In Nir Bitton and Vasilis Barkas Celtic’s old flaws are clear to see
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Celtic certainly know how to make life difficult for themselves. As if their incompetence off the pitch was not a sufficient handicap for their new manager, Ange Postecoglou, along come two of their more experienced players with contributions that can only be described as unhelpful.
There were encouraging signs for Celtic during their 1-1 draw with Midtjylland on Tuesday night, not least Liel Abada’s debut and the performance of their young centre halves, but the frustration for Postecoglou will be that the outcome could have been better. They might have won had it not been for Nir Bitton and Vasilis Barkas.
On the one hand, it pleases Postecoglou that his team, which included just one new signing, played better than expected. On the other, he