So I watched Martin O’Neill’s press conference earlier today, and what I was hoping to hear was some indication that he understands the current system is not working. I didn’t hear that. But I know this; if we play the same way again, Celtic will not win anything, far less a league and cup double.

There was very little in what he said that encouraged me. The injury news was reasonable, I suppose. It does not sound like Arne Engels will be fit to start and may still be a few weeks away. It could have been worse, but overall we are going into this game with pretty much the same squad we had two weeks ago.

That means we are going to have to be a lot sharper and a lot better to get a result.

I find it hard to believe that O’Neill and his coaching staff do not know the style has to change. They must see it. Everyone in Celtic fan media has been saying the same thing in one form or another. We are not playing well enough. We are not aggressive enough. The system is not sharp enough to deliver the results we...