I planned on sharing the following via this week’s Extra Time, but the universe conspired to prevent me from joining the recording while being out of town.
As we look forward to the Cup semi-final, figured since I prepared would share and supplement the analysis provided by Alan and Martin:
While the second half in the league fixture Sunday was even more reflective of the unusual inversion of playing style dynamics, I clipped this continuous clip from relatively early in the first half.
Shared these two graphics on the early-week podcast and sharing again to connect the game-data with the video above.
Celtic generated two shots from pressing St. Mirren high which compares to a season-long average of just under 5. Neither team were able to generate a shot from counter attack or clear sighted on either keeper.
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