Brendan Rodgers discusses Celtic's draw to FK Suduva
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is facing a defensive headache against Hamilton with only one recognised centre-back likely to be available.
But Rodgers has warned that ongoing inconsistency of selection was no excuse for the 'simple goals' they have been conceding.
Poor defending against AEK Athens already cost Celtic a Champions League place and Rodgers was unusually strong with his public criticism of his team following a 1-1 Europa League play-off first-leg draw with Suduva on Thursday.
"Every manager or coach will tell you, you have got to have some periods when players are out, but ideally you want players that have that robustness to play and be there every week and carry that bit of luck as well to steer clear of injuries,” Rodgers said.
It's been constant change for us in there for numerous reasons. When it's like that then stability can be difficult
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers
"It's been constant change for us in there for numerous reasons. When it's like that then stability can be difficult.
"However, we can still do better. The goals we concede are very, very simple straightforward goals. We have a lot of domination in the games, creating opportunities and the little bits of defending we have to do, we all feel we can be better in those moments. That's something we have to strive for.
"It's always collective. Of course everyone will look for defenders but we defend as a team, from the front to the back. We always have to ensure that fundamentally.
"If you look to our record-breaking season in the first season, we defended really, really well in terms of the intensity, press and aggression and that always leads to great opportunities to score, and we end up with our record goals.
"So it's collective and it's everyone's responsibility. But certainly any good team will always ensure they have two really good centre-halves that can dominate. We have centre-halves here that can do that. It's just ensuring the availability and the consistency."
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