Celtic were defeated in their own backyard at a domestic level for the first time since 2021. A 2-0 loss to Hearts on Saturday was damning, and a notable concern.

There are undoubted concerns surrounding the club at the minute. Today, the players were nowhere near the required standard, although there were several notable omissions.

Gustaf Lagerbielke, Maik Nawrocki, Marco Tilio, Nat Phillips, Yang, and Odin Holm were all not in the squad for today’s loss. All of these players are fit, but couldn’t even make the bench.

It is clear that the squad is bloated, however, one can beg the question of whether any of these players could have impacted today’s game more than the players who took to the field.

Before the action began, Rodgers didn’t think so. Due to this, he could come under scrutiny because the players he did pick over others couldn’t get the desired result.

Nevertheless, the Irishman is the one who sees these men everyday in training. He knows them be