CHANCES WOULD BE FINE THING

Ralston knows Celts need to rediscover flair and cutting edge.. and do it quickly

- BY MICHAEL GANNON

THERE haven't been many buckles swashed of late at Celtic. The free-flowing football of the past has run so dry it's a plumber who should have been top of the transfer window wishlist.

The self-appointed great entertainers have become a bit, well, boring.

Brendan Rodgers can see it. Supporters certainly can see it, and the players can also sense it.

Celtic have lost their fizz of late and the manager is hoping some new faces can help rediscover the team’s mojo.

He's banking on it, in fact.

Otherwise this season will be a heck of a long slog, if Sunday and the Kairat carry-on is anything to go by.

The lack of creativity in the miserable Champions League playoff clashes with the Kazakh champs and then one of the worst derbies - or matches even - in recent memory was brutally on show.

Rodgers insisted the flair vacuum was a player problem. Fans are concerned it’s part of a wider performance problem.

But the lack of a cutting edge is something the current squad are determined to sort out - and sharpish. Defender Anthony Ralston said: “We demand a lot of each other and we need to demand more in terms of creating those chances.

“When we get in the final third it is about having that cutting edge, that final pass and the build up being more courageous to make more things happen.