildly.

The Hoops failed to turn up in what was a must win game to make the last 32 of the Europa League, going to down to what was a desperate 4-1 defeat.

Sutton started his onslaught at half-time, whilst appearing on BT Sport’s coverage of the game.

“Not good enough”

“For a must win game, Celtic’s players should be ashamed. Not good enough, by any stretch of the imagination. Celtic haven’t shown the confidence or the desire” he said (BT Sport 3 HD, 05/11/20, 20:56).

Sutton was similarly scathing at full-time.

“One of the most gutless displays I’ve ever seen from a Celtic team. I thought they chucked it. They bottled it at the end. Pathetic” Sutton vented (BT SPORT 3 HD, 05/11/20, 21:51).

It is hard to argue with anything that Sutton says about the game. It truly was a disappointing night for Celtic. The Hoops were so very poor and it was a desperately poor night for the club overall, and for Neil Lennon especially.

All but out of Europe

Celtic’s chances of qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League have to be hanging by a thread now. It would take a staggering run of results to get the Hoops into the later stages of the tournament.