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AS HE sifts through the debris of the earliest exit from European competition in Celtic's history, Gordon Strachan has to hope that he retains the foundations to build a team capable of reclaiming the domestic supremacy now necessary to earn the full acceptance of his club's supporters.
The Celtic manager mused in the immediate aftermath of Wednesday's dramatic 4-0 win over Artmedia Bratislava at Parkhead that he could go home and "enjoy my cup of tea, my Coca-cola and packet of crisps", but the inescapable reality of the remarkable 5- 4 aggregate defeat to mediocre opponents in the second qualifying round of the Champions League is one of inexcusable and costly failure which leaves a sour taste in the mouth of their endlessly demanding followers.See the full content of this document
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Strachan Can Learn Lesson From Mcleish
If the manner of Celtic's departure from the European stage just two days into August appeared almost heroic at times as they chased an unprecedented second-leg reversal, it is their timid capitulation six days earlier in the Slovakian capital whi...
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