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Celtic by Numbers

Boring, Boring Arsenal!!

Are Celtic right up there with the elite of European football? :)

Alan Morrison
May 08, 2026
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I watched Arsenal for the first time this season in their Champions League second leg semi-final against Atletico Madrid. If you remove the insane physicality and speed, and the metronomic set piece performances, they remind me a lot of Celtic. A bit dour, cautious, quite slow in build-up, an awkward striker. But heh, they keep winning!

With five stuffy, unconvincing wins, filled with anxiousness and dangerous moments, are Celtic starting to resemble their Speedboat performances, finally?

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