MusaKris Boyd believes Celtic are now firmly in “disarray” after their damaging home defeat to Hibernian, insisting that a run of late goals in recent weeks has merely masked deeper problems.
The former Rangers striker was reacting to Sunday’s loss at Celtic Park, a result that further dented Celtic’s title hopes and, in Boyd’s view, felt inevitable given the way they have been performing.
For weeks, Celtic have been living on the edge. Dramatic late winners and last-gasp recoveries may have lifted spirits in the moment, but Boyd argues they have only papered over cracks that have been obvious for some time.
Coming from two goals down to win in stoppage time, or needing a final-minute strike after throwing away control, is not a sustainable way to chase a title.
Against Hibernian, Boyd felt Celtic looked like a side running out of answers. While they might feel aggrieved by key decisions, he believes the bigger issue is that they no longer resemble a team deserving of results based on performance alone.
Speaking after the match, Kris Boyd said on Sky Sports:
“They’re in disarray, there’s no getting away from it from Celtic’s point of view. You can paper over the cracks with last-minute goals and Celtic fans will love it – in all years that’s what champions do.
“The reality is they were at Livingston, they were at Dundee, and they were at Kilmarnock. Even at home, that would have been an opportunity to close the gap on the teams above them, but you can’t keep limping over the line.
“Martin touched on it last week after the game – he knew back then this couldn’t continue. This is the first decent team they’ve played in a few weeks and Hibs have gone there and won. From Hibs’ point of view it’s a fantastic result, but if you look at Celtic right now, they’re in disarray.”
Celtic now face the second leg against Stuttgart already trailing 4–1, before travelling to Ibrox next weekend. With confidence fragile and momentum slipping away, he sees the coming days as a defining period in their season, and it is.
Late drama might excite supporters in isolation, but it cannot disguise a team that is struggling to control games, assert dominance or impose itself when it matters most.
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