The official Kilmarnock Twitter account posted a rather puzzling tweet after being dominated by Celtic during a two-nil win for the bhoys in green.
There appears to be a narrative that Kilmarnock were unlucky on Saturday and didn’t get the rub of the green with some of the decisions.
We believe that opinion has given way to this particular tweet claiming next week it will be a ‘different ball game’.
A different ball game next week.
See you at Hampden. pic.twitter.com/moEHXYBdLU
— Kilmarnock FC (@KilmarnockFC) January 7, 2023
This post on its own doesn’t really lend context to the bizarre narrative that was formed by Kilmarnock fans. It was a caller to Superscoreboard that had us in stitches when it came to his appraisal of the game.
The Killie fan questioned the lack of a penalty awarded to their side, as well as the validity of Celtic‘s second goal due to a hand ball in the lead up. This left a feeling amongst the Killie supporters that they could have achieved a better result, had the calls gone in their favour.
The referee‘s decisions were unquestionably the correct calls, and the narrative following the game was expected after the debate concerning the lack of a penalty awarded to Celtic at Ibrox.
The Killie fan was absolutely furious, believing that Celtic had received favourable decisions due to the fact that they had complained about not being awarded a legitimate penalty at Ibrox.
He then went on to say he was confident of a result next week when the two teams go head to head at Hampden.
You can listen to the whole conversation below and can find the full SSB Pod here:
— Tam sellic son (@TamseIIicsonIII) January 7, 2023
To dispel the notion that Saturday‘s match won’t be the same as the last, the statistics tell a different story. Kilmarnock failed to register a single shot on target at Celtic Park, making it virtually impossible to secure a victory while Celtic had ten shots on target, scoring two and generating four big opportunities.
Kilmarnock only achieved a 49% pass success rate during the game completing just 92 passes, while t Celtic completed 658 passes – a success rate of 89%.
Celtic‘s win was well–deserved, and to suggest otherwise would be completely unfounded. They were clearly the superior team and their victory was thoroughly deserved.
The reigning League Cup champions must not be complacent when they face Kilmarnock this weekend, yet they should be confident in their ability to dominate if they play to their full potential.
