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Celtic once again under Neil Lennon failed to convince any of his doubters round.

Since the Irishman took over from Brendan Rodgers, performances have dipped. Goals have dried up and there is no longer a free flowing atmosphere on the pitch.

The structure is baffling and the recent game against Livingston demonstrated that.

Celtic lack a structure and it’s letting them down

On Saturday, some fans may have been rubbing their hands together at the team selection.

Ryan Christie, Tom Rogic and Callum McGregor were all back in the team together.

However, there was a glaring lack of structure in the starting XI.

In the team, there were three centre-backs, one left-back, one centre-mid, three attacking-midfielders, one striker and a goalkeeper.

This isn’t the healthy looking champions elect which fans are expecting – it looks like a dog’s dinner.

Fans would rather the team perform and win matches than try to shoehorn players back into the team.

Players who could have made the team a lot cleaner for a better word were on the bench such as Scott Sinclair.

Luckily, the result is now a dead rubber and perhaps a pre-cursor to next week’s semi final.

Thankfully, Lennon should learn that deploying this team next week could put the treble treble in jeopardy.

Neil Lennon’s changes not affecting the game

The Hoops were needing to play the ball a lot slicker and quicker, especially from the back.

Jonny Hayes came on but didn’t do a lot to have a say on the game but his pace was needed.

Timothy Weah did a bit better but his entrance was too late and should have came on before the Irishman.

Lastly, Oliver Burke’s lack of a finish and horrific first touch isn’t surprising many especially when he passed up his gilt-edged chance at a late winner.

It’s clear Lennon shouldn’t get the job, but for now we are stuck with him and are also reliant.

His last chance to salvage something is a convincing win against Aberdeen.

However, another Hampden failure under his tenure will end more than just the hopes of a treble.